Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting w/ Senator Amy Klobuchar on Sunday, August 23rd at 7:00pm!!!
****Sunday, August 23rd, 7:00pm****
Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting w/ Senator Amy Klobuchar
Here is your chance to speak up about health care reform! Senator Amy Klobuchar is hosting a live state-wide Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting. Some Democrats are opting to hold conference calls over public meetings with constituents. I wonder why? She will be joined by Dr. Denis Cortese, CEO of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and Mary Wakefield, the highest ranking nurse in the federal government. The three of them will discuss the need for health care reform, including ways to make the American health care system more affordable and more stable. Then, they will answer YOUR questions!
IF you would like to participate, you must REGISTER! The deadline for registering is Friday at 12:00pm. After you register, you will receive an automated reminder phone call on Friday evening and then you will be called again on Sunday to be joined to the meeting.
It is time to act! Let your senator know what you think about health care reform!
If you have questions, please call 1-888-224-9043.
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As Support for Health Care Slips, President Obama and the Democrats are Lashing out |
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In July 2009, five polls from major polling
 organizations pointed to growing American opposition to President Obama and the Democrats’ health care reform overhaul. The heart of the matter remains that the American people are continuing to object to government interference in their health care choices. Americans maintain they want the freedom to determine their own important health care decisions like choosing doctors, care, and insurance plans.
In a recent opinion column in USA Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer characterized recent opposition in response to the health care reform plan in townhalls across the United States as “un-American.” Pelosi and Hoyer state, “These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views – but of the facts themselves. Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American.”
The Democratic Party is charging that “anti-reform mobs “are simply “right wing extremists – funded by special interest lobbyists, and directed by GOP operatives – who are out to disrupt any thoughtful conversation about reform.”
Democrats are lashing out in a last ditch effort to save their fledgling health care overhaul plan. Make sure that over the month of August you get in touch with your Congressional Members to let your voice be heard on this important issue!
For more information, you can visit www.joinpatientsfirst.com.
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“Hands Off My Health Care” Bus Tour
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Coming soon to an area near you….
The Patients First “Hands Off My Health Care” Bus Tour will be making its way through several states including Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming.
Click here to find the full schedule of stops in your state.
Invite your family, friends, and co-workers to come out and make your voices heard on health care!
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On the Hill |
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President Obama announced this week that his promise to implement comprehensive immigration form would have to wait until 2010.
Senator Mel Martinez, (R-FL), announced his resignation last week. Gov. Crist will be appointing a successor to fill his seat until the next general election.
Last Thursday, the Senate voted 68-31 to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as a United States Supreme Court Justice. On Saturday, Sotomayor was sworn into the Supreme Court.
Last week, the Senate voted to spend an extra $2 billion to revitalize the “cash for clunkers” program.
The Senate confirmed former US Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA) to head the National Endowment for Humanities. They also confirmed UT Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. as Ambassador to China.
House leaders dropped plans to spend $550 million on luxury Air Force passenger planes used by senior government officials.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) urged his colleagues to go after Blue Dog Democrats in order to make it difficult for them to vote with the Democrats on health care reform in September.
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GET YOUR COPY OF THE “Facts About Health Care Reform-What YOU Can Do ABout It” booklet today!
I just received an interesting e-mail from BreakTheMatrix that had some information I thought I would share with you.
Find Out What You Are Paying For (And Don’t Need)
State mandates for health insurance are a major factor in the high cost of coverage. I did some research to find out what exactly I’m paying for in my state. You won’t believe some of the things I found… find out the mandates for YOUR state here.
There are 2133 state mandates (Minnesota has 68 mandates) that are responsible for 20-50% of health insurance premium costs. Please help spread the word that reducing these mandates is a valid way to “reform” healthcare and make it more affordable for millions… instead of spending TRILLIONS of dollars on a bloated, bureaucracy-laden, anti-freedom plan that WON’T WORK. There ARE alternatives… we just need to force Congress to consider them!
The most common state mandates:
Alcoholism/substance abuse treatment
Breast reconstruction
Diabetic supplies
Emergency services
Mammography
Maternity minimum stay
Mental health parity
Source: Council for Affordable Health Insurance
Unusual mandates:
Athletic trainer
Circumcision
Hair prosthesis
Midwife
Naturopath
Oriental medicine
Pastoral counseling
Port wine stain elimination (birthmark removal)
Residential crisis service
Source: Council for Affordable Health Insurance
So… maybe there’s a good reason for these mandates?
Nope!
J.P. Wieske, director of state affairs for the Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI), says “For state legislators, [mandates are] used as a special interest tool to reward lobbyists with a specific mandate and let someone else pay for it”
So, I have a question for Congress and President Obama: Can any of you tell me why this isn’t being discussed as part of your health care reform plan?
It seems pretty logical to me: Don’t make people pay for coverage they don’t need, then when premiums are significantly lower, won’t millions more Americans be able to afford healthcare?