ACHIEVING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
Sponsored by:
Ohio Council of Churches- Episcopal Church - Dioceses of Ohio and Southern Ohio;
United Methodist Church - East and West Ohio Conferences;
Ohio Presbyterian Public Policy Network - Hunger Network in Ohio

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008,
10:00 - 2:00p.m.
$20/person includes lunch
North Broadway United Methodist Church
48 E. North Broadway St. Columbus, OH.
(WEST OF THE I-71 NORTH BROADWAY EXIT )

GUEST SPEAKERS:
Cathy Levine – Exec. Director Universal Health Care Action Network
Col Owens- SCI, Bob Krasen-Single Payer Action Network-Ohio
Kathleen Gmeiner- Ohio Consumers For Health Coverage

Please Register by April 30, 2008

Make checks ($20) payable to: Ohio Council of Churches,
6230 Busch Blvd., Suite 430, Columbus, OH 43229-1879.
For more information, contact Tom Smith, at 614/885-9590, ext 15.

AGENDA
MAY 13, 2008
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

9:30 am Registration — Ximena Jones, OCC Administrative Asst.

10:00 am Welcome-Prayer — Rev. Rebecca Tollefson, OCC Exec. Director

10:15 am Cathy Levine — Exec. Director UHCAN-Ohio
Facts, figures, stats about health coverage in Ohio
What have other states done?
Presidential candidates’ healthcare proposals and outlook for passage?

10:45 am Kathleen Gmeiner — Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC)
What is OCHC? How is it funded? What are the principal objectives?
How do you become a partner? Do you have a health care plan?

11:15 am Bob Krasen — Single Payer Action Network (SPAN-Ohio)
How are you organized? What are the elements of your plan?
What are your chances in Ohio? How does one join your group?

11:45 am Lunch

12:30 pm Col Owens — Governor Strickland’s State Coverage Initiative
Who is a part of this initiative? What have you accomplished?
Has your group recommended a plan? How does it differ from Raussen’s
plan? Will Ohio adopt a health care plan in the next year? If so what
might it look like?

1:00 pm Panel Dialogue — Guests may ask panel members questions

1:45 pm Wrap-Up — Tom Smith, OCC Public Policy Director