Organizing for Single Payer

in Minnesota

Inge De Becker MD Laurel Gamm MD Taina Maki

Our Organization

• 2 co-chairs: • Laurel Gamm MD, Inge De Becker MD

• Minnesota 501c3• Board of Directors (15)• Executive Director: Taina Maki

Speakers’ Bureau

• Started in 2007 by Drs Settgast and Frost• 64 presentations (up from 40)

Dave Dvorak MD MPH

Membership• We encourage Non-Physicians to become members and sign on to our

resolution. 

• Total names in database 1902• Total signers 1483• Total physician and medical students 908• Total healthcare professionals 1033

• Approximately 16,806 licensed docs located in Minnesota. We are building a strategy to reach them all in 2015.

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Most active members

Professional Associations

• MAFP resolution in April 2014.• MMA-MAFP- PNHP SP Forum in August.• Article on SP January 2015 of the MMA Journal

Media

• Letters/ OpEds 8• Cable TV interview 1• Mercy Killers 6

Coalition

• In transition • PNHP Mn /Minnesota Nurses Association

Medical Students

• Mayo Rochester• UMN Twin Cities• UMN Duluth

Medical Students

• Network with like-minded groups• Calendar for PNHP opportunities• Show a movie• PNHP Lunch hour talks• Summer Internship• Day-on-the-Hill• Board of Directors of PNHP MN

Social Events

• Parties• PNHP HaHa! Hours

Legislative Efforts

• We anticipate that Sen. Marty will be introducing a bill

- laying out principles for health care reform, and - providing for an economic analysis of pending

health care proposals

• Section 1332

Plan for the coming year

• We are finalizing our strategic plan for the coming year

• We anticipate:• Strengthening our role as communicators about

single payer·        • Developing and carrying out a legislative plan to

bring us closer to single payer.

pnhpminnesota.org

pnhpminnesota@gmail.com