ISPC People with Disabilities Committee

Purpose:

• Inform the Board and the membership about issues affecting people with disabilities that are relevant to the single-payer movement, and recommend action when appropriate.
• Facilitate participation and leadership by people with disabilities in ISPC and the single-payer movement.
• Promote collaboration between ISPC and the disability rights movement on issues of mutual interest.

The ISPC People with Disabilities Committee welcomes comments and questions from anyone about such topics as accessibility of this website, accessibility of events, and other issues relevant to people with disabilities and the single-payer movement.

Background:

• From Section 203 of HR 676, the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: (d) Favoring Non-Institutional Care- All efforts shall be made under this Act to provide long-term care in a home- or community-based setting, as opposed to institutional care.

Contact: Anne Scheetz, Secretary

• Email: peoplewdisab@ilsinglepayer.org
• Telephone: 773-486-6276

Members:

• Susan Aarup, Chicago, Co-Chair
• Larry Biondi, Chicago
• Chuy Campuzano, Chicago
• Abla Gharib, Chicago
• Michael Grice, Chicago
• Curtis Harris, Chicago
• Ryan McGraw, Chicago
• Tyler McHaley, Springfield, Co-chair
• William Owens, Jr., Chicago
• Bob Panther, Chicago
• Barb Pritchard, Champaign
• Edwin Rodriguez, Chicago
• Anne Scheetz, Chicago, Secretary
• Tom Wilson, Chicago

Meetings:

The People with Disabilities Committee conducts business by email and telephone. Currently the secretary is responsible for making sure that all committee members are involved in communications.

New members:

The People with Disabilities Committee welcomes any ISPC member with an interest in disability rights issues. Please contact Anne Scheetz as above.

ISPC memberships start at $10 per year. If you wish to join but cannot afford this, please contact Anne Scheetz as above.

ISPC Working Group on Long-Term Care Summary of Comments on National Single-Payer Bills, September 2019 here. 

ISPC Working Group on Long-Term Care draft proposal for long-term care services under national improved Medicare for all here, July 20, 2018

A more detailed critique of the long-term care benefit in HR 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019, is posted here. 

A more detailed critique of the long-term care benefit in S 1129, the Medicare for All Act of 2019, is posted here. 

A more detailed critique of the roll-out in HR 1384 is posted here. 

What single-payer health care will mean for people with disabilities: click here.

To review ISPC People with Disabilities activism and accomplishments, click here.