THE DISPATCH                                                Issue: #13 July 9th, 2008
Greetings!

Enough talk.  CodeBlueNow! is mobilizing.

We are ramping up for a very exciting summer.  From recent press coverage to our upcoming September Town Hall to our new grassroots petition for The Declaration for the Health of America, we are building the Voters' Health Care Platform. 

Your voice is critical.  Read on for how you can get involved to have meaningful health care reform.
Partisan Fixes for Health Care Will Not Fix the Problem
Kathleen O'Connor rallies for reform in recent Seattle PI Op-Ed
July 2, 2008:  Kathleen O'Connor, Guest Columnist

The coming months will be laden with laments on the sorry state of our health care system.  Meetings will be held with story after horror story.  We don't need more horror stories.  They won't fix the system.  We need action--but not rote mindless action on "solutions" that have failed consistently.  

Click here to read the rest of the PI column.
Sign the Declaration for the Health of America Petition!
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Join our new petition drive to gather signatures for The Declaration for the Health of America.  It's secure to sign and takes less than one minute.  We need your support!  And get 10 friends to do the same.

Add your name to The Declaration for the Health of America.   

Signing this Declaration serves two important purposes:
  1. You are letting your elected officials know what you want.  We will collect and ultimately share the petitions with Senators McCain and Obama and the Congressional leadership.
  2. You join the growing number of voters supporting our grassroots effort to demonstrate consensus on health care issues now.
It takes less than one minute to sign the petition.  Sign the Declaration TODAY!  
Dr. Mike McGee, Author of Health Commentary, Nails It
Our colleague directly links the Declaration of Indepence with health care reform
Mike McGee, MD, prominent author of www.HealthCommentary.org and renown leader in health care politics, has written a compelling essay published on his blog about how the Declaration of Indepence directly ties into the need for deep reform of our health care system.

Mike also shared with his readers the news about our work at CodeBlueNow! and the Town Hall meeting on September 18th in Seattle:  Dr. McGee's Blog on CodeBlueNow!   Thank you, Mike, for spreading the word.  We are looking forward to continuing the message that "Deep Reform" in the health care system CAN and WILL happen, thanks to allies like you!

Stay tuned for more details on the Town Hall on September 18th in the next Dispatch! 

Cheers and more later,

Kathleen O'Connor
Founder and CEO
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In This Issue
Partisan Fixes Won't Work
Sign The Declaration for the Health of America!
Mike McGee, MD, Nails It
 
Take the CodeBlueNow Pulse TODAY!
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