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Health Interest Group - LWVVT Healthcare Privatization Position Concurrence Workgroup



This is a meeting for all members interested in Health Issues, including, but not limited to:
General, Health Insurance, Reproductive Rights, and Gun Safety.
We are scheduled to present and lead discussions in April. To prepare for that, we have set the following time for a meeting to establish a work group to tackle the April Unit Meeting presentations. I sincerely hope most of you can attend!

Last week several of us participated in a meeting that the State Health Care Task Force organized. A representative of the Vermont LWV discussed a Concurrence Statement addressing the LWVUS position on privatization of healthcare. They would like LWV Colorado and its units to support this.

The Vermont statement stresses that health care should be a public good not a private business. Further, to provide efficient and effective services to the population a single payer system is necessary, e.g. Medicare for All. This concurrence statement would not replace the current LWVUS position but supplement it and address specifically stopping the privatization of healthcare services.

LWVCO has supported legislation over the last several decades to improve access and reduce costs. They are discussing concurrence with the Vermont position regarding privatization. LWVJeffco’s current statement on health care mainly focuses on children’s care and behavioral health.

If we, as LWVJeffco Health Interest group, move forward with this topic, we have a lot of work to do. I hope we can rise to the challenge and work together to that end.
When:
Monday, February 26, 2024, 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Mountain Time (US & Canada) (UTC-07:00)
Meeting ID:
82314733874
Passcode:
927345
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Mary Blegen
Health Interest Group Team Leader
415-680-4055 (c)
 
Gloria J Kennedy
Co-Chair
720-431-2405 (c)
 
Christina A Manthey
President
303-810-6824 (c)
Category:
Interest group
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