|
Public Employee Press
Media Beat: DVD
Healthcare chickens kick fox out of the coop Who
says political action cant be fun? A group called Healthcare Now has produced
a short humorous film about how a community of working chickens decided to organize
for universal healthcare. The animated DVD, Dont Be a Chicken,
shows insurance execs and politicians telling the tough birds that todays
overpriced and underperforming system is the best way to deliver health care.
The chickens finally think outside the coop and decide the solution
is to expand and improve Medicare to all by creating a universal, publicly financed,
privately delivered health care program. Not a week goes by that we do
not hear about a new union endorsing Rep. John Conyers single-payer health insurance
bill, HR 676, which does exactly that. National health insurance would
offer an alternative to the growing number of uninsured Americans and the constant
cutbacks caused by rising costs. The expanded Medicare plan would save
$150 billion a year by eliminating the private insurance industrys high
costs, outrageous profits and non-healthcare spending on wasteful services such
as marketing. What a wonderful campaign issue for politicians who dont
want to be chickens. This 10-minute DVD is $30 from www.Healthcare-Now.org
or by calling 1- 800-453-1305. Its perfect for union and community group
meetings, and copies are available in the Education Fund Library in Room 211.
Ken Nash | |