Howard Dean To Announce Major New Campaign On Health Care Reform

Source: The Plum Line

The Plum LineGreg Sargent's blog
Howard Dean To Announce Major New Campaign On Health Care Reform

Looks like Howard Dean is well on his way to finding a post-DNC niche, and he won’t be needing the Obama administration to find it for him.

On a conference call with supporters later today, Dean will make a surprise announcement, unveiling a major new health care campaign that will gear up his political operation to pressure the White House and Congress to preserve a public insurance option as part of health care reform, I’m told.

The campaign will be called “Stand With Dr. Dean,” and its immediate goal is to build up a membership of a quarter million in the next few months, relying on the million-strong email list of Democracy for America, Dean’s political operation. The eventual goal is to organize and door-knock to build support for the public insurance option in Congressional districts across the country, DFA executive director Arshad Hasan tells me.

Supporters of Dean — a former doctor who has been looking for a meaningful way of impacting the coming health care reform push — were furious with Obama aides for not giving Dean a health care-related spot in the administration. This new project to push Obama and Congress towards a public option is Dean’s post-DNC solution, and his political operation could have a real impact on the coming health care debate.


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And he'll be on CNBC to tout. Great.

I don't have a lot of faith that the currrent players (other than Dean) won't cave to the health insurance companies and take that option out.

I don't understand what's wrong with these supposedly bright people who can't see that continuing to line the pockets of these for-profit health insurance crooks makes no sense at all and that single payer is the only way to go. Especially as it seems more and more employers are dropping health insurance altogether or offering plans with such high deductibles that they're not much better than no insurance at all.

that the health insurance industry has control of a big portion of the GDP, which they are willing to use to smash anyone who threatens their survival. And national health insurance would destroy them--a for-profit system can never compete on a level playing field with a nonprofit plan.

as part of the GNP? And insurance companies are financial groups. And, they're a group that are making it more difficult for every other American industry to compete with foreign companies.

They are nothing better than hedge fund folks. With a lethal and morbid outcome for those who have to pay them, or else.

People with no medical training deciding whether he gets paid or not.

We won't be allowed EVER. The writing is on the wall on that. x(

Has been a key component of Russell's plan, particularly in 2008. John Russell is a Nurse Practitioner (ARNP Acute Care) and also has an MBA in Health Systems Management. John has analyzed our health care system and has offered the rationale behind his advocacy for a National Single Payer Plan that will strengthen the fiscal foundation of Medicare which is in far worse shape financially than Social Security.

John with his background will be a great ally for Dr Dean in his fight. I spoke with John recently and he was very concerned and outright p/o'ed about Obama's pick for Secretary of Health who was touted as having the right experience for the job ... because she was State Insurance Commissioner! JOHN WAS PISSED OFF!!! It is up to us to fight the insurance industry by standing up to the LOBBYISTS of CORPORATE AMERICA! It WAS the stinking LOBBYIST pressure that kept Howard Dean from being named Secretary of Health and Human Services! It IS ALL 'bout Da $Money!!!

According to John a National Single Payer Plan will help to save our economy by leveling the playing field for American business comparable to our global competitors. It will strengthen our workforce by improving the health of our workers and improve the quality and quantity of life for the average American citizen.

Go to www.johnrussellforcongress.com and pull down issues and go to health care sub-divided into a number of topics from problems to solutions. Thank you John for your work on behalf of working America!:)

You don't understand? ??? Don't be silly, it's simple, they line company pockets and the company's line theirs.

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(might these folks team up with bernie madoff to create reverse life insurance policies to safeguard our health?)

we can't afford insurance, and even if we can we can't afford the deductible (mine is $5,700.00), so we don't have checkups or preventative care. We won't catch the cancer or anything else in time to have a prayer of being able to afford to be saved, so we'll conveniently die off. More resources for the only people worthy of them; the rich! They've got it all worked out. Now if they can just find a way to make our air and water even more filthy and our food supply even more unsafe their plan will be foolproof!

going into your home... WOW How creative is that?

