Health care events 2013

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32. Physicians for a National Health Plan Western WA to meet in Seattle 8/21

PNHPWW August 21st Meeting Agenda

Introductions – Jim Squire, President PNHPWW

Coordinator’s Report – David McLanahan, Coordinator, PNHPWW
• Email list – 849
• Web Site - June 2013 – 446 unique visitors
New Lending Library; new Search function

Treasurer’s Report – Sherry Weinberg, Treasurer

President’s Report – Jim Squire
WA State Alliance for Health Care is a Human Right status report
Board Retreat – Sept 29th

Recent Events
• July 27th – Medicare Birthday Celebration – see video of the event
• Joie Meissner had the second of her three-part series published in the Summer issue of the Official Newsletter of the Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Part 2 - Single Payer: A Universal Plan that Curbs Obscene Costs – Part 3 in press - "How Natural Medicine May Fare in the Universal Single-Payer Plans that Are Currently Being Proposed "

Future Events
• HC Now national meeting in Nashville – October 5-6th
• PNHP Annual Meeting in Boston - November 2


Coalition Building for Single Payer in California

Paul Song, MD (Skyped in from Southern California)
Executive Chairman, Courage Campaign; Board of Physicians for a National Health Program California;
Visiting fellow, Office of the California Insurance Commissioner