Capitol Rally! Medicare for All! Physicians for a National Health Program - Granite State Chapter

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Mark your calendars! If you are in New Hampshire please march!

Rally - Medicare For All -

In support of State House Bill 1310 to form a commission to study a single payer system for the citizens of New Hampshire. This rally kicks off the Doctors Medicare For All Teach-In around New Hampshire. Including the movie, "The Healthcare Movie" narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, produced by Laurie Simons and Terry Sterrenberg. Details on the Teach-In coming soon!

When: January 31, 2016 @ 12:30pm

Where: NH State Capitol - 107 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire 03301
(on the East side of the State House )

There will be a sound system and 'open mic'. They are inviting people to come and speak on their healthcare concerns, problems with present practices, and drug and industry problems.

They will be providing free DVD copies of one of the movies (your choice) for the first 100 people coming to the Rally.

Here are a couple of links for the movies!
FIXIT http://fixithealthcare.com/
The Healthcare Movie http://thehealthcaremovie.net/hom


Facebook event page
https://www.facebook.com/New-Hampshire-Healthcare-for-All-1310-YES-1530956993871303/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Visit: www.PNHP.org
Physicians for a National Health Program

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1. Kick to the greatest, for the Doctors speaking out and working on this for a long time!

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2. NH State House bill 1310

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2016/hb1310.html


HB 1310 - AS INTRODUCED


2016 SESSION

16-2345

01/04

HOUSE BILL 1310

AN ACT establishing a commission to study health care for all residents of New Hampshire.

SPONSORS: Rep. Leishman, Hills. 24; Rep. McNamara, Hills. 38; Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 6

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a commission to study health care for all residents of New Hampshire.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16-2345

01/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT establishing a commission to study health care for all residents of New Hampshire.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subdivision; Commission to Study Developing a Single-Payer Health Care System for all Residents of New Hampshire. Amend RSA 126-A:68 by inserting after section 68 the following new subdivision:

Commission to Study Developing a Single-Payer Health Care System for all Residents of New Hampshire

126-A:69 Commission to Study Developing a Single-Payer Health Care System for all Residents of New Hampshire.

I. There is established a commission to study developing a single-payer health care system for all residents of New Hampshire.

(a) The members of the commission shall be as follows:

(1) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(2) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(3) The insurance commissioner, or designee.

(4) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.

(5) Two public members who shall represent New Hampshire patients, appointed by the governor.

(6) A representative of the New Hampshire Hospital Association, appointed by the association.

(7) A representative of the New Hampshire Medical Society, appointed by the society.

(8) One member representing the private health insurance industry, appointed by the governor.

(9) A representative of the New Hampshire chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, appointed by such chapter.

(b) Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.

II. The commission shall review the costs and benefits of establishing a comprehensive single-payer program of health insurance to cover all residents of New Hampshire.

III. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

IV. The commission shall make an interim report with its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation on or before November 1, 2016 and a final report on November 1, 2017 to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library.

2 Repeal. RSA 126-A:69, relative to a commission to study developing a single-payer health care system for all residents of New Hampshire, is repealed.

3 Effective Date.

I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect November 1, 2017.

II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

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3. Make a sign! Homemade signs are the best.....

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4. Kick!