Occupy Wall Street Gives Award to Pfizer: “Excellence in Profiteering”
February 29, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
Part of National Day of Action against corporate greed and corruption New York, NY – February 29 – Healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, and Occupy Wall Street activists gathered outside of Pfizer’s...
Action Alert: Never Mind the Mandate
February 29, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Action Alerts, Healthcare-NOW! Updates
The Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the individual mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or “Obamacare,” in late March. The mandate would require that almost...
As Court Showdown Nears, Our Healthcare System Still a Mess
February 28, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Rose Ann DeMoro – With the approaching Supreme Court showdown on the President Obama’s 2010 health care law (the Affordable Care Act, modeled, of course, on Mitt Romney’s law in Massachusetts),...
Jan. 2012 National Strategy Conference Report
February 28, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Healthcare-NOW! Updates
On January 28th and 29th over 140 active single-payer supporters from 21 different states and Washington, D.C. attended Healthcare-NOW!’s (HCN) Annual Strategy Conference in Houston, Texas. Though...
Many Texas residents cross Mexican border to obtain healthcare
February 28, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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From AHRQ.gov – The U.S.-Mexico border stretches from San Diego, CA all the way to Brownsville, TX. Many residents living on the U.S. side of the border are poor and uninsured, and have difficulties...
The Pampered Patient: Perverting healthcare into a luxury commodity
February 27, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Jim Hightower for The Austin (Texas) Chronicle – In these times of cold health care austerity, it reaffirms one’s faith in humanity to learn that many hospitals are now going the extra...
Single-Payer Health Care Is Coming To America-Are We Ready?
February 24, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Rick Ungar for Forbes – Speaking at a recent conference, Mark Bertolli, CEO and Chairman of Aetna Insurance, announced that the end is near for profit driven health insurance companies. “The...
Court action could prolong health care fight
February 22, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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From USA Today – Next month’s challenge to the Obama-sponsored health care law could affect the care available to most Americans, alter the balance of power between Washington and the states...
Even When Employed, Health Care A Challenge
February 22, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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From NPR – Zumba is a fitness craze; a high-energy dance and exercise program. You can find it in high-end gyms and even the community center in Hazelwood, Mo., where Casaundra Bronner, 40, lives. Still...
Transparency for health insurance?
February 21, 2012 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Trudy Lieberman for Columbia Journalism Review – The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that health insurers and employers must provide more information to consumers shopping...



