Summer 2024 Newsletter
Our 30th Anniversary!
This year will mark the 30th anniversary of Health Care for All North Carolina. We plan to commemorate this milestone at our Annual Meeting this fall. We are looking forward to having a dynamic speaker, engaging discussions, reflections about the past 30 years, and where we hope to be in the next 30 years. Stay tuned for more information here about the event — you don’t want to miss this!
Community Engagement
On May 20, 2024, HCFANC President Dr. Howard Eisenson spoke with an enthusiastic audience of about 40 members of the Carol Woods Retirement Community in Chapel Hill, on the topic of “Improved Medicare for All”
Doctors For America Conference
Congratulations to our Vice President Eleanor Greene, who received the Founders Award for Excellence in Advocacy at the Doctors for America National Leadership Conference 2024 for her work on Medicaid expansion in NC! On June 7 in Silver Springs, Maryland, Dr.Greene was presented the award by United States Surgeon General Dr.Vivek Murthy and his wife Alice Chen. On behalf of Health Care for All NC, we want to extend a huge thank you to Dr. Greene for her advocacy work in this space.
United Auto Workers (UAW) 2028 National Strike
Check out this captivating article written by former HCFANC Board Member, Jonathan Michels, and current Board Member, Will Cox.
This article takes a deep dive into how transformative this strike will be for health care reform in the United States. The president of UAW, Shawn Fain, is organizing a strike on International Workers Day, May 1, 2028, with the goal of uniting people across various sectors to advocate for a single payer system. Michels and Cox weigh in, “few issues have as much potential as health care to unite the American working class in a common struggle. The reason public goods appeal to working people is that they are based around meeting human needs and not profits. Medicare for All, for instance, would guarantee workers health care no matter what happens to their jobs.” Click the links above to read the article.
Equity + Podcast ft. Rebecca Cerese
Our board member Rebecca Cerese, joined Erin Storie from Care Share Alliance on their Equity Podcast to talk about medical debt. The discussion includes an overview of the medical debt problem in NC, tips on what to do when you get a big medical bill, as well as how we need to make this a big election year issue to push for the passage of comprehensive protections during the 2025 NC Legislative Session.
Taking Advantage: How corporate health insurers harm America’s Seniors
Check out this insightful webinar from PNHP highlighting how Medicare Advantage negatively impacts seniors and action items on how to combat this issue. A few ways to take action includes:
How Much Money Could Medicare for All Save You?
Have you ever wondered how much you could save if we had Medicare for All? Look no further than this Household Savings Calculator Tool. You will be asked a series of questions to determine how much you could potentially save. If you have additional questions, visit the FAQ section at the bottom of the page. You might be surprised by the results!
