Health care events 2013

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41. Affordable Care Act Forum - League of Women Voters of Bellingham 11/16

United for National Healthcare advocates for Health Care for All through establishing a state and/or single payer health care system. As we are waiting for the dust to settle from the Obamacare roll out, we are laying our plans for our next step in organizing and educating the public to demand a better system.

In the meantime we are presenting information about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) because we recognize that it might provide health care to the 16% of Americans currently without health insurance. In that spirit, here is information on the Bellingham League of Women Voters forum on the Affordable Care Act.

LWV League of Women Voters®
of Bellingham/Whatcom County

What do Whatcom families want from the Affordable Care Act: Will it deliver? Special guest speakers will address this and more at the League of Women Voters® of Bellingham/Whatcom County meeting at the Bellingham Public Library starting at 10 AM, Saturday Nov 16.

Speakers include:

•Elya Moore - Deputy Director, Whatcom Alliance for Health Advancement
•Desmond Skubi - Executive Director, Interfaith Community Health Center
•Bertha Safford - Family Physician, Family Care Network
•Bill Gorman - Interim Director, Bellingham Chamber of Commerce
Along with a video of interviews with local "people on the street" about their healthcare needs, speakers will discuss both the need and impacts the Act has already had, and likely future impacts on patients, healthcare practitioners and businesses. The Whatcom Alliance for Health Advancement has partnered with the League to produce this program.

Doors open at 9:30 AM and coffee and treats will be served.

Whatcom Alliance for Health Care (WAHA) is a nonprofit organization based in Bellingham, Washington whose mission is to connect people to health care and facilitate transformation of the current system into one that improves health, reduces cost and improves the experience of care.

Founded in 1920, the League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization with 800 affiliates across the country. It encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Membership is open to men and women of all ages.

United for National Health Care
P.O.Box 2272
Bellingham, 98227
360-398-2295
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