Another no-bills experience

Another no-bills experience.

 
This afternoon an American man sitting in his car at a supermarket parking lot commented about my large (3.5 inch) Medicare for All button.

During the chat he shared an experience of a Canadian young man who was in a horrible automobile accident. One of the results of the accident is that the young man's liver was ripped from his body. After the young man's recovery his friends and relatives in the United States learned that there was no medical bill involved.


The American man, an elderly person, is mad that it seems like Medicare is being taken away from us in the United States, while other countries get health care.

When we ramp up our education and communications campaign, we will then be headed stronger than ever toward Americans having no-bills health care experiences.

Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of myself and also all the Americans who have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the education and communications campaign titled "Million Letters for Health Care".

Disbelief

Disbelief.

 
I learned of the experiences of two college teachers regarding health care. They observe that college students are stunned with disbelief when they are told of the health conditions of Americans compared with other countries, such as our relatively low life expectancy.

When we ramp up our education and communications campaign, we will help to change whatever degree of disbelief there is into general knowledge. Progress can be made to get improved Medicare for All via the resulting power of the people's knowledge.

Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of myself and also all the Americans who have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the education and communications campaign titled "Million Letters for Health Care".

All is well.

All is well.

 
I had a frightening thought, then recovered. There's no need to panic. We, the American people, will be the ones with the power, not the politicians, not the opposition.

Some activists for health care for all (that is, single-payer health care, improved Medicare for All) are probably very excited. If I recall correctly from my glances at articles during this week of Supreme Court discussions, there has been some degree of comment(s) among Supreme Court Justices that referenced health care for all (as noted). At its extreme, a change of direction the U.S. Congress could establish and pass health care for all -- universal health care -- single-payer health care -- IMPROVED Medicare for All.

If anyone is thinking that, I suggest that you come back to reality as I quickly did. If that passage of a law occurred, the details would assuredly NOT be what we want. Somehow, some way, the members of Congress would mess it up. It certainly would not look like H.R. 676.

Fortunately, any "progress" like that is still not possible ... for the obvious reasons that have been in place for decades. We must establish the power of the people first so that the American people are mentally prepared for change and so that some of those informed citizens (voters) will establish the political will that the politicians say is missing.

Some might call that "fighting". So be it. At the Medicare for All website we word it like this: "Millions of informed citizens communicating: more power than the opposition’s media and lobbyists." We can and will establish that power. The law be what we, the people, want.

Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of myself and also all the Americans who have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the education and communications campaign titled "Million Letters for Health Care".

Lost member

Lost a member among
the Medicare for All teams.

In January 2012 Robin Elizabeth Nadeau died.

From her obituary:
" ... Robin never accepted the possibility that there was not hope, and had indomitable faith that ordinary people, working together, could achieve important things. In inspiring others with her enormous energy and her passion for liberty, equality, justice, and the care of our planet, she proved this to be true."

To Robin: We will maintain hope. Like you clearly knew, we know that we can and will get single-payer health care, improved Medicare for All.

Maintain hope like Robin did!

Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of myself and also all the Americans who ... including Robin Nadeau ... have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the education and communications campaign titled "Million Letters for Health Care".

Status on 11/11/11

Similar status today
as recent years.

We did not get improved Medicare for All by the target date of the Nine-Nine-Oh-Nine! (9/9/09) campaign ... and ... we don't have it today ... 11/11/11.

But ... definite progress in campaign preparations has been made, as noted below at "Bright Spots!".


And ... our strong commitment remains. Those of us who have worked and are working on the content of this website and the Million Letters for Health Care Campaign know that we can and will get improved Medicare for All. We will accomplish our mission and realize our vision.



Therefore ... I'll mention just  few of the results of the excellent efficiency. The cost will drop dramatically. The unnecessary hardships will no longer occur. We'll halt the unnecessary deaths under age 75 (due to preventable causes) continue. And we will SAVE OUR MOTHERS: stop the unnecessary deaths due to our very poor maternal mortality. Our health care for all system will be the most efficient, the best in the world.

We will have peace of mind, as indicated at that Peace of Mind web page and by the testimonials of Americans who live and work in other free-market countries.

Bright spots!

There are some bright spots.
—  67% of 255,213 Americans within one state (MA) voted "yes" for single payer at the ballot box in a non-binding resolution. Why is there such strong support in the state of Massachusetts? Follow the links about the Massachusetts law and about the citizens hatred of that law, which was the model for the creation of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. In parallel with the hatred for the current law Massachusetts citizens have been informing their fellow citizens of single payer, improved Medicare for All.
—  As indicated by the above Massachusetts' 67% support ... and as indicated by the continued efforts of single-payer activists in single-payer organizations across the United States ... the awareness among Americans is very gradually increasing.

—  The preparations continue for a more dramatic rate of increase in informed Americans. Definite progress in campaign preparations has been made. We continue to make progress related to this website and our preparations for the associated education and communications campaign called Million Letters for Health Care ... one of the biggest citizen actions that will ever be seen in the United States. Progress has been made both visibly and behind-the-scenes. That progress continues with much team-work and dedication among part-time volunteers.

