California OneCare Ad #143 David & Natalie Lander
It doesn’t matter how young or healthy you are, says Natalie Lander, one day your body will betray you. Her dad, David Lander, adds that when that happens, you want the best that medical science can give you. But if you don’t have insurance, or your policy is cancelled, you’re out of luck. That’s why they both support single payer, California OneCare, full care, for all, for less.
This Sunday, July 25th at 7:30PM
COME JOIN BILL MAHER
Alongside 4 Fabulous Ladies
LILY TOMLIN – PAULA POUNDSTONE
Geri Jewell – Kathy Buckley
with celebrity guest David L. Lander
Special Guest Former Senator Sheila Kuehl
HOSTED by Fred Willard
At the
IMPROV
8162 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, California 90046
IT’S “LAUGHING MATTERS!”
A FANTASTICALLY FUN, JAM-PACKED NIGHT…ABOUT A SERIOUS MATTER
A SPECIAL BENEFIT FOR CALIFORNIA ONECARE CAMPAIGN FOR SB 810
General admission $40 Order HERE
VIP Preferred Seating Tickets $60 Order HERE
Tickets tax deductible and all ticket proceeds go to the California OneCare Campaign
| “Laughing Matters” starring Bill Maher, Lily Tomlin and Paula Poundstone is a very special performance at the Los Angeles IMPROV to benefit the California OneCare Campaign-a massive social movement to bring single payer health care to California. The Hollywood community is solidly behind California OneCare as more than fifty actors have created PSAs for the campaign published daily by the CaliforniaOneCare campaign. For more information, click here for the Press Release.
We are deeply grateful to the Improv’s founder, Budd Friedman, to Senator Sheila Kuehl and the gifted comedians who are performing at the IMPROV for their support of the California OneCare Campaign, Our job is to get the word out about California OneCare, and there is no better way to do it than with comedy. We hope you can join this inspiring, hilarious evening. But If you can’t attend, please donate here right now. Sincerely, Andrew McGuire, Executive Director, California OneCare Campaign for SB 810 |
With single payer, California OneCare, you choose any doctor you like. Whatever your doctor prescribes, that’s what you get. No need for preapprovals, and no exclusions for preexisting conditions. As Peggy Miley says, “That’s the way health care should be.”
Stanley and Betty Sheinbaum explain what single payer means. All the health care premiums go into one pot and from that pot all health care providers including doctors, hospitals, even dentists are paid. Single payer California OneCare is the health care plan that makes sense.
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Many of us can lose our health insurance coverage if we change or lose jobs. For freelancers like actor David Clennon, the fear is even worse because his coverage depends on how much he earns in any given year. He’s been lucky so far, but if he had a bad year, he’d lose his coverage for himself and his family–a scary thought. The tragedy is that there are nearly seven million Californians who are already without coverage. Single payer, California OneCare would cover everybody, regardless of job status.
The plight of Michael Bell’s 92-year-old mother reminds us that while Medicare is good, it doesn’t go far enough in protecting our seniors from the escalating costs of prescription drugs, especially if they are in the “donut hole” and on their own. Single payer, California OneCare, not only provides prescription drug coverage for all, but it also means coverage for hearing aids, eye care, home health care, adult day care, hospice care and much more.
California OneCare Supporters:
Don’t Miss This Very Special Benefit Event!
“LAUGHING MATTERS”
at the LA IMPROV
LILY TOMLIN – PAULA POUNDSTONE
Geri Jewell – Kathy Buckley
And Celebrity Guest David L Lander
Hosted by Fred Willard
Sunday, July 25, 2010
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Location: The Improv 8162 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood
General admission $40 Order HERE
VIP Preferred Seating Tickets $60 Order HERE
Tickets tax deductible and All Ticket proceeds go to California One Care Campaign for SB 810
For almost half a century, the Improvisation Comedy Clubs (now 24) have remained the premiere stages for live comedy in the United States.
Today, the Improv stage continues to be the most important live venue for new comedians.The Improvisation was founded in New York City by Broadway producer Budd Friedman. Future giants of American comedy all vied for stage time at the New York club. In an effort to be noticed by Budd, nothing was off-limits to young comedians desperately hoping to be selected. Lily Tomlin hijacked a parked limousine and had the stunned driver circle the block so she could make the proper entrance for her meeting with Budd.
Now, Lily returns to the Improv in LA with friends to celebrate the California OneCare 365 Ad Campaign for single payer SB 810.
We hope you can join this inspiring, hilarious evening of comedy. But If you can’t attend, please donate here right now.
Sincerely,
Andrew McGuire, Executive Director, California OneCare Campaign for SB 810
Tyrone Giordano, an actor, uses American Sign Language to explain that many people don’t have health insurance because their jobs don’t offer it or they can’t afford it. “That’s just not right,”
I have seen first hand how critical the healthcare crisis is. Unfortunately, mental illness runs in my family. Two of my relatives are on the antipsychotic drug, Zyprexa. This is truly a miracle drug, and it suppresses psychotic symptoms – completely, in some cases.
My older relative is on Medicare and a Medicare Supplement. She is in the “donut hole,” and now has to pay $430 for a month’s supply of the pills. My younger relative had a devestating mental breakdown when he was 18, and has been on Zyprexa ever since. Because he also suffers from anxiety, he takes two pills per night. He has done very well on Zyprexa, and is an honor student in college. He has been symptom-free for five years. However, now that he turned 23, he is no longer covered by the family’s insurance and must pay over $1,000 per month for his Zyprexa.
It doesn’t seem fair that people who suffer from mental illness and desperately need their medication in order to live a normal life are being discriminated against by insurance companies. Also, to charge $1,000 for a month’s supply of pills for any ailment strikes me as price gouging.
Sue Gunther
Medical Student members of the Physicians for a National Health Program are on a break telling jokes, but then they are reminded of something that’s just not funny. The sad truth about health care coverage is shocking and sobering.
