February 16, 2012, 6:30pm -
MoSP meeting,
at The Ethical Society,
"The Healthcare Movie"
Save the Date! - "Health Care Sunday",
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Program:
Carol Paris, MD, a psychiatrist from Maryland, member of Physicians for a National Health Program and one of the "Baucus Thirteen" will be our keynote speaker.
(A PDF of the bill is available at the above link)
The Missouri universal health assurance program would be created for the purpose of providing a single publicly financed statewide program to provide comprehensive necessary health, mental health, and dental health care services, including preventive screenings, for all residents of this state. This program shall have as its goals:
Timely access to health services of the highest quality for every resident of the state so that all may benefit;
The provision of adequate funding for health care;
Lower health care spending through streamlined administration, a single bill and uniform payments.