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Read about the the hideous overcharges
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STATE COALITIONS, INITIATIVES, GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS
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Hey now it's time for you and me . . .got to revolution. . .come on now we're marching to the sea. . .got to revolution. . .we're the volunteers of America
- - Jefferson Airplane
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DEMAND HEALTH CARE REFORM!
The following states plus Washington, D.C. have legislation, pending legislation and/or organized physician, labor and citizen grassroots movements for health care reform.
Help us fill in this page. E-mail us a link to your health care coalition and to movements in the states that are listed in gray, where we have no information.
- ALABAMA
(Montgomery)
Birmingham UHCAN
Jessie Tehranchi jessieb@ix.netcom.com (?)
Updated Feb. 2008:
- ALASKA (Juneau)
Health Insurance For All Alaskans - Senate Bill 160
www.healthyalaskans.com/
- ARIZONA (Phoenix)
Arizona Citizen Action
www.azcitizen.org
PNHP Arizona Chapter
Dr. Eve Shapiro shapiroe@u.arizona.edu
- ARKANSAS (Little Rock) - - www.amsa.org/hp/inthestates2.cfm?state=AR
- CALIFORNIA (Sacramento) Click here for California reform action!
California One Care www.californiaonecare.org/
Senate Bill 810 (Leno)
Join them and click on one of their state strategy groups too! This group is working for single payer, universal health care for all Californians.
Learn more about California's high profile, high action activism!
SB - 840 (Kuehl) California Universal Healthcare Act
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_840&sess=CUR&house=B%0D&site=sen
Governor Schwarzenneger announces his big plan (Jan. 2007)
just a few months after he VETOED Single Payer SB 840
OneCareNow.org (Affiliated with HealthCareforAll Calif)
www.OneCareNow.org
Healthcare for All-Calif: Supports Senate Bill SB840 (Kuehl)
"CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE ACT"
www.healthcareforall.org
California Events to Fix Healthcare
California Health Consensus: Patients, Doctors, Nurses, Hospitals and Employers Working Together for Universal Health Care Solutions
www.calhealthconsensus.org/index.php
Health Care Options Project
www.healthcareoptions.ca.gov
California for Health Care
www.caforhealthcare.com/plugin/template/afhc/287/*
Health Access
www.health-access.org
It's Our Healthcare -
A coalition of consumer advocates, seniors, health advocates, communities of faith, and labor united on healthcare reform.
http://itsourhealthcare.org/index.html
- COLORADO (Denver)
Updated Feb. 2008:
Colorado for Health Care
www.coloradoforhealthcare.org
Health Care for All Colorado
www.healthcareforallcolorado.org
Colorado Progressive Coalition
www.progressivecoalition.org
- CONNECTICUT (Hartford)
Connecticut Coalition for Universal Health Care
http://cthealth.server101.com
- DELAWARE (Dover)
H.B. 62: Delaware Health Security Act
Provides for a non-government run program and cost effective single payer health care
system. The text of the bill can be found at www.legis.state.de.us
Unity for National Health Insurance
UNITYFORNHI@aol.com
Updated Feb. 2008:
A. Philip Randolph Institute
www.apri.org
www.apri.org/ht/d/ReleaseDetails/i/1913
Updated Feb. 2008:
Alliance for Health Care
www.healthreformDE.org
- FLORIDA (Tallahassee)
Florida Community Health Action Information Network - (CHAIN)
www.floridachain.org
Floridians for Health Security
www.ffhs.org
- GEORGIA (Atlanta)
Georgians for Health Care
www.gaforhealthcare.com/plugin/template/afhc/241/*
Health Students Taking Action
www.hstatweb.org/index.htm
- HAWAII (Honolulu)
H.B. 1617: Health Care For All Hawaii A single payer bill that establishes the State Health Authority to provide health
care for all Hawaii citizens. The text of the bill can be found at www.capitol.hawaii.gov This program seeks to offer near-universal access to health insurance
- IDAHO (Boise)
Idaho Community Action Network
www.nwfco.org/Idaho/icn.html
- ILLINOIS (Springfield)
In 2005 Illinois approved a subsidy plan that will widely increase coverage for needy children.
