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Universal Health Care Message to Americans From Canadian Doctors & Health Care Experts

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:23:16 +0000

Canadian Doctors for Medicare hosted a celebration of Medicare in Canada. The speakers included Roy Romanow, former Saskatchewan Premiere and Commissioner on Health Care in Canada. They tell Americans that Canadian universal health care works and encourage Americans to implement a single payer universal health care system. The video also features Dr. Steven Lewis a health policy and research consultant, Dr. Danielle Martin, Dr. Ryan Meili and Dr. Robert Woolard representing the Canadian Doctors for Medicare and Linda Silas President of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.

Duration : 0:7:58

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Outrageous Costs

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:37:28 +0000

Sharon has worked in the food industry for 18 years. For 10 years had a family health insurance plan that cost about $200 a month, then in 2001, her employer cut benefits (as so many smaller firms have done in recent years) and started offering a new health insurance plan with less comprehensive coverage. Figuring having some health insurance was better then having none at all, Sharon enrolled. But after a trip to the doctor and subsequent tests and procedures – including a mammogram, sonograms and a stereotactic biopsy to remove two precancerous growths – Sharon unexpectedly found herself thousands of dollars in debt because her insurance plan only covered a small fraction of the costs. She tried to apply for financial assistance, but because she technically had insurance, she wasnt eligible for help. The fine print of insurance policies are notoriously difficult to understand, and often result in confusion over what is and isnt covered. Sharon set up a payment plan and eventually paid off her medical bills, but not before being harassed by bill collectors asking her to send more money.

Organizing for America has collected hundreds of thousands of personal health care stories. The grassroots effort is building support in communities across the country for a plan that adheres to President Obama’s three principles for reform: lowering costs, preserving patient choice and increasing access to quality care.

Duration : 0:3:15

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Fight back against health insurance lies

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:36:52 +0000

FORWARD THIS VIDEO!

Join the fight: http://sickforprofit.com

What does UnitedHealthcare CEO Stephen Hemsley have to lose if Congress passes real healthcare reform this year? Well, for starters, his nearly three quarters of a billion dollars in unexercised stock options might lose a few pennies on the dollar.

What does Isabella, a four year-old girl in Winsconsin who is physically incapable of eating and has had to be tube fed her entire life, have to gain from healthcare reform? The treatment she needs to live a normal life.

Brave New Films is launching a major new campaign to reveal the truth about the health insurance industry, and we need your help to do it. Contribute $25 today so we can create more campaigns exposing the obscene wealth of the CEOs of Aetna, CIGNA, Humana and WellPoint and the policyholders theyve abandoned for profit.

http://sickforprofit.com/donate

Duration : 0:5:57

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Emily Pilloton & Project H show how industrial design can empower all of us

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:41:12 +0000

Project H Design is a charitable organization that supports, inspires, and delivers life-improving humanitarian product design solutions. It champions industrial design as a tool to address social issues, a vehicle for global life improvement, and a catalyst for individual and community empowerment and it encourages the reorientation of the design industry towards a more socially-impactful and humanitarian entity through a variety of Initiatives that include design thinking, production and distribution, funding, design academics, and local chapter projects. The “H” in Project H stands for Humanity, Habitats, Health, and Happiness.

Duration : 0:7:20

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Jain Malkin: Writing this book was a “journey of discovery”

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:47:16 +0000

Jain Malkin Author: A Visual Reference for Evidence-Based Design

Duration : 0:3:12

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Outdoor Cooling.org

admin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:40:22 +0000

Outdoor Cooling Systems donated their services to the March of Dimes – March for Babies in Ft. Lauderdale FL. on 4/26/08.
We sell and service Mist Cooling Equipment.
OutdoorCooling.org

Duration : 0:2:54

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