SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE ADVOCATES
VISIT UofL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Several members of the Physicians for a National Health Program
movement met at the UofL School of Medicine campus on Tuesday,
May 10, to get the word out on single-payer reform.
Prompted by the American Journal of Public Health’s recent
publishing of a detailed proposal signed by more than 2,200
doctors nationwide, Louisville physicians and medical students
hoped to reach even more of their peers with an interactive event
downtown.
“There are a number of problems with our current health care
program but first and foremost, we still don’t cover 30 million
Americans,” said Peter Esch, MD. “The basic concept is Medicare
for everyone.”
Kay Tillow, William Jones, UofL School of Medicine Student Brandi
Jones, Peter Esch, MD, and Edgar Lopez, MD, at the single-payer press
conference.
Dr. Esch and several other speakers urged those in attendance to
think about a health care system more far reaching and personalized than the Affordable Care Act. Members of the Students for
a National Health Program were also in attendance, including
Louisville Chapter President Mallika Sabharwal who said simply,
“People think this is a partisan issue, but it isn’t. It’s a human issue.”
For more information on single-payer health care, visit
www.kyhealthcare.org.
HAVE YOU PAID
YOUR 2016-2017
GLMS DUES?
The Center of Hope at the Salvation Army is looking for
physician volunteers to help with camp physicals for
children ages 7-12 years old. The exams are scheduled
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 21 at 911 South
Brook Street in Louisville. Thirty or more children are
expected to need exams. To volunteer or learn more
information, contact Kay Roberts, Executive Director
of the Harambee Health Center, at 502-568-4647.
The deadline is approaching for inclusion in the 2016-2017 GLMS
Annual Pictorial Roster. If you have not yet