organizing for single payer in minnesota inge de becker md laurel gamm md taina maki
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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.
Overall Outreach Outcomes
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2000 Total Names
Total Signers
Total Healthcare Signers
Total Physician Signers
12/2013 10/2014
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.
