HR676

In America, no human life should be valued more than another’s. : 

In America, no human life should be valued more than another’s.

American lives cannot be equally valued until all Americans have equal healthcare. : 

American lives cannot be equally valued until all Americans have equal healthcare.

At least 18,000 Americans die each year because they can’t afford healthcare. : 

At least 18,000 Americans die each year because they can’t afford healthcare. That’s one every 20 minutes.

Many die even when they have health insurance, because they are denied treatment when health insurance companies deny their claims. : 

Many die even when they have health insurance, because they are denied treatment when health insurance companies deny their claims.

Some of these people are… : 

20,000 die, not because of an accident or because treatment isn’t available, but because they can’t pay for their treatment. Some of these people are…

Elizabeth Machol, age 26 : 

Elizabeth Machol, age 26

Devante Johnson, age 14 : 

Devante Johnson, age 14

Monique, “Nikki” White, age 33 : 

Monique, “Nikki” White, age 33

Ed Hauser, age 47 : 

Ed Hauser, age 47

Michael Weiser, age 27 : 

Michael Weiser, age 27

Michael Danforth, age 33 : 

Michael Danforth, age 33

Tracy Pierce, age 37 : 

Tracy Pierce, age 37

Diamonte Driver, age 12 : 

Diamonte Driver, age 12

Esmin Green, age 49 : 

Esmin Green, age 49

Nataline Sarkisian, age 17 : 

Nataline Sarkisian, age 17

Mychelle Keys, age 18 months : 

Mychelle Keys, age 18 months

Nothing less than a universal, single payer healthcare plan will stop these needless deaths. : 

Nothing less than a universal, single payer healthcare plan will stop these needless deaths. You mean universal care isn’t just for every other industrialized nation?

HR676, a bill in Congress introduced by John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich is such a plan. : 

HR676, a bill in Congress introduced by John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich is such a plan. In matters of life and death…

HR676 guarantees healthcare to every American citizen regardless of their ability to pay for it or whether or not they are employed. : 

HR676 guarantees healthcare to every American citizen regardless of their ability to pay for it or whether or not they are employed. Everybody in. Nobody out.

HR676 will cost taxpayers less and provide more because it eliminates the health insurance profits and administrative costs and pools the premiums and co-pays we now pay into a single fund. : 

HR676 will cost taxpayers less and provide more because it eliminates the health insurance profits and administrative costs and pools the premiums and co-pays we now pay into a single fund. Everybody in. Nobody out.

HR676 allows you to choose your own doctor, rather than choose from those on your health insurer’s provider list. : 

HR676 allows you to choose your own doctor, rather than choose from those on your health insurer’s provider list. Everybody in. Nobody out.

HR676 covers 100% of your medical expenses including dental, mental health, hearing aids, and vision. : 

HR676 covers 100% of your medical expenses including dental, mental health, hearing aids, and vision. Everybody in. Nobody out.

With HR676, your coverage can NEVER be cancelled, no matter what. : 

With HR676, your coverage can NEVER be cancelled, no matter what. Everybody in. Nobody out.

With HR676, you will not have a co-pay for treatment or prescriptions. : 

With HR676, you will not have a co-pay for treatment or prescriptions. Everybody in. Nobody out.

How can health insurance companies tell us HR 676 doesn’t do these things and that universal care is really scary? : 

How can health insurance companies tell us HR 676 doesn’t do these things and that universal care is really scary? Everybody in. Nobody out. Universal Healthcare! Boo! They’re lying. Scary! Boo!

Slide 26: 

"I happen to be a proponent of a single payer universal health care program. “I see no reason why the United States of America, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, spending 14 percent of its Gross National Product on health care cannot provide basic healthcare to everybody.’ “Everybody in, nobody out. … First we have to take back the White House, we have to take back the Senate, and we have to take back the House.” Barack Obama, June 30, 2003

We have a Democratic Senate and House, and the president in the White House is a Democrat. : 

We have a Democratic Senate and House, and the president in the White House is a Democrat. Everybody in. Nobody out.

67% of Americans want single-payer, universal healthcare. CNN Poll : 

67% of Americans want single-payer, universal healthcare. CNN Poll Everybody in. Nobody out.

The United States is the ONLY industrialized nation in the world that doesn’t have universal healthcare already. : 

The United States is the ONLY industrialized nation in the world that doesn’t have universal healthcare already. Everybody in. Nobody out.

Americans pay more per capita for healthcare than these nations and receive far less healthcare and have higher infant morality and life expectancy rates as well. : 

We Americans pay more per capita for healthcare than these nations and receive far less healthcare and have higher infant morality and life expectancy rates as well. On average, we wait longer to see a doctor too.

So, what’s the hold-up? : 

So, what’s the hold-up? Everybody in. Nobody out.

Is it that Insurance PACs gave $28 million during the 2008 election cycle—placing them among the largest fund-raising blocs of any industry? Best Week U.S./Canada : 

Is it that Insurance PACs gave $28 million during the 2008 election cycle—placing them among the largest fund-raising blocs of any industry? Best Week U.S./Canada Everybody in. Nobody out.

The Constitution guarantees that life is an inalienable right. : 

Everybody in. Nobody out. The Constitution guarantees that life is an inalienable right. Denying healthcare denies life.

Tell President Obama to put single-payer back on the table for 10-year-olds like Mason. : 

Tell President Obama to put single-payer back on the table for 10-year-olds like Mason. The time is NOW! Everybody in. Nobody out. Mason McLeod’s chemo treatments were stopped by Humana when his coverage reached its cap.

Slide 35: 

The phone number is 202-456-1111 or email: www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT

Single-payer can still happen, if we make it happen. : 

Single-payer can still happen, if we make it happen. The time is NOW! Everybody in. Nobody out. Tell Congress to pass HR 676. This is still a democracy, right?

Slide 37: 

That phone number is 202-225-3121 www.house.gov

The heart and spirit of the American people are stronger than insurance industry greed. : 

The heart and spirit of the American people are stronger than insurance industry greed. All across the land…

Slide 39: 

Healthcare-NOW www.healthcare-now.org (In Iowa) Insurance Profits Make Us Sick www.insuranceprofitsmakeussick.org www.desmoinescatholicworker.org Physicians for a National Health Program www.pnhp.org

Slide 40: 

“All Across the Land” sung by Sara Thomsen words and music by Sara Thomsen www.sarathomsen.com

P A S SHR 676UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE : 

P A S SHR 676UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE