September, 2006

Governor's Promised Veto Won't End Our Campaign!
The movement for single payer health coverage took a giant step forward...

The County must rebuild Fairmont Hospital for 21st Century
The Medical Center's Fairmont Hospital has long lived in the shadow cast by Highland Hospital.

Oversight Committee Reports Soon!
The Measure A Citizens Oversight Committee, which includes Vote Health officers Kay Eisenhower and Brad Cleveland, is drafting its first report on fiscal year 2004-2005...

Don't Miss Single Payer, the Movie!
The SB 840 East Bay Coalition is sponsoring a screening of The Healthcare Solution: California OneCare, October 5, 7 p.m., at the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland.

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.

August, 2006

County Promotes Flawed Plan to Rebuild the Medical Center
Alameda County needs to rebuild Highland Hospital to meet the state's stringent seismic standards.

SB 840 down to the wire as local organizing heats up!
SB 840 should hit the Assembly floor some time around Aug. 21...

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.

July, 2006

Oakland City Council to Consider SB 840 Endorsement
At the behest of the League of Women Voters of Oakland, Council President Ignacio de la Fuente has agreed to introduce a resolution endorsing SB 840...

SB 840 Moving Through the Assembly to the Governor's Desk!
Sometime in August, SB 840 will be referred by the Assembly Rules Committee to the Appropriations Committee...

Supervisor Carson Secures Additional Funding for ACMC
After years of tight budgets, the Medical Center has a bit of breathing room.

Dellums Considering Health Care Options for Oakland
Oakland mayor-elect Ron Dellums will convene a community task force to consider health care options for the 80,000 uninsured city residents.

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.

June, 2006

Coalition Develops Initiatives for OneCareNow Campaign
Our first local campaign meeting took place May 31st in Eden District...

Medical Center Struggles to Balance Budget
The Alameda County Medical Center is projecting a $4.5 million deficit...

Canadians are healthier, thanks to single payer!
...researchers have found that Canadians are healthier than Americans...

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.

May, 2006

Democratic Party, League of Women Voters, Community Groups Sign On for Single Payer
The OneCareNow campaign in support of Sheila Kuehl's SB 840 single payer health care bill has accelerated tremendously with the addition of major statewide organizations to the Health Care for All - CA campaign.

Democrats Endorse Single Payer
On the political front, our allies in the Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, HCA-CA, and CNA were successful in persuading the Democratic Party convention to adopt a single payer plank in its platform!

Join the OneCareNow Campaign
As the OneCareNow campaign begins to pick up steam, there are numerous opportunities for Vote Health members to participate and help to grow the movement for single payer health care.

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.

April, 2006

SB 840 Supporters Take Next Steps
Despite a drenching downpour, some 90 people attended the single payer forum...

April Faux Premiere
On April Fool's Day the San Fernando Valley chapter of Health Care for All-California hosted a 365/OneCare Now campaign fundraiser with a star-studded "fake" movie premiere...

Health Care for All in Ohio!
Ohio has a complicated initiative process...

So you want to be in pictures?
Michael Moore is seeking health care stories for his next film on American healthcare!

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.

March, 2006

Exciting New Opportunities for Single Payer
Ten years after its founding, Health Care for All - California has grown from a small group of dedicated single payer supporters into a statewide organization...

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.

February, 2006

Part D is a disaster for patients but ducats for drug industry!
Under the new Medicare prescription drug benefit plan, pharmaceutical companies will reap close to $2 billion in extra profits...

State withholds funds from the Medical Center
The Alameda County Medical Center faces a financial crisis...

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.

January, 2006

Conference Delegates Challenge Bush Solutions
By Jim Forsyth
The White House Conference on Aging makes recommendations for policy on Senior issues...

Feds Threaten to Cut Funding for ACMC over Psych Care
Inspectors from the State Department of Health Services cited John George Psychiatric Pavilion for inadequate patient care...

Community Clinics Act to Address "Part D" Problems
Over 160,000 Alameda County residents are covered by Medicare, and many of them are struggling with the mess created by the new prescription program called Part D...

Put That Check in the Mail!
Vote Health members recently received a fundraising appeal...

Newsletter committee:
Jan Arnold, Bradley Cleveland, Kay Eisenhower and Jim Forsyth.
Our thanks to CA Nurses Association for their help in producing this newsletter.