Campaign for Better Health Care
www.cbhconline.org
- INDIANA (Indianapolis)
Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan
www.hchp.info (Indiana Chapter of PNHP)
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana
www.citact.org
Updated Feb. 2008:
- IOWA (Des Moines)
Iowa for Health Care
www.iowaforhealthcare.org
- KANSAS (Topeka)
Kansas HealthCare for All
Hilda Enoch henoch@sunflower.com
- KENTUCKY (Frankfort)
Kentuckians for Health Care Reform
A coalition
of over 200 organizations (and individuals) which represents consumers concerns regarding health insurance coverage, particularly in the individual and small group markets. Their goal is to defend
against efforts to repeal health care reform.
For more information contact:
Sheila A. Schuster, Ph.D.
drsasod@aol.com
Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care
The Kentucky chapter of Coaliton for a National Health Program NOW!
- LOUISIANA (Baton Rouge)
Advocates for Louisiana Public Healthcare
http://www.charityhospital.org/
- MAINE (Augusta)
"Near" Universal Health Care Initiative Passes in Maine. Maine is the first state in the nation to offer most of its citizens
access to health care
www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/healthpolicy/index.html
Starting July of 2004, the Dirigo Health program will offer a host of products including disease prevention, health
promotion, and will arrange for affordable and quality health coverage.
Dirigo Health will cover all of Maine's uninsured within 5 years, control health care costs and improve quality of care in Maine.
Maine People's Alliance
www.mainepeoplesalliance.org
Consumers for Affordable Health Care
www.mainecahc.org
- MARYLAND (Annapolis)
Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders (H.B. 726, S.B. 557)
This bill would guarantee all
residents health insurance either through their employer or through existing or new public programs. The text of the bill can be found at http://mlis.state.md.us
Maryland Citizens Health Initiative
www.healthcareforall.com
Maryland for Health Care
www.mdforhealthcare.com/plugin/template/afhc/369/*
- MASSACHUSETTS (Boston) -
Mass-Health signed by Governor Romney.
Great for Big Insurance, who spent $7.5 million to help get it passed. But this legislation is bad for patients. All residents must purchase health insurance OR face legal penalties. There is no reform to cap costs or to provide an adequate standard
of health care services. What happens if you can only afford a bare-bones policy,
you get really sick and you aren't covered for treatment? It's plain stupid to sell medical insurance the
same way you do for cars.
Mass-Health
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2topic&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Consumer&L2=Insura nce+(including+MassHealth)&sid=Eeohhs2
NEW MASS. HEALTH CARE BILL
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=pressreleases&agId=Agov2&prModName=gov2pressrel ease&prFile=gov_pr_060412_Healthcare_signing.xml
http://www.mass.gov/legis/summary.pdf
S.B. 686: The Massachusetts Health Care Trust
This bill would a single-payer system for Mass.
www.state.ma.us/legis
Massachusetts Health Care Studies: Projected Single-Payer System Costs
www.2.mms.org/pages/lewin.asp
Massachusetts Can Afford Health Care for All
http://dcc2.bumc.bu.edu/hs/accessandaffordability.htm
This study shows that Massachusetts would be able to provide comprehensive services to all its residents and save $1
billion by converting to a single-payer system.
MASS-Campaign for Single Payer Health Care
www.masscare.org
Health Care for All - Massachusetts
www.hcfama.org
The Ad Hoc Committee to Defend Health Care
www.massdefendhealthcare.org
- MICHIGAN (Lansing)
Single-Payer action Network
http://michuhcan.tripod.com/every_other0.htm
- MINNESOTA (Saint Paul)
S.F.979 / H.F. 1411 Universal health care system working group established
S.F.339 / H.F.248 Minnesota universal health board established
The text of these bills are available at www.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota Citizens Organized Acting Together (COACT)
www.coact.org
- MISSISSIPPI (Jackson)
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) - Mississippi chapter
A not-for-profit organization of physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals who support a national health
insurance (NHI) program. We believe that a single-payer system (where the government finances health care, but keeps the delivery of health care to mostly private control) is the only solution to
solving the United States' many health care problems.
