organizing for single payer in minnesota inge de becker md laurel gamm md taina maki

Organizing for Single Payer

in Minnesota

Inge De Becker MD Laurel Gamm MD Taina Maki

Our Organization

• 2 co-chairs: • Laurel Gamm MD, Inge De Becker MD

• Minnesota 501c3• Board of Directors (15)• Executive Director: Taina Maki

Speakers’ Bureau

• Started in 2007 by Drs Settgast and Frost• 64 presentations (up from 40)

Dave Dvorak MD MPH

Membership• We encourage Non-Physicians to become members and sign on to our

resolution. 

• Total names in database 1902• Total signers 1483• Total physician and medical students 908• Total healthcare professionals 1033

• Approximately 16,806 licensed docs located in Minnesota. We are building a strategy to reach them all in 2015.

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Most active members

Professional Associations

• MAFP resolution in April 2014.• MMA-MAFP- PNHP SP Forum in August.• Article on SP January 2015 of the MMA Journal

Media

• Letters/ OpEds 8• Cable TV interview 1• Mercy Killers 6

Coalition

• In transition • PNHP Mn /Minnesota Nurses Association

Medical Students

• Mayo Rochester• UMN Twin Cities• UMN Duluth

Medical Students

• Network with like-minded groups• Calendar for PNHP opportunities• Show a movie• PNHP Lunch hour talks• Summer Internship• Day-on-the-Hill• Board of Directors of PNHP MN

Social Events

• Parties• PNHP HaHa! Hours

Legislative Efforts

• We anticipate that Sen. Marty will be introducing a bill

- laying out principles for health care reform, and - providing for an economic analysis of pending

health care proposals

• Section 1332

Plan for the coming year

• We are finalizing our strategic plan for the coming year

• We anticipate:• Strengthening our role as communicators about

single payer·        • Developing and carrying out a legislative plan to

bring us closer to single payer.

pnhpminnesota.org

pnhpminnesota@gmail.com