April 13, 2007 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Kearns Spirituality Center, La Roche University, Pittsburgh
co-sponsored by: Health Education & Legislative Action Fund of Pa (HELP), Just HealthCare - PUSH, and the sisters of divine providence
Hundreds of leaders of the health care reform movement from all corners of the Commonwealth have attended these action meetings. This is the first time the meeting will be held in western Pennsylvania and you are invited.
10 AM to Noon Open Strategy Session
noon – lunch available $7.50 (please RSVP*)
1 PM to 3:00 PM – “The Great Health Care Debate”
Proponents of the Governor’s private insurance based “Prescription for Pennsylvania” (HB 700) will debate supporters the public health trust single payer based “Family & Business Health Care Security Act” (SB 300).
All agree that something bold must be done. Both proposals are pending in the General Assembly – which of these two competing plans deserves your support?
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Pennsylvania health care leadership committee action conference #6
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riving Directions are on the next page.
*please let us know if you are joining us for lunch so we can be sure to have enough meals prepared. Call Sandy Orr, Executive Director of Just HealthCare at:
412-431-2075 Toll Free: 866-309-6279
health care - action conference #6
April 13, 2007 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
kearns spirituality center - la roche university
Driving Directions:
FROM 279 NORTHBOUND FROM PITTSBURGH
1) Take McKnight Road exit from 279 North
2) Right onto Babcock Blvd., after Peebles Rd., follow signs to LaRoche College, Passavant Hospital
3) Immediately after Duncan Ave. watch for LaRoche College entrances. Take the second one and follow signs to Kearns Spirituality Center.
FROM I-79 NORTHBOUND
1) Off I-79 northbound, take the Wexford Exit (# 73). At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 910 East.
2) Follow Route 910 to the intersection of Rt. 19/Perrysville Avenue in the town of Wexford.
3) Take a right at that intersection, and follow Route 19/Perrysville Avenue south through Wexford, PA.
4) At the bottom of a hill beyond the Wexford business district, Route 19 splits between Route 19 Business / McKnight Road and Route 19/Perry Highway. Follow the Route 19 Business/McKnight Road exit by bearing right.
5) Proceed to the stoplight at the intersection of Cumberland Road and McKnight Road (beyond the Outback Steakhouse Restaurant).
6) Take a left at this intersection onto Cumberland Road. Follow Cumberland Road to the next stoplight where it intersects with Babcock Boulevard. You will be directly across from UPMC Passavant.
7) Take a right at this intersection.
8) Take the second left onto East Campus marked by the La Roche College sign.
FROM I-79 SOUTHBOUND
1) Off I-79 southbound, take the Cranberry/Mars Exit. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 228 West.
2) Follow that to the next intersection with Route 19. Take a left on Route 19 and follow it through Cranberry Township, under I-79 and into the town of Wexford, PA.
3) At the bottom of a hill beyond the Wexford business district, Route 19 splits between Route 19 Business/McKnight Road and Route 19/Perry Highway. Follow the Route 19 Business/McKnight Road exit by bearing right.
4) Proceed to the stoplight at the intersection of Cumberland Road and McKnight Road (beyond the Outback Steakhouse Restaurant). Take a left at this intersection onto Cumberland Road.
5)Follow Cumberland Road to the next stoplight where it intersects with Babcock Boulevard. You will be directly across from UPMC Passavant.
6)Take a right at this intersection. Take the second left onto East Campus marked by the La Roche College sign.
FROM PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
1) When exiting the airport, take Route 60 to Route 79 North.
2) From there, follow the directions titled FROM I-79 NORTHBOUND(above).
FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE
1) Take the Butler Valley exit off the Pennsylvania Turnpike. At the end of the exit ramp, bear right and take the ramp toward PA Route 8 North toward Butler.
2) At the first traffic light (100 yards from ramp), turn left onto West Hardies Road. Follow that for approximately three miles.
3) Turn right at the first traffic light onto Wildwood Road. Follow for approximately 2 miles.
4) Turn left at first traffic light onto Babcock Boulevard. Follow Babcock Boulevard for approximately four miles through the first traffic light (at the intersection with Cumberland Road).
5) Take the second left onto East Campus marked by the La Roche College sign.
update:
Please extend your heartiest thanks right away to Reps. Tony Payton (tpayton@pahouse.net) and Dave Steil (dsteil@pahousegop.com ) for co-introducing the Family and Business Healthcare Security Act into the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. This is a huge step for our single-payer movement, and its significance should not be lost on anyone -- especially when you realize the degree to which certain individuals have tried to forestall our legislation while paying lip service to single-payer and our citizen lobbying efforts.
On the lobbying front, social workers on Tuesday, and medical students and medical providers on Wednesday pitched more than 100 legislators and legislative aides on the remarkable attributes of the Family and Business Healthcare Security Act. Not one approach was rebuffed; members and staff wanted to learn more; common ground was discovered even with the most conservative legislators -- all of whom recognize the same fault lines in the medical industrial complex. As always, follow up is the key to securing commitments.
Keep on organizing, speaking, writing, contributing, blogging, and educating! Now is another very good time to remind your state representative and state senator to co-sponsor (or thank them for co-sponsoring) the Family and Business Healthcare Security Act.
Also, please go check out our improved web site, where you will find new and valuable resources available to all... Plus we have upcoming meetings in Pittsburgh (this good-luck Friday the 13th) and in State College (Saturday the 21st). Details are at www.helpfundpa.org.
Yours in solidarity,
Chuck
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