PleasejoinusfortheSiCKOnewsconference,Fri.June29,11:00AM,BaxterTheatre(Louisville,KY)

  TheKentuckyChapterofPhysiciansforaNationalHealthProgram(PNHP-KY)andKentuckiansforSinglePayerHealthCare(KSPH)willholdanewsconferencetowelcomeMichaelMoore’s“SiCKO”toLouisvilleandtokickoffamovementforgenuinereformtohealourbrokenhealthcaresystem.

  Nursesandotherhealthcareprofessionalswillattendthenewsconferenceintheirscrubsandlabcoats. ThenewsconferenceissetfortheopeningdayofSiCKO:

Friday,June29,2007
11:00AM
InfrontoftheBaxterAvenueTheatres

(BaxterAvenueatGoddard,BaxterAvenuesideoftheMidCityMall)

  Speakerswillincludecommunityofficials,healthcareleaders,physicians,nurses,medicalstudents,andacrosssectionoftheLouisvillecommunity.
 
  Participantsinthenewsconferencewillurgeeveryonetoseethisremarkabledocumentaryandwillexplaintheonlycureforour"sicko"healthsystem,single-payernationalhealthinsuranceasembodiedinHR676,introducedbyCongressmanJohnConyers(D-MI). HR676isco-sponsoredby74housemembersincludingRep.JohnYarmuth(D-KY).

  HR676wouldcovereverypersonintheU.S.forallnecessarymedicalcareincludingprescriptiondrugs,hospital,surgical,outpatientservices,primaryandpreventivecare,emergencyservices,dental,mentalhealth,homehealth,physicaltherapy,rehabilitation(includingforsubstanceabuse),visioncare,chiropracticandlongtermcare. HR676endsdeductiblesandco-payments. HR676wouldsavebillionsannuallybyeliminatingthehighoverheadandprofitsoftheprivatehealthinsuranceindustryandHMOs.

  HR676wouldmakehealthcareahumanrightintheUnitedStates.

ForFurtherinformation:

GarrettAdams,MD,PNHP-KY: [email protected]
KayTillow,KSPH:(502)6361551,[email protected]

www.kyhealthcare.org,www.pnhp.org,www.sickocure.org