For more information contact: John Bower, M.D. Jbower564@aol.com
- MISSOURI (Jefferson City)
Missourians for Single Payer Health Care (MOSP)
www.mosp.us
Missouri Chapter of Physicians for National Health Program (PNHP)
www.pnhp-mo.org/index2.htm
Single payer study for Missouri
www.pnhp.org/news/2003/december/single_payer_study_f.php
Excerpts from: Missouri Foundation for Health - Press Release - November 25, 2003: New Report Details Universal Care for
Missouri. The study "A Universal Health Care Plan for Missouri" highlights a coverage plan that could be delivered in the state for less than the nearly $30 billion currently spent on
health care this year.The savings that would allow expansion to cover all residents of the state would be largely derived from lower administrative costs associated with a single payer.
www.mffh.org/press_releases/pr-11-25-03.pdf The report, "A Universal Health Care Plan for Missouri":www.mffh.org/ShowMe3.pdf
- MONTANA (Helena)
Montana Human Rights Network
www.mhrn.org/economic.html
Montana People's Action
www.mtpaction.org
- NEBRASKA (Raleigh) (Bismarck)
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) - Nebraska chapter
A not-for-profit organization of physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals who support a national health
insurance (NHI) program. We believe that a single-payer system (where the government finances health care, but keeps the delivery of health care to mostly private control) is the only solution to
solving the United States' many health care problems.
For more information contact: Donald R. Frey, M.D. dfrey@creighton.edu
- NEVADA (Carson City)
Updated Feb. 2008:
Nevada for Health Care
www.nvforhealthcare.org
2003: S.B. 289
Directs Legislative Committee on Health Care to study current challenges of ensuring that adequate health care is available to all residents of Nevada, now and in future The text of this bill can be
found at www.leg.state.nv.us/lcb/research/library/2003/SB289,2003.pdf
- NEW HAMPSHIRE (Concord)
New Hampshire Citizens Alliance
www.nhcitizensalliance.org
Updated Feb. 2008:
New Hampshire for Health Care
www.newhampshireforhealthcare.org
- NEW JERSEY (Trenton)
New Jersey Citizen Action
www.njcitizenaction.org
- NEW MEXICO (Santa Fe)
H.B.955 Comprehensive N.M. Health Care Study
This act authorizes funds for a study of the feasibility of single-payer reform.
H.B.498: Health Security Act
This is the single payer bill that has been tabled in committee.The text of these
bills can be found at http://legis.state.nm.us
Health Action New Mexico
www.healthactionnm.org
Health Security for New Mexicans
www.nmhealtsecurity.org
- NEW YORK (Albany)
N.Y Metro Chapter of Physicians for National Health Program (PNHP)
www.pnhp.org/pnhp-ny
N.Y. State Health Care Campaign and Citizen Action of New York
www.citizenactionny.org
Metro New York Health Care for All
Mark Hannay metrohealth@igc.org
Long island Coalition for a National Health Plan
www.lihamp.org
Single Payer New York
http://singlepayernewyork.org
- NORTH CAROLINA (Raleigh)
H. 1098 Health Care Fundamental Right
This bill establishes health care as a fundamental right in the North Carolina
constitution. The text of this bill is available at www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2003/bills/currentversion/house/hbil1098.full.html
North Carolina Committee to Defend Health Care
www.NCdefendhealthcare.org
North Carolina Health Access Coalition
www.ncjustice.org/health
- NORTH DAKOTA (Bismarck)- -
Health Care for America NOW, in North Dakota
http://blog.healthcareforamericanow.org/hcan-nd
- OHIO (Columbus)
Single-Payer Action Network
www.spanohio.org
Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio (UHCAN Ohio)
www.uhcanohio.org
- OKLAHOMA (Oklahoma City)
Oklahomans for Universal Health Care -
www.oklahomansforuniversalhealth.org
- OREGON (Salem)
Oregon - Health Care for All
www.healthcareforalloregon.org
Updated Feb. 2008:
Oregonians for Health Security
www.oregoniansforhealthsecurity.org
Oregon Health Action Campaign
www.ohac.org
Oregon Action
www.oregonaction.org
Oregonians for Health Security
www.oregoniansforhealthsecurity.org
- PENNSYLVANIA (Philadelphia)
Just-Health Care www.just-healthcare.net Just-Health Care is a membership organization which supports single payer universal health care coverage. Just Health Care works to influence public policy and to educate, empower and mobilize citizens about the growing crisis in the U. S. health care system and encourage them to join and to support signifcant and meaningful health care reform.
