What Do People Misunderstand About Health Reform?

http://www.vimeo.com/20239025

this is an excellent and very useful video with survey results on misconceptions about the reform law.

see also related blogpost on herndon alliance.  

the herndon alliance

I highly recommend this site.  get on their email list. 

http://herndonalliance.org/

Many Americans Incorrectly Believe Health Law Has Been Repealed

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/February/24/kff-poll-americans-health-law-repeal.aspx

also see: Kaiser Health Tracking Poll -- February 2011

http://www.kff.org/kaiserpolls/8156.cfm

quality matters newsletter from commonwealth fund

lots of good material

http://tinyurl.com/4qko8jv

States Pushing Managed Long-Term Care For Elderly And Disabled Medicaid Patients

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/February/21/medicaid-managed-long-term-care.aspx

some concerns about this.  

Affordable Care Act Supports States in Strengthening Community Living

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/02/20110222b.html

Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Congressional Priorities

http://tinyurl.com/5uy2zln

this is an important article

best wisconsin protest signs

http://tinyurl.com/4h8fz3n
  
some of these are clever, some not, but we all should support the unions on this.

health reform: women's health care

Great new online resource for women to learn about benefits in the health care law http://bit.ly/idxirp

Selling health reform - an answer

http://herndonalliance.org/

thanks to families usa staff for sharing this web site with me. site looks useful.  I wonder how many know about this, as I certainly didn't.  still, I think much more positive could be said about reform, plus need to negate the myths, like death panels, that many still believe is in the bill. 

selling health reform

as a number of you know, I am very concerned that not enough has been done to sell health reform.  One strategy is to conduct focus groups to see what can be done to test various approaches to selling key ideas to the public. Don't know if that has been tried, but figure may be worth pursuing. If any of you have ideas as to how to pursue that, would appreciate your thoughts on that. 

also, this sunday afternoon, organizing for america is having a strategy session including a breakout on health reform. it will be in kensignton. If you are able to join us, please let me know and I will send details.

Lt. Gov Brown's Perspective on Health Reform

http://tinyurl.com/4sltfov

here is his speech to academy health on maryland's efforts on health reform.

Post: Supreme Court watchers: Roberts, Alito no sure bets against health-care mandate

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302677.html

let's hope that this speculation is right.  

The Hot Spotters by Atul Gawande in New Yorker 1/24/11

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/24/110124fa_fact_gawande

The Hot Spotters 

Can we lower medical costs by giving the neediest patients better care. 

In Camden, New Jersey, one per cent of patients account for a third of the city’s medical costs.

Dr. Jeffrey Brenner has taken a comprehensive social approach to these issues and is lowering medical costs.  This is where we need to be. 

2/8/11 Post: Health-care law supporters tap Democratic strategist to defend it

http://tinyurl.com/5w3kt5q


Hope this leads to a meaningful communication strategy. I have been quite frustrated with the lack of communication by the administration on the facts and myths of health reform.  One of the steps I suggest is that we do focus testing on messages.  If anyone has contact info for the person mentioned in this article, I would like to pass on my suggestions. 

Kaiser Commission: New Resources, Briefing Examine Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports

excellent briefing on medicaid long term care http://tinyurl.com/4qx3fae, see me at 55 minutes in video http://tinyurl.com/4ofnp76

Organizing for America Meeting on 2/20/11

http://tinyurl.com/5wfaxxa


Please join us for the 2011 OFA Strategy Session on Sunday, February 20th, 2-4 pm at the Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center in Silver Spring.
National OFA Political Director, Yohannes Abraham will lead a discussion of OFA's 2011 strategy as we gear up for the 2012 reelection campaign.  We'll also discuss implementation strategies here in Montgomery County.  In small groups, attendees will have an opportunity to provide feedback and suggestions.
The Gwendolyn Coffield Community Center is conveniently located between Chevy Chase and downtown Silver Spring -- at 2450 Lyttonsville Rd. in Silver Spring, 20910 -- just off East-West Highway via Grubb Road.
Please RSVP below.  

One of the breakout session will deal with health care. 

very useful kaiser survey

http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8148.pdf

The Individual Responsibility Provision Explained

http://networkedblogs.com/dHVqR

don't let senate repeal ACA.

http://participate.lwv.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3035

please spread the word