Bringing Single-Payer InToThe Media

Friends,

In case you have not heard, Representative Courtney will be hosting a town hall forum on health reform this Wednesday, September 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at Montville High School.


I would like to make an appeal to progressives, folks on the left and anyone who wants a real discussion about our broken health care system to attend:

1.) To counter the right-wing nonsense about death panels, Adolf Hitler and Darth Vader.

~and~

2.) To advocate for single-payer instead of this band-aid, doomed-to-fail, "public option". HR3200 does not address the real core of the problem: that multi-payer systems are bureaucratic nightmares, required to put profit before care in every instance. HR676 is the logical solution and must be considered.

As most of you know, I have been advocating for the single-payer solution for a very long time. Pre-dating my challenge to Mr. Courtney at the ballot last fall. I have attached below a few recent breakthroughs into the media that I have made for the single-payer option.

Hope you enjoy and hope to see you on Wednesday in Montville!

-Todd

Trying To Bring Single-Payer In To The Media:



Some Health Proposals Address The Issue of Waste

By Todd Vachon

Norwich Bulletin

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/opinions/columnists/x769901449/Todd-Vachon-Some-health-care-proposals-answer-issue-of-waste





Health Care: What’s The Diagnosis?

By Todd Vachon

New London Day



http://archive.theday.com/re.aspx?re=3d92d656-ccbb-491e-9839-716af30f2a6b




WHUS Radio Interview with Todd Vachon about Single-Payer

http://www.4shared.com/account/file/126038457/84651d11/whus_interview.html





Other Great Resources on Health Reform:



Physicians for a National Health Program

www.pnhp.org



House Bill 676

www.hr676.org



Frontline: Sick Around The World

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sickaroundtheworld/





Bullying, Hate-Mongering Have No Place In Health Debate:

In a reasoned debate, single payer will come out on top

By Laura S. Boylan, MD and Joanne Landy, MPH

http://pnhp.org/blog/2009/08/18/bullying-hate-mongering-have-no-place-in-health-

debate/