Maine State Legislature Endorses HR 676

> Both Houses of the Maine state legislature, on roll call votes, have
> endorsed a single payer healthcare system and HR 676.
>
> Separately, a just released poll conducted by the Maine Medical
> Society,
> shows that a majority of the state's physicians support a single payer
> healthcare system.
>
> The HR 676 resolution and vote in Maine, follows a similar roll call
> vote
> by the New Hampshire House. The New Hampshire House voted 192-150 on
> March 24th In favor of Resolution HCR2 which endorses HR 676 and a
> single
> payer health care system.
>
> Below is the Associated Press story that ran in many Maine newspapers
> which also cites the recent poll conducted by the Maine Medical
> Society.
>
> A copy of the Maine legislature's Joint Resolution can be found at:
> http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billtexts/HP100401.asp
>
>
> Submitted By The Associated Press
> on Wednesday, Apr. 8 at 3:13 pm
> AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers have passed a resolution calling on
> President
> Obama and Congress to establish a single-payer health system that
> covers
> everyone.
> The Senate passed the nonbinding resolution by a 20-15 vote on
> Wednesday,
> a day after the House did the same by a 91-52 vote.
> The resolution cites the high costs of the present system and says
> managed
> care, health maintenance organizations and other reforms have failed
> to
> contain health costs.
> The resolution was passed months after a poll of nearly 600 Maine
> physicians showed a majority in favor of a single payer or "Medicare
> for
> all" approach. The survey, conducted in November and December,
> showed 52
> percent in favor and 48 percent against.
>
> Distributed by:
> All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care--HR 676
> c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO)
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> Louisville, KY 40217
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> 04/12/09