Health Care Reform

Health Care Reform

Promote a health care system for the United States that provides affordable access to a basic level of quality care for all U.S. residents, including behavioral health that is integrated with and achieves parity with the physical health care system.

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Health Care

Submitted by Wheaton, Illinois in January 2018.

Position

Improved Access to Health Care
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Program Priorities

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Issues for Emphasis are adopted by our grassroots members during biennial Conventions at the national, state and regional level. The local League adopts issues for emphasis known as Program Priorities at an annual membership meeting.

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Letter in support of Universal Primary Healthcare in Vermont dated 17 November 2017

written by Catherine Rader on behalf of the LWV of Vermont board

written to: 

  • members of the Vermont House and
  • Senate Health Care Committees,
  • the Speaker of the House,
  • the President pro tem of the Senate.

Last session, the League of Women Voters of Vermont  advocated for H.248/S.53, which calls for universal, publicly funded primary care for all Vermonters.

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Write Vermont Legislators to set priority for Universal Primary Care

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Submitted by in November 2017.

Action Alerts

Please write your Vermont State respresentatives to pass universal primary health care in the current legislative session.

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Human Resources

Submitted by Montana in November 2017.

Position

Positions taken on issues of Human Resources in Montana
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Health Care

Submitted by in November 2017.

Position

The LWV of Vermont favors a Vermont program to provide a basic level of quality health care to residents of Vermont.
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Legislative Session 2018

Join us for Legislative Day at the Vermont Statehouse in Winter

The League of Women Voters of Vermont is preparing for advocacy during the 2018 Legislative session which will open in January in Montpelier.

Based on the program adopted at Convention in June, Health Care (H.248), Clean Water (H.95/H.576), and Carbon Tax (H.394, S.284, H.528, -31, -32, -33) are our legislative priorities.  In addition, the League supports background checs for transfer of firearms (S.6/H.151), voter rights (H.624) and IRV (S.213).  

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Social Policy: Public Health Services (1974, 2011, 2021)

Submitted by Humboldt County in October 2017.

Position

Support of measures to provide efficient publicly administered health care, including mental health services, as these are essential and should be available to each individual.
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VOTER 2005

The Voter 2005 Edition

 

THE VOTER: FEBRUARY 2005

February 2005 VOTER includes information on: Feb. 12 Membership meeting, Citizens of Achievement (April 10), League involvement in civic education, LWVC votes action priority for redistricting, FDA Morning-After pill decision delayed

 

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The VOTER 2008

The VOTER 2008 Edition

THE VOTER: JANUARY 2008

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