Healthcare Forum
HEALTHCARE PUBLIC FORUM
Saturday, June 6th
9:30am - Coffee and Bagels
10:00am to 1:00pm - Forum
Demystify the healthcare reform debate currently underway in Washington and Sacramento
Take action to ensure your opinion is heard by your national and state legislators
Speakers:
Jackie Speier -- The State of Healthcare in the US US Representative (invited but not confirmed)
Senator Mark Leno -- The California Solution California State Senator
Claudia Chaufan, MD, PhD -- The Affordability Issue UCSF Assistant Professor Physicians for a National Health Program
Daniel Carnese -- The Public Insurance Option Organizing for America
Susan Pfeifer -- President Obama’s Plan Organizing for America
TBD -- Stand for the Public Option Democracy for America
Saturday, June 6 9:30 am - Bagels & coffee
10:00 am to 1:00 pm - Forum
San Mateo City Hall, Council Chambers
330 West 20th Ave at O’Farrell St San Mateo
Co-Sponsors: San Mateo County Democracy for America (www.smcdfa.org ); Dean Democratic Club of Silicon Valley (http://dfasv.org/ ); San Francisco for Democracy (http://www.sf4democracy.org/index.php ); San Mateo County Democratic Party
Come listen, learn and take action! Engaging videos and expert speakers will help you make sense of several important proposals to address the current US healthcare crisis. Hear about President Obama's Health Plan, the “Public Option,” as well as the status of legislation in Congress. Learn about Single Payer plans operating internationally and proposed for the US from Physicians for a National Health Plan's (PNHP) Claudia Chaufan, MD, PhD.
Also, California State Senator Mark Leno will speak about his bill (CA SB 810) The California Universal Healthcare Act and explain how we can support it.
Also, Representatives of Organizing for America and Democracy for America will share ways to take action to make meaningful change. We need your help in getting informed and activated to help in this narrow window of opportunity to change our healthcare system for the better!
Come listen, learn and take action – Saturday, June 6th!
Dean Democratic Club