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PNHP Los Angeles Chapter Meeting April 10, 2010

PNHP Los Angeles Chapter Meeting April 10, 2010. April 10, 2010. Agenda. 1. Review of the 2010 health reform bill 2. PNHP California Report 3. PNHP Los Angeles Membership 4. Service- Boron workers, Remote Area Medical 5. Operation Single Payer training. Review of the 2010 Reform Bill.

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PNHP Los Angeles Chapter Meeting April 10, 2010

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  1. PNHP Los AngelesChapter MeetingApril 10, 2010 April 10, 2010

  2. Agenda • 1. Review of the 2010 health reform bill • 2. PNHP California Report • 3. PNHP Los Angeles Membership • 4. Service- Boron workers, Remote Area Medical • 5. Operation Single Payer training

  3. Review of the 2010 Reform Bill • 1) Immediate effects are here: http://docs.house.gov/energycommerce/IMMEDIATE_PROVISIONS.pdf • 2) Timeline is at: http://docs.house.gov/energycommerce/TIMELINE.pdf

  4. Review of the 2010 Reform Bill • PNHP Response: • http://www.pnhp.org/news/2010/march/pro-single-payer-doctors-health-bill-leaves-23-million-uninsured • PNHP Chart Comparison: • http://www.pnhp.org/sites/default/files/docs/2010/Single-Payer-Reconciliation-Comparison-Table.pdf

  5. 2010 Reform Bill • Obama’s Goals • Affordable • Accessible • Quality

  6. 2010 Reform Bill • Insurance Reform • 2010- Add Kids, Kids with preexisting conditions, No rescissions • 2014- Preexist. conditions (All), No more caps, health ins. exchange • Public Subsidies • 2013- Medicaid Expansion (incl. higher pay), Health Insurance Exchange Subsidies • Delivery Reform • 2011- Increasing Reimbursement for Primary Care. 10% Medicare bonus for primary care physicians and general surgeons. • 2012- Encouraging integrated health systems • 2013- Bundling; 2014- Quality Reporting; 2015- Payment Advisory Board

  7. Review of the 2010 Reform Bill • Highlights • Expanded Medicaid and Subsidies don’t start until 2014. • CBO expects essentially no change in rising premiums. • 447 billion transfer of public money to the private insurance industry over 10 years. • Primary insecurity of system not removed- employer based insurance. • Cannot control cost with the for profit private insurance model. • Prior state attempts (Tennesee, Maine, Massachusetts, Washington, Vermont) at similar reform (mandates of private insurance) failed due to cost overruns.

  8. PNHP California • Seven Point Plan- http://pnhpcalifornia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Single-Payer-Can-Happen-2010.pdf • PNHPCalifornia.org- http://pnhpcalifornia.org/

  9. Membership • Chapter membership 929 • 7 new members Jan-Mar ’10 • Outreach results – emails, telephone calls • Draft membership recruitment sheet – Bruce Hector MD • Member activities

  10. Remote Area Medical • Where: Los Angeles Forum • When: April 27-May 3 • PNHP Contact: Jerry Helman, MD (jeromehelmanmd@gmail.com) • Register at www.ramfreeclinic.org

  11. Operation Single Payer • A political advocacy tool for the California single payer movement. • 1) Connecting political strategy with local action. • 2) Infrastructure to enhance local team building. • http://pnhpcalifornia.org/2010/03/operating-room/

  12. Operation Single Payer • Step 1- Strategic Leadership develops Action Alerts: • PNHP National, PNHP California, State Strategy Group (Cal.) and Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Healthcare (Nat’l) • Meet monthly, develop strategic political goals. • Example: Visit legislators to inform them of new research on uninsured deaths. • http://pnhpcalifornia.org/2010/03/operating-room/

  13. Operation Single Payer • Step 2- Communicate Action Alertsto the grassroots: • monthly conference calls • email blasts • website postings • http://pnhpcalifornia.org/2010/03/operating-room/

  14. Operation Single Payer • Step 3- Grassroots performs the action: • District Leader gathers the district team members • schedules the visit with the legislator’s office • prepares: role play, handout, timeline • meets legislator or chief of staff • http://pnhpcalifornia.org/2010/03/operating-room/

  15. Operation Single Payer • Questions • What district am I in? • How many hours will this take? • Do I need to understand the political system? • Who is on my team? • Isn’t this already being done? • http://pnhpcalifornia.org/2010/03/operating-room/

  16. Operation Single Payer • A political advocacy tool for the California single payer movement. • 1) Connecting political strategy with local action. • 2) Infrastructure to enhance local coalition building. • http://pnhpcalifornia.org/2010/03/operating-room/

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