meeting reminder

[Lanore]

Democrats of Hill County will hold their next meeting at 6 pm Monday,
August 10, 2009 in the downstairs lecture hall at Hill College
Library.
We will be voting on a resolution to endorse HR 676 (healthcare reform
resolution) –text is copied below. You may find out more about HR 676
here:

http://www.healthcare-now.org/hr-676/


We will also be discussing our fall fundraiser, Whitney Pioneer Days,
campaigns, and other business. We hope to see you there.

Lanore Dixon
Secretary
Democrats of Hill County

HR 676 General Resolution
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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE US NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT
(HR 676)
WHEREAS everyone deserves access to affordable quality health care;
and
WHEREAS the number of Americans without health insurance now exceeds
47 million; and
WHEREAS millions with insurance have coverage so skimpy that a major
illness would lead to financial ruin, and medical illness and bills
contribute to one-half of all bankruptcies; and
WHEREAS proposals for “consumer directed health care” would worsen
this situation by penalizing the sick, discouraging prevention and
saddling many working families with huge medical bills; and
WHEREAS managed care and other market-based reforms have failed to
contain health care costs, which now threaten the international
competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers; and
WHEREAS administrative waste stemming from our reliance on private
insurers consumes one-third of health spending; and
WHEREAS U.S. hospitals spend 24.3% of their budgets on billing and
administration while hospitals under Canada’s single payer system
spend only 12.9%; and
WHEREAS American physicians are inundated with bureaucratic tasks and
costs that Canadian physicians avoid; and
WHEREAS Harvard researchers estimated that more than $300 billion
could be recovered by replacing private insurance companies with a
single public payer, enough to cover the uninsured and to improve
coverage for all those who now have only partial coverage; and
WHEREAS “consumer directed health care” adds yet another expensive
layer of bureaucrats — the financial firms that manage health savings
accounts; and
WHEREAS entrusting care to profit-oriented firms diverts billions of
dollars to outrageous incomes for CEOs and threatens the quality of
care; and
WHEREAS The US National Health Insurance Act which would assure
universal coverage of all medically necessary services, contain costs
by slashing bureaucracy, protect the doctor patient relationship,
assure patients a completely free choice of doctors, and allow
physicians a free choice of practice settings; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that____________________________________ expresses its
support for The US National Health Insurance Act (HR 676), and calls
upon federal legislators to work towards its enactment within the
current Congress.