The website content and resources continues to be refined and expanded.  Additional promotional products continue to be established ... and will include clothing products for women as well as men. The 10-inch x 3-inch Medicare for All magnet is just one example of one of the great promotional products that has been made available to date.

Medicare for All Shops

Look and feel unified
to help us BE unified!

And please "send" money  —  We need more donations to be able to proceed with this campaign. The website and database development bills have stacked up, and the on-going cost of running the campaign is going to ramp up fast as soon as the promotion of the campaign ramps up. All other kinds of preparations have been made and are being made. Now money preparations must be made. After you become informed and have signed up, please go to the donate page.

Please donate to help
this massive campaign
be feasible!

 

Bob Haiducek, Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of myself and also all the Americans who have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the education and communications campaign titled "Million Letters for Health Care".

Received today.

Received today.

I had already purchased some products a few weeks ago. But today I received a shipment of 2.25-inch buttons plus another couple of bumper stickers.

These are great products. The new product addition of 2.25-inch buttons are a fantastic option beyond the 3.5-inch buttons that are also being sold.

We will continue to expand our product lines of promotional items.

We are evaluating the quality of the products and welcome all inputs that you have about the supplier(s) and product(s).

Medicare for All Shops

Looking and feeling unified
helps us BE unified!

Bob Haiducek, Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of the Americans who have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the education and communications campaign titled "Million Letters for Health Care".

Look and feel -- and be -- unified

Please try the link below.

If you are interested in promotional items with our very popular copyrighted logo, you will love this.

We been gradually expanding our sales of promotional items:
--- with the new version of the "Medicare for All" copyrighted logo
--- and your selection among four available messages.

In other words, there are plenty of options to please everyone ... and more to come over time ... with the best pricing we could get from each supplier of promotional items.

Medicare for All Shops

Looking and feeling unified
helps us BE unified!

Bob Haiducek, Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of the Americans who have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the "Medicare for All Education and Communications Campaign".

No Senate Equivalent

No U.S. Senate Equivalent.

Yesterday many communications occurred about U.S. Senate bill S.915 by Senator Bernie Sanders, which is not an equivalent of H.R. 676.

It is important to know that his bill and the corresponding bill in the U.S. House have no relationship to H.R. 676, the bill which would establish Improved Medicare for All via single-payer health Care.

Refer to the following web pages for more information:

HR676 compared to S.703 (now S.915)

Senator Bernie Sanders: a request for his position

Bob Haiducek, Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of the Americans who have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the Medicare for All website and the education and communications campaign titled "Million Letters for Health Care" Campaign.

Education and Communications

Education and Communications.

What the Million Letters for Health Care Campaign is all about. 

Education. Millions of Americans becoming informed about Improved Medicare for All basics: facts, testimonials, and frequently asked questions.

In case some Americans want more, we provide much more: links to more facts, more testimonials, a very large set of answers to questions and concerns and a commitment to continuous improvement of what we provide to you.

Communications.  Millions of informed citizens, communicating monthly to the U.S. Congress, is more powerful than the opposition's lobbyists and media!

It's time for the United States to implement the best health-care-for-all system. Other countries implemented theirs between 1883 and 1975, giving the U.S. over 100 years to do the same. Now it's our turn. Ours will be the best of all.
Sign Up Now.

We can and will get Improved Medicare for All.

Bob Haiducek, Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate, on behalf of the Americans who have contributed in an excellent teamwork manner to bring you the Medicare for All website and the Million Letters for Health Care Campaign.

6 Supporters in U.S. Senate

Five U.S. Senators
(and possibly 6)
identified as supporters for
Improved Medicare for All
via single-payer health care.

Challenge. Since no U.S. Senator actively supports and promotes and educates Americans regarding Improved Medicare for All via single-payer health care ... with ONE plan and ONE payer ... and the handful are waiting for some demonstration that there is more "political will", it has taken much time and research to identify the handful of supporters.

Good News About 5.  The good news is that we now have the highest number of supporters ever recorded in the Senate section of the single-payer movement's Support Monitor. 

We need to confirm the 6th.  Note: we will check with Senator Bernie Sanders to confirm that he would vote for a one plan and one payer health-care-for-all system.

How to Get 67 to Establish the Political Will.  To help get the necessary 67 U.S. Senators who will be needed to help ensure that the best law is developed for the best health-care-for-all system, Americans can join the Million Letters for Health Care Campaign.

It's time for the United States to implement the best health-care-for-all system. Other countries implemented theirs between the 1880's and 1980's, giving the U.S. over 100 years to do the same. Now it's our turn. Ours will be the best of all.

Sign Up Now.

We can and will get Improved Medicare for All.

Bob Haiducek, Bob the Health and Health Care Advocate on behalf of the members of the Medicare for All Teams who bring you the Million Letters for Health Care Campaign and the Medicare for All website.