Hello Everyone!
For those whom I have not yet met, I am the Nevada Field Director with Organizing for America. While we fought together to win the White House, the battle for meaningful change is only just begun. As we speak, the fight for real Health Insurance Reform is in a critical stage, and many people have had questions on the state of play, what’s being done around the country, and how YOU can help make Health Insurance Reform a reality.
To address some of those questions, particularly as they pertain to rural Nevada, we are pleased to invite you to take part in a special conference call with Addisu Demissie, Political Director for the Democratic National Committee, State Director Jennifer Lopez and myself to discuss the state of the fight. Addisu will provide updates on what’s happening behind the scenes in Washington, and Jennifer and I will discuss what YOU can do in your own communities to support Health Insurance Reform.
I hope you’ll be able to join us,
Evan Sutton
Nevada Field Director
Organizing for America
Democratic National Committee Political Director, Addisu Demissie,
Chat with Rural Nevada County Chairs and Volunteers
Please join a special conference call with Addisu Demissie, our National Political Director, to discuss the state of the health care fight, how it would impact rural Nevada communities, and how we can all make a difference.
WHO: Addisu Demissie, Democratic National Committee Political Director
Jennifer López, Nevada Organizing for America State Director
Evan Sutton, Nevada Organizing for America Field Director
WHAT: Conference call with rural Nevada County Chairs and volunteers
WHEN: Monday, August 10 at 2:00-2:30 PM PST
HOW: To RSVP for the call, visit
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Conference Call Registration Instructions
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We are the richest, most powerful nation in history. But when it comes to providing health care for people, that great country, our country, is a fourth-rate power. The World Health Organization says the U.S. health care system rates 37th in the world in terms of quality and fairness. All the other rich countries do better than we do, and yet they spend a heck of a lot less. How do they do it?
I ask how can other Capitalist Democracies have better Health Care and pay half of what we do.
In Brea CA, where I live, if you get an MRI of your neck region, its $1,400, and the doctors in Japan say they get $98 for an MRI. So how do you do that?
Can Americans accept ideas from other Capitalist Democracies?
Well, the fact is these foreign health care ideas aren’t really so foreign to us. For American veterans, health care is just like Britain’s NHS. For seniors on Medicare, we’re Taiwan. For working Americans with insurance, we’re Germany. And for the tens of millions without health insurance, we’re just another poor country.
But almost all of us can agree that this fragmented health care mess cannot be ignored. The longer we leave it, the sicker it becomes, and the more expensive the cure.
“Wall Street runs Health Care: The industry has hijacked our health care system and turned it into a giant ATM for Wall Street”. Wendell Potter (how tells why he left his successful career as the head of Public Relations for CIGNA) said, “I saw how they confuse their customers and dump the sick, all so they can satisfy their Wall Street investors.” That’s how they satisfy their Wall Street investors?
Is this the best we can do?
Best Regards,
Terry Crane
Thank you for the insightful and thoughtful comment Terry. I’m a fan of Wendell Potter and blog about him frequently. Frankly, I think the only way health care can really be reformed so the system works is to enact HR 676 into law. That is the bill of “Medicare for all.” From all I can see the the healthcare insurance industry is the core problem. As Potter has stated the insurance companies march to the drum of Wall Street ever wanting them to show more profits. I am convinced, however, that Congress will never truly enact any legislation that will adequately address the problem–they are far too dependent on corporate and special interest money. I don’t foresee that being corrected either.
The ordinary American voter is so oblivious to the root causes of the problem and so entranced with bumper sticker solutions I doubt it will ever end.