“We’re saying that if the public option is not included, it’s not real health care reform,” Hasan says.

Fucking A. More like this.

:kick:

I thought talk had been renewed about Dean getting that spot.

:shrug:

SG is a low level post that reports to the HHS, which is the position he wants. Anyway the unofficial Obama source just mentioned Dean as a possible SG but he/she was not serious.

YEA!

Good to see you. :hi:

Julie

Dean is the man!

Dr. Dean just may be more effective helping us get single pay healthcare outside of the rahm Obama administration.

:woohoo: :woohoo: for Dr. Dean!

Obama may regret not nominating Dean for HHS.

But it's good to see Howard keeping pressure on the Establishment.

I bet that he will have a huge following immediately. Once that petition is uploaded, I will put it in my sig line for all of the web sites I peruse and in all of my outgoing emails.

Obama's loss is our gain - Go Howard, go!

:toast: I look forward to supporting Dr. Dean in his new agenda. :)

Right off the bat there's the 47 million who are out in the cold now who would want to join. Then there's the bankrupt with insurance people. Dr. Dean is going to need a computer with lots of memory.

:D

Howard I think is going to become our guy more than Obama, even. And good for him on that front. We're already seeing Obama start caving to people from big business. I don't think Howard will be so easy to convince.....

I feel badly the way he has been ignored by the administration...but am excited to see he is going to fight for a public insurance option. Other wise, I agree with what was previously mentioned about caving into private insurance companies.

:hi:

:patriot:

:bounce: :applause:

I'm all in if it gives us
National Health eventually.

This is the thin end of the wedge.

Without it, there is only more
insurance company controlled
misery.

http://democracyforamerica.com/event_types/46-dfa-birthday-party/search

I'm going!

Back in Deaniac mode for me. Dr. Dean <-- :loveya:

Without Dr. Dean I'm afraid we don't have much of a chance at all. :(

and Dean may just provide it. Fear the scream! :)

By "preserving public insurance option" does he simply mean that he wants to counter Emanuel's plan to eliminate Medicare coverage?

How can Dean ask people for support when we don't even know what plan he is offering yet? I couldn't find out much about it.

Dean is petitioning for a "public option" on health care reform.

Usually referred to as "Medicare for all", it's main benefits are the big savings in overhead costs, versus private - for profit - insurance; equality in access; and affordability.

While the Obama Administration is moving on health care reform, Dr. Dean's effort is a "push" from the local, grass roots for universal health care to be included in the discussion of options.

Scare-mongers call it socialism and claim some nefarious government "control" over medical decisions.

Balderdash! It's a more efficient delivery system and one that works well in the rest of the industrialized world.

You can add your support here -

http://StandwithDrDean.com

I'm pinto and I approve this message ;-)

:kick:

SERIOUSLY. :patriot:

Sign up!

:patriot:

we "middle" class can't afford, and are now being fined $100/month we go without.

I know Dean is looking out for the peoples best interest, that's why he was made to fail in '04.

He's much more powerful in a position outside of the establishment. Keep holding their feet to the fire Dean!! :thumbsup:

Source: The Plum Line

The Plum LineGreg Sargent's blog
Howard Dean To Announce Major New Campaign On Health Care Reform

Looks like Howard Dean is well on his way to finding a post-DNC niche, and he won’t be needing the Obama administration to find it for him.

On a conference call with supporters later today, Dean will make a surprise announcement, unveiling a major new health care campaign that will gear up his political operation to pressure the White House and Congress to preserve a public insurance option as part of health care reform, I’m told.

The campaign will be called “Stand With Dr. Dean,” and its immediate goal is to build up a membership of a quarter million in the next few months, relying on the million-strong email list of Democracy for America, Dean’s political operation. The eventual goal is to organize and door-knock to build support for the public insurance option in Congressional districts across the country, DFA executive director Arshad Hasan tells me.

