This is the YOU ARE ON HEALTH LIST letter updated 1/10/94. Hello. -> PLEASE REVIEW THIS MESSAGE NOW AND STORE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. It -> tells how to get off the health list, how to eliminate duplicates, -> etc. You may need to use the information right away if you start -> getting duplicate items, or you may need it later. Per your request, you have been added to the health information Internet electronic mailing list being used by the White House to send out material about health-care reform. At the present time, this is a one-way communication channel, not a forum or multi-way discussion. I am *not* an official -- just a user of the Institute for Global Communications (IGC) network who volunteered to help with this task. ________________ -> HOW TO SUBSCRIBE If you know of anyone else who would like to be on this list, please ask that person to send email to me as follows, AND PLEASE ask the person to be patient: this list is operated by hand, by volunteers. Many people send multiple subscription requests when they don't hear back right away, and thus end up with duplicate entries on the health list. The letter should be addressed TO me: SFREEDKIN@IGC.APC.ORG The SUBJECT line should read: SUBSCRIBE LIST.HEALTHPLAN Your-Internet-Address-Here NOTE: If you don't know how to set the Subject line in the header of your message (your system may call it the Topic or Title), please ask your local system operator how to do this before writing to me. The body of the message should contain the following information, one item per line (except Postal Address, which could have three or four lines): ADD: electronic-address-in-Internet-format (Name in parentheses) Fax: All the information except the ADD: line is optional. Please follow the format of the ADD: line exactly: electronic address in full Internet format, including "@" symbol and domain information to the right of the "@"; then ONE blank space; then your name in parentheses, with NO slashes "/" or commas "," inside the parentheses. Don't forget the closing paren ")". The biographical information is being compiled to give the White House an idea of the population on the list and for historical purposes. ____________________________________ -> HOW TO SEND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION If you did not send your own biographical info, we'd appreciate a message containing the above information with the Subject: BIOGRAPHY LIST.HEALTHPLAN. ____________________________________ -> HOW TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE LIST To be *REMOVED* from this mailing list, please send email to me with the following Subject: REMOVE LIST.HEALTHPLAN. Please include the following two lines (and nothing else) in the body: REMOVE: [show your address(es) as *currently* appearing on the list] (Your name in parentheses) __________________________ -> HOW TO CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS To *change* your electronic address, send a message with the Subject: CHANGE LIST.HEALTHPLAN. In the body of the message give the following two lines: REMOVE: [show your address(es) as *currently* appearing on the list] ADD: Electronic-address-in-Internet-format (Name in Parentheses) _______________________________ -> HOW TO WRITE TO THE WHITE HOUSE If you wish to convey your opinions and views to the White House, please remember *not* to send a "reply" to any information you receive from this mailing list. The White House has set up the following two electronic addresses for general input from the public on any issue: PRESIDENT@WHITEHOUSE.GOV VICE.PRESIDENT@WHITEHOUSE.GOV The following suggestions will enhance the effectiveness of your message: 1. Convey the topic of your message clearly in the TOPIC line. 2. Write succinctly. 3. Include your postal address in your message. The White House is currently set up to provide only a standard acknowledgment via email; specific responses are sent via postal mail only. _____________________________________________________ -> HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO A HEALTH-REFORM *DISCUSSION* LIST LIST.HEALTHPLAN is a one-way conduit for announcements from the White House. If you wish to participate in a multi-way discussion list, you can subscribe to one called HEALTHRE (HEALTH REform). To subscribe, send an electronic message to LISTSERV@UKCC.UKY.EDU with following as the first line of the message: sub healthre your_name Thanks to Lee Hancock for this information. If you have problems with HEALTHRE, write to Lee at LE07144@UKANVM.BITNET. Note that the third character is a zero, not the letter "o." The HEALTHRE list is not affiliated with the White House or with me. __________________________________________________________ -> HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS/SEND COMMENTS *ABOUT LIST.HEALTHPLAN* If you have questions *about LIST.HEALTHPLAN*, please send them to me with with Subject QUERY LIST.HEALTHPLAN and please be patient -- I sometimes receive hundreds messages per day, and as a volunteer can't answer them all right away. If you have comments *about this list*, which will go into the historical record of this list and be forwarded when appropriate to the White House electronic communications coordinator, send a message with the Subject: COMMENT LIST.HEALTHPLAN. __________________________________________________ -> HOW TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE HOST SYSTEM OF THIS LIST If you want to know about the Institute for Global Communications, send a message to IGC-INFO@IGC.APC.ORG with any Subject (title/topic), but not a blank Subject. The body of the message can be blank. You'll receive a descriptive reply. IGC operates PeaceNet, EcoNet, HomeoNet, LaborNet, and ConflictNet, with thousands of subscribers involved in these issues. _____________ -> APPRECIATIONS Thanks to Garrett Goebel; Dave Borden; the folks at the Institute for Global Communications including Jeff Lohrmann, Scott Weikart, and Steve Fram; John Mallery and crew at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab; Lee Hancock, Christine Hartman, Jolene Schwab, and especially Jock Gill. Without them this list would not be operating. Thanks for *your* interest in health-care reform. Sincerely, Steve Freedkin ____________________________ -> P.S. HOW THIS LIST IS FUNDED I operate this list, with the help of the people listed above, as a volunteer. IGC subsidizes this effort by providing special access to its BBS system and assistance from its programmers. IGC is a non-profit organization. I plan to continue this service as long as it doesn't interfere too much with my work, which is in the cost saving/fundraising arena. I help nonprofit organizations raise funds in a unique way. I arrange for long-distance phone service at rates that are custom- set for each customer at 10% below whatever carrier and discount plan that customer is currently using, while a non-profit group gets a royalty of 5% on all calls. If you are interested in finding out about this service for your home or office (businesses can get guaranteed savings as high as 20%), send me a message with the Subject: SEND AFFINITY INFO-APP. If you are interested in finding out about using this system to raise funds for your non- profit organization, send a message with your postal address and the organization name in the body and the Subject: SEND AFFINITY INFO-NPO. The service operates through one of America's foremost carriers, so quality and ease of use are the same as the major carriers offer directly.