Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan is a group of Indiana
citizens who support a publicly financed, privately delivered
(single payer) universal health plan at the state and national
level. HCHP is working to educate the public and the legislature
about the benefits of a single payer plan. We are seeking
individuals and groups who have an interest in helping achieve
this goal.
The U.S. spends twice as much as other industrialized nations
on health care, yet it ranks only 39 among nations in terms of
health outcomes and we have 46 million without health coverage
and millions more with inadequate coverage.
Private insurance bureaucracy and paperwork consume 31 percent
of every health care dollar. Streamlining payment though a single
nonprofit payer would save more than $350 billion per year
nationally, enough to provide comprehensive, high-quality
coverage for all Americans.
HCHP is a state affiliate of Physicians for a National Health
Program and supports its goal of national single-payer health
insurance. PNHP
Mission Statement
A MUST VIEW - 30 seconds with Ernestine: Blind? Read the fine print! (Lily Tomlin as Ernestine)
Comment: We have been saturated with commentary since the passage and signing of the trillion dollar Private Insurance Industry Stimulus legislation. Lily Tomlin provides us with a much needed break as she reminds us, in her own incomparable style, of the industry that Congress and the President have so richly rewarded.
Michael Moore on Countdown With Keith Olbermann (Guest Host Lawrence O'Donnell) - Part 1 (04/22/10)
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Check out the Huffington Post article and click to "Become a Fan". Please give this a read and if you are so moved, post a comment and/or send the link on to anyone you know who might be interested.
Group Says It's Fed Up With Greed
POSTED: 12:07 pm EDT April 7, 2010
UPDATED: 7:36 pm EDT April 7, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS --They admit it's a tall task, but a handful of WellPoint shareholders held a news conference on Wednesday to push the company to return to nonprofit status.
Dr. Rob Stone, an emergency room doctor in southern Indiana and a backer of Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Care Plan, said that as shareholders, they are fed up with rate hikes and the company's profits.
Read the full article.
"The Antidote to Despair is Action"
Pushing WellPoint Back to Nonprofit?
By LINDA GREENE
When it comes to health care reform, single-payer advocate Rob Stone, M.D., says, "We're still for it, and we're not done yet."
The need is undeniable. Over 46 million Americans are uninsured, and a recent study reported in the American Journal of Public Health showed that 45,000 die each year because they lack health insurance. Tens of millions are underinsured, able to afford coverage only with policies with gigantic deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses.
Read the full article.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A group of angry shareholders have launched a campaign against Indianapolis-based WellPoint. The small coalition of groups gathered Wednesday. They say WellPoint's "lust for profits" is the problem and they want the company to go "non-profit."
But the underlying issue for the group is more reform. Specifically, they feel the health care reforms just signed into law don't go far enough.
Read the full article.
Indiana Busines Journal - April 6, 2010
Shareholder group wants WellPoint to become not-for-profit
April 6, 2010
Saying WellPoint Inc. has failed to live up to its commitment to provide "the best healthcare value" for customers, three shareholders of the Indianapolis-based health insurance giant want it to convert to a not-for-profit organization.
They have proposed that the company study the feasibility of such a conversion. The proposal will be voted on at WellPoint's annual meeting of shareholders in Indianapolis on May 18.
The proposal was disclosed Friday in WellPoint's proxy statement. The three shareholders-Rob and Karen Stone of Bloomington and Julia Vaughn of Indianapolis-will stage a press conference about the proposal Wednesday morning in front of WellPoint's Monument Circle headquarters.
Read the full article
OpEd by Dr. Rob Stone
Sent to the The Herald-Times, Bloomington, IN
Mr. Obama, "A Better Approach"
"If anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know." In his State of the Union address Wednesday night, the President admitted that his plan for healthcare reform has run into trouble. Read the full Op Ed
For more information, links, and the opportunity to share your
ideas, please visit the HCHP Blog.
The link to stay connected with the Health Care Crisis and
Reform initiatives!
"This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promise of Democracy."
Martin Luther King
"I Have a Dream"
August 28, 1963
Save the Date: WellPoint's Annual Meeting will be Tuesday, May 18 in Indianapolis.
There will be a rally at Monument Circle, details to be announced.
Read the Shareholder Resolution that will be voted on by the stockholders that morning.
We have the opportunity of a lifetime right now to achieve
universal health care in the United States. While the economic
recession is making things worse for everyone, it is also making
it clearer that solving our health care problem is a crucial part
of economic recovery. Right now is the time to speak up. Our
elected leaders need to hear from us. We can be a part of the
change we want to see happen!
Mission: Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health
Plan is a group of Indiana citizens who support a publicly
financed, privately delivered (single payer) universal health
plan at the state and national level. HCHP is working to educate
the public and the legislature about the benefits of a single
payer plan. We are seeking individuals and groups who have an
interest in helping achieve this goal.
