http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2008/04/26/resos-relating-to-health-and-human-services/ This is a place for members of Progressive Democrats of Hawai‘i to express their thoughts and exasperations about political happenings. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:27:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2008/04/26/resos-relating-to-health-and-human-services/#comment-14465 rachel Thu, 01 May 2008 02:46:13 +0000 http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2008/04/26/resos-relating-to-health-and-human-services/#comment-14465 There was some general discussion about what some of us were referring to as "single-payer universal healthcare." A good resource for this is at the Physicians for a National Health Program site. http://pnhp.org/ There was some general discussion about what some of us were referring to as “single-payer universal healthcare.” A good resource for this is at the Physicians for a National Health Program site. http://pnhp.org/

]]> http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2008/04/26/resos-relating-to-health-and-human-services/#comment-14461 rachel Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:28:14 +0000 http://pd-hawaii.com/blog/2008/04/26/resos-relating-to-health-and-human-services/#comment-14461 The resolution topics we discussed were: <ol> <li>Single-payer universal healthcare: nation-wide & state-wide</li> <li>HIV/AIDS support</li> <li>elderly support</li> <li>North Shore hospital</li> <li>wellness of homeless</li> <li>health facility support, rural</li> <li>job training in rural areas</li> <li>affordable housing for (health) workers in rural areas</li> <li>multi-state program for importing cheaper drugs</li> <li>mental health support</li> <li>pharmacies with adequate supplies in rural areas</li> <li>death with dignity</li> <li>medicare eligibility -- lower age requirement</li> <li>homeless care [could be incorporated with mental health topic]</li> <li>affordable housing</li> <li>medicare/medicaid funding</li></ol> The resolution topics we discussed were:

1. Single-payer universal healthcare: nation-wide & state-wide
2. HIV/AIDS support
3. elderly support
4. North Shore hospital
5. wellness of homeless
6. health facility support, rural
7. job training in rural areas
8. affordable housing for (health) workers in rural areas
9. multi-state program for importing cheaper drugs
10. mental health support
11. pharmacies with adequate supplies in rural areas
12. death with dignity
13. medicare eligibility — lower age requirement
14. homeless care [could be incorporated with mental health topic]
15. affordable housing
16. medicare/medicaid funding

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