To reduce the cost of health-related goods and services, while creating meaningful jobs that will strengthen and expand the safety net to better meet rising demand.
Despite what we’ve been led to believe, we don’t have to wait for legislation to level the playing field. “We The People” can take a bold stance by working together to shop smarter and thus regain control of the way taxpayer dollars are used to protect our rights and our economy. Our primary goal is to provide the 99% with the means to organize and use our collective buying power to reduce the cost of health-related goods and services (including prescription drugs) while proving that less costly benefits can yield better outcomes for more people faster. We can stabilize the health insurance market by increasing competition from the public sector and use the savings we produce to create jobs that will strengthen the safety net and improve local economies.
Our collective buying power presents a unified front that will provide relief for many Americans overwhelmed with medical debt, through savings and access, while at the same time influence the reduction of insurance premiums. By purchasing as a group through the PHIERSale online marketplace (coming soon), we can negotiate for lower prices on behalf of “We the People” and pass the savings to our members. We will provide tools, training, and support needed to help patients better manage their health using tools already approved by our government to help people live better lives.
Funds generated by PHIERSale will be used to train job seekers to use an established and publicly-owned health information service, based on MyHealtheVet (the VA’s underutilized Personal Health Record) to help veterans and other healthcare consumers receive better quality, more continuous care in the community. These services are based on VistA, are guaranteed to be used for the next 8+ years serving poor, elderly and disabled health care consumers nationwide. Savings can be used to strengthen the safety net. Training and background checks will be coordinated with local safety nets, regional health departments and PHIERworks to create meaningful jobs where they’re needed most, quickly.
In less than three months after launching, every job we create and every patient we serve will have a positive cost impact on society. This lays the foundation for making healthcare for all a near term reality.
By using existing resources smarter (e.g., VistA, job seekers, patient-centered care teams, community organizations, and safety net programs), we can track encounters and outcomes and use the strengths of the community to increase the impact and reach of dollars spent on public health, social services, job training, infrastructure, and education. Not only will this help cities and states weather future funding cuts to critical public programs, but it will also improve the solvency of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and help build more moral and inclusive local economies.
We invite any and all organizations which share a similar, socially-oriented vision as ours to join the PHIERPlace.
Why? Because together we’re better and can prove that “the power of the people is stronger than the people in power” when we work as a team and buy as a group that believes healthcare is a human right.
Membership is free.
To register and claim your benefits, click HERE.
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