Facebook event here.

Sponsored by Kane County Democratic Women

Panel moderated by Monica Maalouf, ISPC Board member and PNHP Illinois Co-president for Northern Illinois

Speakers include Carrie Jackson and Dr. Neil Perlman of ISPC

Saturday, January 14th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm. VIA ZOOM

Dec 20th at 7:00 pm CST on Zoom

Holiday Party Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81462650760?pwd=cGt4TjNhZDhrbkJlSHdTRXVxNWJtZz09

Open Mike: If you like performing, now's your chance to sing, play, tell a story or dance for an appreciative ISPC audience.  Contact Shannon Rotolo at: flowercitypharmd@gmail.com

Got a story? Share a health care experience that shows the craziness of the current system and why we need M4A. Contact Shannon at: flowercitypharmd@gmail.com

WHEN: Tuesday, December 20th, 7-8:30pm.  Don't miss it.

Meetings are open to all ISPC members.

If you are interested in joining the virtual meeting, please email board@ilsinglepayer.org at least 24 hours in advance.

Meeting Agenda can be seen HERE

Sponsored by National Single Payer

What happens when doctors say “no”:

How One Doctor in Bloomington, Indiana Refused to Join an ACO REACH

Hear Dr. Rob Stone, physician in Bloomington, Indiana, discuss what happened when he found out his practice had joined an ACO REACH. Do physicians have agency when it comes to being “joined” to a for-profit, capitated program with financial incentives to delay and deny care? To whom is a physician beholden: the corporation or the patient? Can doctors really say “no”? And what happens when they do.

What can the community and the medical profession do to support doctors who take a stand against privatization of health care? Hear a response from Dr. Andy Coates, physician, former union leader in Albany, NY.

REMEMBER: You must register in advance for this meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcuChqjsuGNGjFQhbfyOjc43ZLozgpNgv

Please contact Anne Scheetz (annescheetz@gmail) for more information.

Our meetings often end before 5:30.

Sponsored by Labor Campaign for Single Payer.

Register here.

The complete agenda is published on the Northwest Indiana Medicare for All Members page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1552728174815399.

Sponsored by Chicago for Abortion Rights and more than forty co-sponsors.

ISPC and PNHP Illinois are co-sponsors.

Facebook page here.

Speakers include Martese Chism from National Nurses United and former PNHP intern Jeanine Valrie-Logan of South Side Birth Center.

Rally will be followed by a march to an undisclosed destination near public transportation. Contact Anne Scheetz annescheetz@gmail.com if you need informaiton on the route or destination.

Traducción al español disponible. Llegue antes de las 11:45 am para pedir prestados unos auriculares.

Spanish translation available at Federal Plaza. Please arrive by 11:45 am to borrow a headset.

American Sign Language interpretation available at Federal Plaza.

At the the Federal Plaza rally an area at Adams and Dearborn will be set aside for families with children and people who need chairs.

People who move more slowly will set the pace for the march.

Attendees are invited to do a brief passionate interview with videographer Al Nowakowski. If you are interested, look for Al and his camera.

if you would like to volunteer to help with set-up, clean-up, chanting, serving as a marshall, helping with equipment, or passing out water, please contact Anne Scheetz annescheetz@gmail.com.

PNHP statement on abortion, with references, here.

Sponsored by Indivisible Aurora and Illinois Radical Women.

ISPC members and other activists are invited to speak at the open mic and to pass out literature.

From the organizers:

More information about the national and local actions is available at www.ReproJusticeNow.org; info@indivisibleaurora.org and rw.illinois@radicalwomen.org.

National Single-Payer welcomes Dunn County, WI, organizers for a conversation about how they got national single payer on their November ballot. If you have not already registered, please do so using the link below.

Registration: You must register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tf-GqqzsuH9dV1KnXaZlOAFI6mgcgbzlr

Speakers: John Calabrese, Dunn County board supervisor and Dr. Lorene Vedder, member of Our Wisconsin Revolution and Physicians for a National Health Program both played central roles in getting the referendum question on the ballot.

Please contact Anne Scheetz (annescheetz@gmail) for more information.

Our meetings often end before 5:30.

Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Co-Chairs of the Medicare for All Caucus, are convening a Caucus meeting to "explore [how] private entities are profiteering in our current healthcare system and how Medicare for All would stop that."

Speakers will include:

• Eileen O'Grady--Healthcare Campaign Manager at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project

• Don Berwick, MD--President Emeritus, Institute for Healthcare Development

• Eagan Kemp--Health Care Policy Advocate at Public Citizen

You can watch the meeting live on Facebook here — please share! https://www.facebook.com/RepJayapal

All are welcome!

Come join the movement and meet the people working to make universal health care a reality!

Indoor/outdoor space.

Restaurant and bathrooms are wheelchair accessible.

Facebook event here.

Tickets $60; $35 for students. Please contact Anne Scheetz annescheetz@gmail.com if you want to attend and can’t afford a ticket.

From Physicians for a National Health Program:

Please join us for an important health justice seminar this Thursday, September 15 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. PNHP national coordinator Dr. Claudia Fegan will join Dr. Kayty Himmelstein and William “Sandy” Darity, Jr. for a discussion on the potential health impact of reparations, presented as part of the Lancet Commission on U.S. Public Policy and Health. (Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.)

The complete agenda is published on the Northwest Indiana Medicare for All Members page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1552728174815399.

