**ACTION ALERT: http://moveon.org/public option **

[supernova]

Just got off the conference call with MoveOn and Dr Dean.

Go to the website and write your comments about healthcare and supporting a publicly financed option (a la medicare for everyone)

MoveOn will deliver them to Senator Kerry who has promised to take them into the mtg and make them part of the record.

http://moveon.org/publicoption

edit: The meeting is tomorrow morning

[Triana]

1. HA!! Brilliant minds...

...I just did this too! Heh. :woohoo:

[supernova]

2. Awesome!

The more the merrier!!

And the more they can't ignore US!!

:woohoo: is right!

[Sparkly]

3. Sorry to be dense, but what is "The Public Option?"

There seem to be so many things discussed these days, and the terms are so vague -- even, "We need to pass healthcare!" (Pass *what* healthcare?!)

Are we talking single-payer, government-run program?

Or public funds toward "affordable care" = insurance?

[supernova]

5. Something like medicare for everyone

It would compete with existing private insurance plans, but be accessible to people and be on a subsidized sliding scale rate.

The long-term goal is that the publicly funded program would eventually squeeze out the private plans because it will be more efficient overall: less administrative costs, more efficient payments to providers and using less of their resources for proper billing and all that happy jazz.

edit: spelling

[Sparkly]

8. Publicly funded through payroll taxes?

As in, "mandatory?" (That's the way to go, imho.) Or, how funded?

[supernova]

15. It would be voluntary at first

You would sign up for the federal-financed plan the same way you sign up through other health plans at work. I imagine that it would be payroll deduction, like it is now.

[JimWis]

4. Just got done listening to the conference call, and have already

submitted my comments. Hope it helps. We need this to happen. Kick.

[supernova]

6. Thank you!

A good turnout from DU would help them a lot.

:D

[Triana]

7. kickity-KICK!

C'mon folks - tomorrow is one of our big chances to be heard on this!

[rhett o rick]

9. K & R

[Doremus]

10. K&R

[crazylikafox]

11. Thanks! Just sent in my comments!

We need to do this TONIGHT folks! They're taking copies of all the messages to the capitol early tomorrow morning!!!!!

[bdamomma]

12. kick

[crazylikafox]

13. kick

[supernova]

14. Kick for the AM crowd

:D

This is a good opportunity to be heard in the healthcare debate folks.

[avaistheone1]

16. I am glad moveon is taking up the health care issue.

It's time we start single payer universal health care in the U.S.

[Soylent Brice]

17. done.