| | Health care access conference calls September 3, 8Our Mennonite understanding that God takes special interest in the marginalized and uncared-for has led many of us into health care professions. We care so deeply about health care access for all that our delegates passed a nearly-unanimous resolution at Convention 2009. Because truth-telling is another Christian attribute, join some of the foremost experts in the country to hear what possible congressional bills say and don’t say and what they might mean for us as consumers. Join a one-hour conference call with Mennonite experts giving a Christian viewpoint of the United States health care access debate. Download the PowerPoint presentation. (Or, if you don't have Microsoft PowerPoint, view a PDF version of the presentation). Speakers: Tammy Alexander is the Legislative Associate for Domestic Affairs at the MCC Washington Office, focusing on immigration, the environment, and health care. Evan Bontrager is MMA vice president for insurance David E. Cockley is Associate Professor of Health Services Administration (James Madison University) and Adjunct Professor (Eastern Mennonite University) Ed Diller is Mennonite Church USA moderator. David Gautsche works at MMA in Stewardship Solutions.
 Keith Harder is leading Mennonite Church USA efforts for a health care plan for congregational church workers. Joseph Kotva, Jr. was editor of Healing Healthcare: A Study and Action Guide on Health Care Access in the United States. Susan Mark Landis is Mennonite Church USA peace advocate. Tim Stoltzfus Jost is a professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and was the primary author of the national health care resolution passed by the 2009 Mennonite Church USA Delegate Assembly. Tim has been interviewed in the past few days by CNN, ABC News, the New York Times, USA Today, Investor's Daily, Fox News, and some local radio programs
You might listen with a group so you can discuss further after the call. You may send questions by email to SusanML@MennoniteUSA.org. Questions must be received by Sept 1. After the call, you may send comments to SusanML@MennoniteUSA.org. More details and visuals will be available by September 1 on http://www.MennoniteUSA.org/nationalhealthcare. - Thursday, September 3
10 pm Eastern, 9 pm Central, 8 pm Mountain, 7 pm Pacific - Tuesday, September 8
8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific
Attendee dial-in number: (712) 432-1001
Attendee access code: 477952371# All attendees will be on mute. There is space for 1000 attendees. You are responsible for any applicable long distance charges that may apply to your phone line. The conference call costs nothing extra. | |
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