Teenager denied lifesaving transplant in US: National appeal to save Eduardo’s life
November 30, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
From the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign - While heath care reform dominates the national debate, there is a 14 year-old boy in Kansas City, Kansas named Eduardo Loredo who could die...
Report from Healthcare-NOW! 2009 National Strategy Conference
November 24, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Healthcare-NOW! Updates
On November 14 and 15, 2009, 125 single-payer activists met in St. Louis, MO to hash out the strategy for building the Healthcare-NOW! (HCN) network. Despite the passing of the House bill with the Stupak...
Health Care, Essential to Democracy
November 23, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
by Katie Robbins & Andy Coates - Two weekends ago, after the bait and switch of a vote on single-payer for a vote on an anti-abortion amendment, we felt wizened to the possibility of unknown threats...
Weak Public Option Myths That Liberals Believe
November 23, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
For OpEdNews by Kevin Gosztola – On Saturday night, the Senate will take a procedural vote to move debate on the current health insurance enrichment bill in Congress forward. Democratic Senators...
Before You Carve that Turkey: All In for Bernie Sanders
November 23, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Action Alerts, Healthcare-NOW! Updates
By Donna Smith – Those millions of us who support a Medicare for All, single-payer, reform for the healthcare crisis in this nation have some work to do over the next few days. Senators are on...
Plan Actions for Human Rights Day on December 10th
November 20, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Healthcare-NOW! Updates
We are moving forward. After a great meeting in St. Louis (comprehensive report back coming soon!), we want to make sure you have the most up-to-date talking points on the legislation and our movement! 1)...
PHIMG Stays On The Move
November 19, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
From the Private Health Insurance Must Go! Coalition - On Tuesday, Nov. 17, during the evening rush-hour, two dozen activists organized by the Private Health Insurance Must Go! Coalition (PHIMG) demonstrated...
Call Today: Support Single-Payer and Women’s Rights in the Senate
November 19, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Action Alerts, Healthcare-NOW! Updates
The health care struggle is far from over, and we have to fight to protect our rights every step of the way. For all the flaws we see in the House legislation, all indicators show that the Senate legislation...
Sitting in for Healthcare
November 18, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
A new group takes the fight for a single-payer system directly to insurers—and politicians. By Diana Novak for In These Times - Since September 29, when Mobilization for Health Care for All organized...
Healthcare-NOW!’s Response to Passage of House Health Bill
November 12, 2009 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Healthcare-NOW! Updates
On Saturday, November 7, 2009, the House passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, to much celebration by the Democratic party. Healthcare-NOW!’s view, however, is that the House...



