Tag Archives: Health Care Reform Bill

Action Alert-Washington Times: Mental Health Trojan Horse-Federal Health Bill

Action Alert: Read this article, call your Federal legislators and let them know you disagree with the mental health programs in the Federal Health bill.   Email this article to your legislators as well, with your concerns.   Go to … Continue reading

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Update on the Health Care Reform Bill: more calls and faxes are needed

CCHR Florida Update on the Health Care Bill   According to a New York Times article, dated 11 Dec. 2009, “New federally financed drug research reveals a stark disparity: children covered by Medicaid are given powerful antipsychotic medicines at a … Continue reading

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Update on the Health Care Reform Bill

As you may or may not know, there is currently a health care bill in the US Senate that contains a number of provisions that forward psychiatry’s intention to screen and drug every American .   There was a vote … Continue reading

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Call to Action: Today!

The Health Care Reform bill has passed the House and is now in the Senate. A crucial vote is scheduled on the Senate’s version on Friday, November 20, 2009, that will determine the course of this legislation. It is a procedural … Continue reading

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Action Alert: Help Say “NO” to the psychiatric content of the Health Care Reform Bill!

There are two Senate health care bills that are currently being merged into one bill (just as the House of Representatives merged 3 bills together to come up with the 1990 page final H.R. 3962 “Affordable Health Care for America … Continue reading

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CALL TO ACTION: SAY “NO” TO PSYCHIATRIC CONTENT OF THE BILL

CCHR Florida Update on the Health Care Bill In case you haven’t heard, the health care bill passed in the House!   Now it’s over to the Senate for their bill. Then the two (House & Senate) bills go to … Continue reading

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Crunch Time on Health Care Reform Bill: Act Now!

This is crunch time!!   The House of Representatives may vote on health care legislation THIS WEEK and we need your help to say “No” to the psychiatric content of this Bill!   This is the Psychiatric Content of the … Continue reading

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Action Alert: Please Read and Do

The health care bill is expected to go to vote within a week or two. In Florida, Bill Nelson is our Democratic Senator.  He should be called, emailed, and faxed telling him to vote NO.  Below are the ways to … Continue reading

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Health Care Reform Bill – Act now!

CCHR Florida Update   The Health Care Reform Bill   The legislative session began Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.    NOW is the time to contact your Representatives and Senators and say “No” to the psychiatric content of this Bill. You can … Continue reading

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TAKE ACTION NOW ON U.S. HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL

The U.S. Senate is looking to vote on the Health Care Reform Bill without:   A) Reading the actual text of the entire bill and   B) Allowing the PUBLIC to read the entire bill.

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