NEXT MEETING: Thursday September 10th, 2015, 7 pm- 9:30pm
Peace Center 3916 Sepulveda Blvd Culver City 90230. Parking Lot and Entrance behind building.
Peace Center 3916 Sepulveda Blvd Culver City 90230. Parking Lot and Entrance behind building.
ELECTION of Chapter Directors & SPECIAL SPEAKER TBA
Interested in being a candidate for Director of HCA-LA Chapter?
THANKS to LUIS SOUTH for generously providing PIZZA for ALL at our May Meeting.
Healthcare for All – Los Angeles Chapter meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month from 7-9 pm in the Peace Center Meeting Room at 3916 Sepulveda Blvd. Culver City 90230-4640. The HCA-LA mission is to educate, activate and encourage people to participate in advocating for just, equitable, accessible, comprehensive, affordable, and quality healthcare in a publicly financed universal single-payer system. Agendas include speakers, presentations, discussions, films, opportunity for action in our communities. To join the HCA-LA Mailing list, contact:
Maureen mcruised@aol.com or 310- 459-9763.
‘Our “conventional wisdom” about what we pay for and why, has been created and controlled by those entities profiting from a series of false messages. What we as a society believe about our healthcare costs is often simply not true.’ www.truecostofhealthcare.net
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New resources examine the programs’ past and future.
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CALENDAR
July 2nd, Thursday 10-12 noon http://laborforhealthcare.org/ ; INFO: Connie at 213-252-1351
Labor United for Universal Healthcare’s July meeting will be largely about MEDICARE in recognition of the program’s 50th Anniversary.
What do we mean by an “Improved Medicare” for all?
Presentation and discussion led by Nancy Greep, MD
Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 10-12 noon
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
2130 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90006
(Parking lot entrance off Lake Street)
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
2130 James M. Wood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90006
(Parking lot entrance off Lake Street)
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July 11th Saturday 2-5pm.We Need Health Care, Not Jails Community Dialogue. cchelosangeles@gmail.com
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JULY 26th, Sunday 2-5 PM MEDICARE’S 50th BIRTHDAY GARDEN PARTY PHYSICIANS FOR NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM
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JULY 30th THURSDAY 4-6:30
Medicare Turns 50 Program: Actor Mike Farrell, activist and star of hit TV show M*A*S*H * Sheila Kuehl, LA County Supervisor author of CA Single Payer Bills * Hilda Solis, LA County Supervisor *
Dr. Paul Song, Courage Campaign Chair, Campaign for a Healthy California Co-Chair, PNHP National) Exec Board * Rusty Hicks, Executive Secretary Treasurer of LA County Federation of Labor * Alicia Rivera, Communities for a Better Environment * Assemblymember Curren Price * Senator Holly Mitchell
PEOPLE’S Healthcare Stories
Incredible Musical Performances by:
**** Lili Haydn ****
Incredible Musical Performances by:
**** Lili Haydn ****
humanitarian and activist violinist/vocalist/composer “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” (http://lilihaydn.com/)
****Inner City Dwellers*****
****Inner City Dwellers*****
AUGUST 1ST SATURDAY– …...Three Locations…..
MEDICARE 50th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
with HEALTH CARE for ALL Chapters
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED*HCA-Los AngelesBaldwin Hills/ Crenshaw Farmers Market10am-2pm with Luis SouthContact: Maureen mcruised@aol.com
*HCA-San Fernando Valley TBAContact: jennifer@hca-sfv.org
* HCA -San Gabriel Valley……see flyer leftContacts:MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMThe Medicare Solution is the latest video in the “Big Picture” ………Here’s the bottom line: Allowing all Americans to buy into Medicare through the exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act would strengthen Medicare and improve American health care, saving all of us money while boosting health outcomes. If you’re like me and you’re ready to reject partisan lies and tackle rising health care costs head-on, please watch and share The Medicare Solution now.____________________________________________________________
http://kff.org/generations-medicare-at-50-years/
Generations: Medicare at 50 Years
Published in a special Summer 2015 edition of the journal Generations on Medicare’s 50th anniversary, these six articles by Kaiser Family Foundation staff reflect on Medicare’s history, evolution and future, including a look at lessons and challenges, the Medicare and Medicaid partnership, coverage, the role of private plans, Medicare’s role for women, and the public opinion about the program. Foundation Senior Vice President Tricia Neuman served as co-editor, along with National Coalition on Health Care President and CEO John Rother. The articles are available courtesy of the American Society on Aging, which publishes Generations.
Medicare at 50: Lessons and Challenges – PDF
By Tricia Neuman and John Rother
By Tricia Neuman and John Rother
The Medicare and Medicaid Partnership at 50 – PDF
By Diane Rowland
By Diane Rowland
Medicare Coverage, Affordability, and Access – PDF
By Juliette Cubanski and Cristina Boccuti
By Juliette Cubanski and Cristina Boccuti
The Emerging Role of Private Plans in Medicare – PDF
By Gretchen Jacobson
By Gretchen Jacobson
Women and Medicare: An Unfinished Agenda – PDF
By Alina Salganicoff
By Alina Salganicoff
Medicare as Reflected in Public Opinion – PDF
By Mollyann Brodie, Elizabeth C. Hamel, and Mira Norton
By Mollyann Brodie, Elizabeth C. Hamel, and Mira Norton
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