Supporters of Dean — a former doctor who has been looking for a meaningful way of impacting the coming health care reform push — were furious with Obama aides for not giving Dean a health care-related spot in the administration. This new project to push Obama and Congress towards a public option is Dean’s post-DNC solution, and his political operation could have a real impact on the coming health care debate.
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/president-obama/howard-dean-to-announce-major-campaign-on-health-care
-thanks kpete for this OP! Peace and low stress..

was the plan all along, i.e., Dean could be more effective from outside the administration. Probably not, but I'd like to think that sort of strategery was going on.

this is having to be done OUTSIDE the party
because the party doesn't WANT it.

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free from the corporatist ties that hobble even the best of the imcumbent politicians in Washington.

:patriot:

As true today as it was in 2003.

I've been a fan since October 2002. I'm still a DFA member. Go Dr. Dean!

I am on board, lets go! Still have a Dean bumper sticker on my Ford truck and now i remember why. Just kidding, never forgot. lol

I really didn't like Dean in '04 but have been very impressed with what he has done since then. Maybe this is his destiny. To be a constant source for change outside of the system. Perhaps this is better than if he were a member of the administration. We have Obama's people pushing from one side, Dean's organization pushing from another -- this gives us a diversity of voices, opinions, and organizing styles, coming from different angles, pushing toward essentially the same goal.

is, how much IS Medicare.....?

If a family of 4 is paying $1,200 a month for
private health insurance, how much would we
have to pay for Medicare?

Anyone?

but christmas '07 one of the CA assembly repugs said that health care for all would cost an additional 40% in taxes. I looked at my pay stub & figured that would be an 8% increase and that for me and my family I was paying 10%. Meaning I would pay less for my health care & everybody in CA would be covered. I imagine on a national level I would see even more of a savings because of the buying power.
I want to know what happened to the Obama that smacked HRC with, the problem is that people can't afford health insurance & until that is fixed it does not matter what you do.

and not afford to ensure the health of those paying for them.

....has to network OUTSIDE the democratic party to advocate for REAL health lo reform.

THIS is why Dean didn't get HHS.

He wouldn't play ball with big insurance.

Flame me all day long. But, I am not at all happy with Obama & the 'new' democrat administration.

LOVE YEAH HOWARD DEAN - COUNT ME IN!

You're going to need it.

Because it is coming from outside the administration it gives Obama a way to include this legislation without pushing it himself. Even he doesn't have the political capital to say "we are doing single payer," but with public support can perhaps make it an option in a way that does not seem like he is breaking a campaign promise.

He's got a political uphill battle ahead of him, but I wish him well.

It's a high fever.

Try "Medicare for all" tonight and call him in the morning.

we need real universal health care in this country.

Why can't "We The People" have health care like our rich politicians? They are rich, and do not need it, the rest of us need health care. So many have to work just to pay the criminal insurance companies. Europe is way ahead of us. Get rid of the insurance companies and do something about the crooked drug companies! We must get the money out of politics. Tax payers should pay for the campaigns so the rich corporations can't bribe those who are running. If you don't have money you have to depend on the rich to get you elected. That is a no brainer! Corporations do not want tax payers to pay for campaigns. We must fight for it.

Kevin Trudeau

"Natural Cures THEY Don't Want You To Know About"

it's about time...

We need him to fight for us even with Obama in office. I had a feeling things would work out. I can't wait to help out.

Already signed and passed around. Thanks!

joking aside DR DEAN IS THE FATHER OF THE CURRENT DEMOCRATIC PUSH IN THE USA..... Let OBAMA know that DEAN IS THE PEOPLE'S VOICE ! ! !

A public option with private insurers still allowed to exist should only be a fallback Plan B. But ferchrissakes! Why START a negotiation with a compromise? Start by demanding single payer, now!

even pledged a very small monthly contribution.

Good to see you back, Doctor..