MidMcHCR

Mid-Michigan Coalition for Health Care Reform (MidMcHCR) is working to influence Congress to pass National Health Care Reform legislation that expands and improves upon the Medicare model as an option for all Americans. A program modeled on Medicare that included prevention would cost less than our present system, provide a choice of programs and cover everyone. We seek to inform our community about health care issues, organize and promote local events and activities and encourage citizens to communicate with Congress and the media through phone calls, emails, letters, petitions, newspapers, blogs, personal networks and personal visits.

Anyone can read and comment on our blog. If you wish to be authorized to post entries, please email me at whitetigerspaceATgmail.com with your real name, phone number and email address and I will add you as a blog author which will allow you to initiate posts.
Thanks, Ramona = the white tiger

BC/BS sued for engaging in "life threatening business practices"

Urgency of public option: BC/BS sued for engaging in "life threatening business practices"

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/23/756690/-Urgency-of-public-option:-BC-BS-sued-for-engaging-in-life-threatening-business-practices

Assessing a "Public Option" for Health Care

This week on the JOURNAL, Bill Moyers spoke with Wendell Potter, a former health insurance executive who left the industry to become an advocate for health care reform. Potter discussed the industry’s history of denying care to members and its extensive efforts to prevent the federal government from creating a “public option” for health insurance to compete with private plans.

Click link to read complete article:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog/2009/07/assessing_a_public_option_for.html