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DESCRIPTION:Candidates on June 3 Ballot Speak Out for Single Payer Universal Health 
 Reform (SB 840, the California Universal Healthcare Act and HR 676, the US 
 National Health Insurance Act)\n\nOn Saturday, May 3, a panel of candidates 
 (or their representatives) who are competing in the June 3 election to get 
 onto the November '08 ballot, will speak about their support for single 
 payer universal health care reform legislation in California and in the 
 U.S.  These bills, SB 840 (authored by California State Senator Sheila 
 Kuehl), and HR 676 (authored by US Congressman John Conyers, Jr.) would 
 provide health care for everyone in California and for everyone in the 
 U.S., respectively;  and would eliminate the role of the health insurance 
 industry.\n                                                                 
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                   SB 840 was passed by a vote of both 
 houses of the California legislature but vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger 
 in 2006.  The Governor and Assembly Speaker Nunez then proposed a 
 compromise health reform bill, ABX 1-1, which would have maintained the 
 role of the insurance industry, but after it was vetted by the State 
 Legislative Analyst, which reinforced legislators' doubts about that bill's 
 cost and benefits, it died in the California State Senate Health Committee 
 earlier this year.  SB 840, would provide affordable, accessible, 
 high-quality health care for all people in our state.  In contrast, ABX1-1, 
 contained uncertain levels of medical care and unpredictable costs for 
 people and our state;  but would have imposed individual mandates on 
 Californians (i.e. would have required them to buy health insurance) which 
 would only serve to guarantee profits for the health insurance industry. \n 
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                              \nHR 676 would 
 institute a single payer health care system in the U.S. by expanding the 
 Medicare system and would cover every person in the U. S. for all necessary 
 medical care.  HR 676 has not yet been voted upon but currently has 90 
 co-sponsors in the U.S. Congress in addition to Conyers.  Competing 
 proposals by Presidential candidates Obama, Clinton and McCain all maintain 
 the role of the insurance industry, which consumes 31 cents of each health 
 care dollar for bureaucracy.  \n                                            
                                                                             
                                                                             
 State Senator Leland Yee of San Francisco, who was a key player in the 
 defeat, ABX 1-1, will join a panel of candidates including SF Board Member 
 Tom Ammiano, activists Cindy Sheehan and Shirley Golub (who are both 
 running against Nancy Pelosi in the 8th Congressional District) and 
 businessman Barry Hermanson (who is competing with Jackie Spier for the 
 seat in the 12th Congressional District) at a forum this Saturday in San 
 Francisco at 5 pm to talk about their support for SB 840 and/or HR 676.     
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                  \n\nThe 
 panel is free and open to the public and press this Saturday, May 3, 5 pm, 
 at the Mission Cultural Center, 2868 Mission Street.\n\nThe panel 
 includes:\n\nCandidates for the 12th Assembly District: \nBob Twomey 
 speaking for Assembly Member Fiona Ma \n\nCandidates for the 13th Assembly 
 District:\nRepresentative for Supervisor Tom Ammiano \n\nCandidates for the 
 3rd State Senate District:\nChristine Gasparac, district director for State 
 Senator Carole Migden \nRepresentative for Assemblymember Mark Leno 
 \n\nLegislators from the 12th State Senate District: \nState Senator Leland 
 Yee \n\nCandidates for the 8th Congressional District: \nShirley Golub 
 \nCindy Sheehan \n\nCandidates for the 12th Congressional District:\nBarry 
 Hermanson \n\n                                                              
                                                                             
                                                                             
      Sponsored by the CUHCOP (the California Universal Healthcare 
 Organizing Project) and CUHCEP, (the California Universal Health Care 
 Education Project).  CUHCOP is a San Francisco grassroots association of 
 health care reform volunteers for Universal Single Payer Healthcare for 
 California since 1994, and supports the passage of SB 840, the California 
 Health Insurance Reliability Act.  For more information about CUHCOP, 
 CUHCEP, and/or this event:  call 415-695-7891, 415-810-5826, or email 
 dbechler@value.net.              \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/02/18496278.php
SUMMARY:Candidates Speak Out for SB 840 & HR 676 ("single payer" healthcare)
LOCATION:2868 Mission Street, Mission Cultural Center @ 25th Stret (one block from 
 24th Street BART)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/05/02/18496278.php
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