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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 25, 2013 at 18:45 -
JOIN THE FIGHT TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE!
PICKETLINE / VIGIL
Friday April 26
12 Noon- 1 PM
Senator Robert Casey’s office
Regional Enterprise Tower
425 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh 15219
Obama has made it clear that he will propose cuts to Social Security and Medicare and other safety net programs. Join the fight before it’s too late. Sit back and do nothing and it will happen. Senator Casey needs to take a stand and vote against any cuts. An organized and mobilized grassroots movement can stop these cuts. Over 70% of the public strongly rejects all proposals to cut Social Security and Medicare.
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 19, 2013 at 4:40
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Premature infants were subjected to medical experiments without their parents
being informed of the risks.
Not a century ago or in a faraway
country.
Within the past eight years.
In the United States of
America.
At prestigious institutions like Yale, Stanford, Brown and
Duke.
With federal funding.
Between 2005 and 2009 — at 23
hospitals throughout the country run by prominent universities — 1,316 premature
infants were the subjects of a government-funded clinical trial where some
received more oxygen than others.
The parents of these helpless
research subjects were never informed that some newborns would be at increased
risk of blindness, lung injury, brain damage or even death.
Add your name to our petition demanding that Health
and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: (1) apologize to the families of
infants who were experimented on without their parents’ informed consent; (2)
fully disclose to them the risks the study posed to their children; and (3)
ensure that no federally funded studies repeat this tragic breach of scientific
ethics.
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 18, 2013 at 5:21
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Thursday, April 18, 7 PM
"Doctors of the Dark Side"
Northwestern University Parkes Hall 122, Sheridan and Chicago,
Evanston
Documentary screening on medical participation in torture.
Discussion. MORE INFORMATION.
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 17, 2013 at 3:56
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Tell HHS to stand by its decision and protect access to affordable contraception.
Dear ACLU Supporter,In a breakthrough for women's health, the Obama administration has ensured that millions of women have access to affordable, effective contraception. But anti-family planning forces are waging an all-out campaign to prevent women from getting affordable access to this basic health care. They are claiming that your boss should be able to control your health care decisions.We can't let them succeed. That's why I'm hoping you will immediately write to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and urge it to stand by its decision – contraception is basic health care and must be available in health insurance plans.The deadline for public comment on the current plan is right around the corner. HHS needs to hear from you and me and all Americans who support women's fundamental right to contraception.Please act right now by urging the Obama administration tostand firm against the anti-family planning lobby's ploy to weaken the impact of this enormous step forward. Together, we can help protect the right to contraception for millions of women across the country.
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 16, 2013 at 4:00
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Please go here to thank the "Medicare 111" and encourage them to stand strong on their commitment to protect Social Security and Medicare.
Dear :President Obama released a budget that would reduce Social Security benefits and shift healthcare costs onto seniors enrolled in Medicare.This proposed budget includes a "chained CPI" for Social Security, which Sen. Elizabeth Warren called "just a fancy way to say 'cut benefits for seniors, the permanently disabled, and orphans.'" Additionally, his budget would shift Medicare costs onto seniors by introducing new premiums for some, cutting safety net payments to providers serving low-income communities, and penalizing the purchase of comprehensive Medigap coverage.Thankfully, 111 House members signed a letter to Obama saying: "We write to affirm our vigorous opposition to cutting Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits in any final bill to replace sequestration."Please go here to thank the "Medicare 111" and encourage them to st...
Remind them that Medicare costs less than private health insurance. Expanding it to everyone in the US through a single-payer plan, like HR 676, would eliminate the federal deficit.Go here to sign the petition--it's easy.
Sincerely, Ben, Zoraida, and Jeff Healthcare-NOW! National StaffP.S. If you want to tell Obama how unhappy you are with his budget, call the White House at 202-456-1111.
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 12, 2013 at 4:59
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JOIN THE FIGHT TO PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE!
PICKETLINE / VIGIL
Friday April 12
12 Noon- 1 PM
Senator Robert Casey’s office
Regional Enterprise Tower
425 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh 15219
Obama has made it clear that he will propose cuts to Social Security and Medicare and other safety net programs. Join the fight before it’s too late. Sit back and do nothing and it will happen. Senator Casey needs to take a stand and vote against any cuts. An organized and mobilized grassroots movement can stop these cuts. Over 70% of the public strongly rejects all proposals to cut Social Security and Medicare.
· Tax the Rich
· End the Wars
· Expand and Improve Medicare for All- HR 676
· Scrap the Social Security Cap
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 11, 2013 at 5:04
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 10, 2013 at 16:35
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The regular ISPC Chicago business meeting will follow this special presentation:
The single-payer movement and the Robin Hood Tax: Why do we care?The Robin Hood Tax is a name given by our allies at National Nurses United (NNU) to a tax on financial transactions, it is also known as a financial speculation tax. The ISPC Board endorsed the movement for such a tax in 2012. We don't need this tax to fund a single-payer health care system:- The US already spends more than enough money to take care of everybody.
- Our public health care spending (Medicare, Medicaid, public employees' and retirees' health insurance premiums, tax credits for employer-sponsored health insurance) is greater than other industrialized countries' total spending, yet we have worse outcomes.
Join ISPC Chicago for a presentation by a speaker from NNU and a discussion of this issue.
When: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 6:40 pm (regular business meeting will follow presentation) Where: Access Living, 115 West Chicago, Chicago Who: everyone welcome! Free! Agenda for regular meeting:
Thanks to Access Living for hosting us!
Volunteer to take minutes.
Introductions if new people attend: 5 minutes
Depending on available time, brief reports on the following:- Board of Directors election: Sonja
- Medicaid: Tom, Susan
- South Side organizing around trauma center and mental health clinics: Marcia
- Other community outreach
David Atwood is working on a forum at St. Sabina's Parish; no date yet.Announcements
Adjournment 8:00 pm
Next meeting: Access Living, Thursday, May 9, 2013, 6:40 pm
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 8, 2013 at 17:04
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Monday, April 8, 6 PM
to 7 PM
"The Tough Luck Constitution and
the Assault on Health Care Reform"
Seminary Co-op Bookstore, 5751 S. Woodlawn
Ave, Chicago
Andrew Koppelman on Supreme Court libertarianism. MORE
INFORMATION.
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Comment by Joe Balkis on April 7, 2013 at 1:52
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Dear:Please join us for our next Single-Payer Activists Conference Call on Sunday, April 7 at 8pm Eastern.The dial-in number is 1-218-862-1300 and conference code 441086.All participants will be muted after introductions. If you have a question, please "raise your hand" by dialing 5*. We will un-mute your line and call on you.Suggested agenda:- Why Economists have been wrong about healthcare, and why it matters. - Gerald Friedman - "Mercy Killers" - Michael Milligan - Tell us what you're working on.Email ben@healthcare-now.org if have suggested agenda items or questions.Our Single-Payer Activists Calls are typically the first Sunday of every month at 8pm Eastern.In solidarity for single-payer, Ben, Zoraida, and Jeff Healthcare-NOW! National Staff
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