An American Healthcare Summit in Pittsburgh - March, 1994; a high level meeting held at the Greentree Holiday Inn which included seventeen renowned speakers from throughout the United States and Canada. This meeting left an indelible message of opposition to the Clinton Health Security Act, the Canadian Single Payer System, and the concept of Managed Care. It provided a firm commitment to the preservation of private practice, and support for the M.S.A. concept which would enhance patient power in the continuing American health care dilemma.

Public Legislative Forums– 21 meetings to date every 1- 3 months including such notable public figures as Sen. Rick Santorum, Sen.Arlen Specter, House Repres. Frank Mascara, State Auditor Gen. Barbara Hafer and many others; and has sponsored letter writing campaigns to all congressmen regarding many of the mentioned issues.

Promotion of Medical Savings Accounts, with 15 billboards in and around Pittsburgh, establishing 1-800-546-7070 information number, radio shows and meetings with Medical and Dental Staffs, Service Clubs and AARP.

S.E.P.P. -now sponsors Health Care Update- the audio tape message at 1-800-546-7070 updated every few weeks with national access and local meeting information.

S.E.P.P. collaborates directly with many other groups such as : Freedom in Medicine, Cato Institute, Americans for Free Choice in Medicine , Council for Affordable Health Care, Physicians for Patient Power, Women’s Freedom Network, Focus on The Family, Heritage Foundation; and is part of a national network of likeminded advocates called the National Health Care Rescue Network with many other organizations representing every part of the country, and dedicated to the Medical Savings Account Concept and discouraging the proliferation of managed care.

S.E.P.P. has sent delegations to Washington, D.C. promoting and supporting legislation related to MSA’s , the right to private contracting, tort reform, and theunethical practices of managed care.

S.E.P.P. publishes a regular newsletter- the Seppian provided to members and thousands of physicians and patients with major contributions from published authors, physicians, nurses, economists, and legislators- exposing managed care and offering sound alternatives- this is the only publication of its kind in Pennsylvania .

S.E.P.P. has distributed both directly and by mail over 4000 copies of “Patient Power” (CATO Institute) and over 2,000 bumper stickers promoting MSAs and manyeducational articles on health care to patients, physicians, legislators and media.

S.E.P.P.’s Speaker’s Bureau is now active and speaking on MSA’s and the deceit and lie of managed care and the fallacy of government controlled medicine.

S.E.P.P. has established its Web site to facilitate national and local networking at www.sepp.net 

S.E.P.P. sponsored another successful meeting for Nurses Issues Oct. 1996 “Perspectives on The Continuing Decline of American Health Care”

S.E.P.P. sponsored The Medical Savings Account Summit in Feb. 1997 and continues its support of MSA’s to give patients control of their health care.

S.E.P.P. has sponsored a 30 min. primetime TV infomercial on Medical Savings Accounts to hundred of thousands of households in Western Penna. Hundreds of copies have also been sent to all parts of the United States.

Many members of S.E.P.P. have now set a good example as employers by offering Medical Savings Accounts for their employees.

S.E.P.P. sponsored its third health care Summit on Medical Savings Accounts on Oct. 31 st 1998 – it presented helpful insights for CPAs, financial advisors, insurance agents and brokers, employers, physicians and anyone interested. Medical Savings Accounts present an effective vehicle for putting the patient back in charge.

       S.E.P.P. sponsored a Town Hall Meeting with Balint Vazsonyi - 
       well known author, speaker, and newspaper columnist on a 
       variety of issues facing America as forces of central 
       government, socialism, and liberalism erode constitutional 
       rights and America's Founding Principles. SEE Founding.org

S.E.P.P. continues its welcome and challenge to the medical community to protect the rights of individuals and defend the profession of medicine. SEPP acknowledges that many including members of organized medicine and the medical community have opted to defend their status quo rather than patient rights – but reminds them of the words of Benjamin Franklin – “ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ”