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.

Health Care Committee Meeting

Health Care Committee in white text on a blue rectangle with geometric shapes in a variety of blue colors in the far background

Submitted by Alachua County in May 2024.

Event Date:

05/13/2024 - 4:00pm

Event location:

Oak Hammock

Our Health Care Committee, co-chaired by Barbara Frentzen and Kim Walsh-Childers, is hosting its next meeting in person at Oak Hammock. Join the team to help plan upcoming actions and events. Everyone is welcome!

Submitted by Spokane Area in April 2024.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Washington State Stands in Opposition to Three Voter Initiatives.

Submitted by Alachua County in February 2024.

Event Date:

03/11/2024 - 4:00pm

Event location:

Oak Hammock

Our Health Care Committee, co-chaired by Barbara Frentzen and Kim Walsh-Childers, is hosting its next meeting in person at Oak Hammock.

Karen Miller has invited the CEO of Elder Options and a SHINE member to speak.

Red Box with White Text "Take Action Now!"

Submitted by Alachua County in February 2024.

Action Alerts

The Florida Senate Rules Committee will be taking up Senate Bill 476 (House Bill 651) on Monday (Feb. 26) at 2:00 p.m. (ET). This bill targets abortion providers, abortion-seeking patients, and people who help them by allowing lawsuits for “wrongful death” of an “unborn child.” This is the final committee stop in the Florida Senate.

We're urging every Florida League member to contact the members of the Senate Rules Committee and tell them to vote NO on Senate Bill 476!

Submitted by Alachua County in February 2024.

Action Alerts

The Florida House Judiciary Committee will be taking up House Bill 651 (Senate Bill 476) tomorrow (Feb. 21) at 8:00 a.m. (ET) which will target abortion providers, abortion-seeking patients, and people who help them by allowing lawsuits for “wrongful death” of an “unborn child.” This is the final committee stop in the Florida House.

We're urging every Florida League member to contact the members of the House Judiciary Committee and telling them to vote NO on House Bill 651!

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2024.

Event Date:

03/09/2024 - 10:30am to 1:00pm

League Day 2024 focuses on creating healthy communities and the inter-connections of health and policy.

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

Event Date:

02/13/2024 - 7:00pm

Event location:

Oak Hammock

At this Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Adriana Menendez and Veronica Robleto from the Rural Women's Health Project will speak on, "Health Justice Support for Farmworkers and Immigrant Communities."

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

Event Date:

02/12/2024 - 4:00pm

Event location:

Oak Hammock

Our Health Care Committee, co-chaired by Barbara Frentzen and Kim Walsh-Childers, is hosting its next meeting in person at Oak Hammock. They may be able to make the meeting available via Zoom as well.

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2024.

Event Date:

02/12/2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Event location:

Via Zoom

Death vs. Dollars: How Can We Deal with Chronic Disease – Like Long COVID, Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases (Recorded February 12, 2024).

Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

News

At the January 9, 2023, Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Dr. Nancy Hardt, MD presented, "Politics and Infant and Maternal Health." Dr. Hardt is a professor emerita at the UF College of Medicine.

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Health Care Reform

Health Care Reform

Health Care Committee Meeting

LWVWA Takes Stand Against Three Ballot Initiatives

Health Care Committee Meeting

LWVFL ACTION ALERT: Oppose ANOTHER bill aimed to punish abortion patients and those who help them

LWVFL ACTION ALERT: Oppose bill aimed to punish abortion patients and those who help them

Bay Area League Day 2024 (Recorded)

Oak Hammock Committee Meeting

Health Care Committee Meeting

Death vs. Dollars: How Can We Deal with Chronic Disease – Like Long COVID, Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases (Recorded)

Recording of "Politics and Infant and Maternal Health" Presentation

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