Meetings are open to all ISPC members.

If you are interested in joining the virtual meeting, please email board@ilsinglepayer.org at least 24 hours in advance.

Agenda:

Welcome and Roll Call
• Approval of July minutes
• Treasurer’s report
• Committees and Taskforces

Nominating and Election Committee
+Disability Committee
+Labor Committee
+Membership Committee
+Legislative Committee
+Website and Social Media Committee
+Finance Committee
+Fundraising Committee
+Diversity Taskforce
• Campaign Updates

•ISPC membership meeting

Summary of Board votes taken between meetings
• Allies Update
• Next meeting set
• Adjourn

Note new time and location!

ISPC will have a table with flyers in English and Spanish; we will talk with workers about national single-payer health care, and participate in other aspects of the fair.

The fair is sponsored by the Chicago Jobs with Justice Community Action for Worker Safety (CAWS) campaign.

Public transportation: 18th Street Pink Line station (wheelchair accessible); Ashland Avenue (#9) and 16th/18th street (#18) buses

Parking: neighborhood streets

Bathrooms, including wheelchair-accessible, available in nearby community organization offices.

Street address for paratransit riders: 1815 S. Paulina

Please contact Anne Scheetz annescheetz@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer.

From Northwest Indiana Medicare for All:

We need you to come polling with us door to door in Highland’s 4th precinct on Saturday, Aug. 27.

The polling will start at 11:30 a.m. and we’ll end no later than 3 p.m. Pollsters will meet up in Highland’s beautiful Wicker Park at our NWIM4A table just west of the Banquet Hall to pick up your polling packets with a map, a walking list, a clipboard, a pen and a supply of poll sheets.  You’ll be assigned a poll captain and given basic instructions.  We’ll have bottled water.  If you have a light tote bag, bring it.

If you can spend as little as an hour with us Saturday, come out, we’ll have a route to fit you time frame.

Why a poll?  We’re doing it for several reasons.  One, is to see if Northwest Indiana residents support Medicare for All and, two, whether their support levels track national polling results.  Third, we’ll publicize this data as part of the mission of NWIM4A to be a cross-partisan educational organization.

Our analysis of data from the July 30 polling shows there’s strong support for Medicare for All among Democrats and Republicans as well as from voters with no party allegiance.

We need to get a head count, so please RSVP to nwimedicare4all@gmail.com, if you can make it and tell us what time range you’ll be available. Again, we’ll match a packet to your availability. Call Joseph Conn with any questions, 219-814-7169.

Please contact Anne Scheetz (annescheetz@gmail) for more information.

Sponsored by ONE Northside and Northwestern Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP).

The evidence shows that insurance company Centene through Ambetter is defrauding their customers by lying about their narrow provider networks and refusing to pay for medical care which should be guaranteed under the Affordable Care Act. The purpose of this direct action is to expose these illegal activities and build power in support of a single-payor healthcare system to eliminate provider networks for good. 

Article about a lawsuit against Centene here.

This is the registration link.

Tom Wilson, founding member and former Board President, ISPC, is one of the speakers.

Hosted by Medical Professionals for Universal Healthcare.

Register here.

Note that the host organization is on Mountain Daylight Time. The time given on this page is Central Daylight Time.

The grassroots, volunteer led activist group March for Medicare for All returns to Washington D.C. on Medicare’s birthday for their National Day of Action.

Marchers will meet at the southeastern corner of The Ellipse off of Constitution Ave., NW, between 15th St, NW and 17th St, NW.

For updates and to learn how to support these endeavors, visit www.m4m4all.org. If you have questions, contact m4m4all@m4m4all.org.

Special guest: Gillian Mason from Healthcare-NOW!

Please contact Anne Scheetz (annescheetz@gmail) for more information.

Meetings are open to all ISPC members.

If you are interested in joining the virtual meeting, please email board@ilsinglepayer.org at least 24 hours in advance.

Agenda:

Welcome and Roll Call
• Approval of May minutes
• Treasurer’s report

Medicare Anniversary Plans

Upcoming Fundraiser Plans
• Committees and Taskforces

Nominating and Election Committee
+Disability Committee
+Labor Committee
+Membership Committee
+Legislative Committee
+Website and Social Media Committee
+Finance Committee
+Fundraising Committee
+Diversity Taskforce
• Campaign Updates

•ISPC membership meeting

Summary of Board votes taken between meetings
• Allies Update
• Next meeting set
• Adjourn

Meetings are open to all ISPC members.

If you are interested in joining the virtual meeting, please email board@ilsinglepayer.org at least 24 hours in advance.

Agenda will be posted before the meeting.

The complete agenda is published on the Northwest Indiana Medicare for All Members page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1552728174815399.

Sponsored by Healthcare-NOW! and Progressive Democrats of America, and featuring the patients who told their stories in Michael Moore’s documentary.

From Healthcare-NOW!:

You can watch the live reunion at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET on Wednesday, June 29th on Facebook or our Youtube channel!

Haven't seen SiCKO yet? You can watch it online on a number of platforms: Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime, and Youtube.

Please contact Anne Scheetz (annescheetz@gmail) for more information.

Please contact maddie@ilsinglepayer.org if you wish to attend and did not receive an invitation.

The meeting will end earlier than originally planned so that those who wish to do so may attend protests against the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe versus Wade.