Health Care
Series of Forums on the State of Health Care in Minnesota
The Church of St. Patrick in Edina will present the first in a series of forums on the state of health care in Minnesota on Thursday, April 14, from 7:00 to 9:00pm. The speaker/moderator will be Dr. Edward Ehlinger, Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner. Title: “The Pros and Cons of Health Care Reform: How It [...]
Add Your Support to Saving Medical Assistance for the Poor
State legislators make it sound as if the GAMC (general medical assistance for the poor and underprivileged making less than $7,800 a year) has been saved. Not so. It’s been “transferred” to a state program that’s much too restrictive. Saving GAMC will be the center point of the 2010 legislative agenda of the Office of [...]
Have You Added Your Voice to Health Care Reform?
Now is the time, while our elected officials are home for the month, to let them know how we feel about the many elements of healthcare reform being discussed on the airwaves, in public forums, in the media. Make a difference! Make three phone calls or send three emails and ask your friends and families [...]
Organizing for Healthcare
President Obama has distributed a message to all Americans asking them to join together and fight for health insurance reform at local events during August when “the fight for reform leaves the backrooms of Washington and returns to communities across America.” He asks that we show up at softball games and town meetings and everyplace [...]
A Christian Creed on Health Care Reform
We as Christians must affirm that we believe in quality, affordable access to life-giving services for all people. To add our voice to other Christians who have made such an affirmation we have the opportunity to sign “A Christian Creed on Health-Care Reform.” To call up the Creed go to http://go.sojo.net/campaign/health_care, follow the instructions for adding your [...]
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