February 2011
The Oregon Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) and Mad As Hell Doctors (MAHD) will follow up on their landmark 2009 national tour and 2010 California tours with spirited rallies in Linn and Lincoln Counties during February. Their program will feature music by local musicians and the audience (singing); documentary videos by Paul Hochfeld M.D.; testimony by physicians and nurses; and āMad As Heck Minutesā by audience members on screen.
Albany, Feb. 13, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Albany Senior Center, 489 Water Ave.
Contact: Edie Orner, ediestewart29@msn.com
Eugene, Feb. 14, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
U of O campus, To Be Announced
Contact: Charlotte Maloney, charuhc@comcast.net
Florence, Feb. 15, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 9th St.
Contact: Rand Dawson, rdawson@oregonfast.net
Yachats, Feb. 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Yachats Commons, Hwy. 101 & W. 4th St.
Contact: Max Glenn, m35glenn@peak.org
Newport, Feb. 16, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Visual Arts Center, 777NW Beach Dr.
Contact: Joan Cvar, cvar@peak.org
Lincoln City, Feb. 17, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
St. Augustineās Catholic Church, 1139 NW Hwy. 101
Contact: Libby Durbin, ldbelle@embarqmail.com
Contact: Paco Maribono, frankeyus@yahoo.com
TBA
Salem, March 17
Grants Pass, March 26
Medford, March 27
Ashland, March 27
Brookings, March 28
Bandon, March 29
Coos Bay, March 30
Roseburg, March 31
PNHP-Oregon and Mad As Hell Doctors are physicians, nurses, ancillary health providers, and other concerned citizens advocating for an improved and expanded Medicare program to provide financially sustainable universal health coverage for all Americans. In September 2009, a PNHP/MAHD crew traveled 6,000 miles through Americaās heartland from Portland, OR to Washington, D.C., stopping at over 40 venues in 22 states. After appearances on the Ed Schultz Show (MSNBC), Keith Olberman (MSNBC), Democracy Now! and interviews on dozens of other media outlets, the group is continuing its unique approach and activist flair to advocate for Single Risk Pool, Improved Medicare-for-all.
PNHP/MAHD contends that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P-PACA) does too little to protect the health and livelihood of patients and their families. P-PACA serves to further entrench the current medical-industrial complex with an unsustainable cost spiral within our health care system.PNHP further contends that, while the Oregon Health Policy Board, a result of House Bill 2009, has proposed critical improvements in Oregonās health care system, these improvements will be achievable only under a Single Risk Pool, Improved Medicare-for-all plan.
PNHP is hitting the road again over the next several months to carry its message throughout Oregon. More information is available at https://pnhp.org/states/oregon and www.madashelldoctors.com.
You can also interact with 11,000 friends on www.facebook.com/MadDrs.
Mike Huntington, Physicians for a National Health Program, (541) 745-5635, mchuntington@comcast.net