Just-Health Care is an umbrella for two organizations:
- PUSH Pennsylvanians United for Single Payer Healthcare (Lobbying)
- PUR-HC Pennsylvanians United for Reform in Healthcare (Education & fundraising)
Harrisburg, PA
Bill #030178 and Resolution #030189 for Universal Health Carewere introduced into the
Philadelphia City Council to commission the Philadelphia Department of Health to draft a plan for universal health care. The text of the bill is available at www.phila.gov/citycouncil/index.html
Philadelphia Area Committee to Defend Health Care
www.phillyhealth.org
- RHODE ISLAND (Providence)
RES 298(House)/RES 302 (Senate) Health Care Access for all Rhode Island Residents
This resolution is the broadest
commitment to health care for all the State of RhodeIsland has ever made. The text of this resolution can be found at www.rilin.state.ri.us
Single Payer Rhode Island
www.everybodyinnobodyout.org/ri
- SOUTH CAROLINA (Columbia)
Updated Feb. 2008:
South Carolina for Health Care
www.scforhealthcare.org
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
A not-for-profit organization of physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals who support a national health
insurance (NHI) program. We believe that a single-payer system (where the government finances health care, but keeps the delivery of health care to mostly private control) is the only solution to
solving the United States' many health care problems.
For more information contact: Samuel Baker, M.D. Sam.baker@sc.edu
South Carolina Rock the Vote
A non-profit, non-partisan organization, founded in 1990 dedicated to protecting freedom of expression and empowering and mobilizing
young people to create positive social and political change in their lives, communities and their world.
For more information contact:
Corey Craig SC State Director WrdsOF4gery@aol.com
- SOUTH DAKOTA (Pierre) - -
Health Care for America NOW, in South Dakota
http://blog.healthcareforamericanow.org/hcan-sd
- TENNESSEE (Nashville)
Tennessee Health Care Campaign
www.thcc2.org
- TEXAS (Austin)
Health Care for All - Texas
www.protex.org/hcfat
- UTAH (Salt Lake City)
Utah Health Alliance
www.utahhealthalliance.org
- VERMONT (Montpelier)
Office of Vermont - Health Access (Analysis for Universal Healthcare)
www.dsw.state.vt.us/districts/ovha/ovha29.htm
Vermont Health Care for All
www.vthca.org
- VIRGINIA (Richmond)
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) - Virginia chapter
A not-for-profit organization of physicians, medical students, and other health care professionals who support a national health
insurance (NHI) program. We believe that a single-payer system (where the government finances health care, but keeps the delivery of health care to mostly private control) is the only solution to
solving the United States' many health care problems.
For more information contact: Kevin Cooper, M.D. krcooper@hsc.vcu.edu
- WASHINGTON (Olympia)
Healthcare for All - Washington
www.healthcareforallwa.org
Universal Health Care Working Group @ U Washington
http://students.washington.edu/jedow/nhi/
- WEST VIRGINIA (Charleston)
West Virginia Citizen Action Group
www.wvcag.org
- WISCONSIN (Madison)
A.B. 229 Single Payer Bill
This bill establishes a publicly financed health care system for residents of Wisconsin. The
text of this bill can be found at www.legis.state.wi.us
Wisconsin Coalition for Health
www.wisconsinhealth.org
Wisconsin Citizen Action
www.wi-citizenaction.org
Madison Physicians for Social Responsibility
www.psrmadison.org
- WYOMING (Cheyenne)
Wyoming Voices Foundation
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