Local 155, United Steelworkers, endorses HR 676

From Unions for Single Payer – Rick Rigney, President of USW Local 155, reports that his union has endorsed HR 676, national single payer health care legislation sponsored by Congressman John Conyers.... 

GOP Hospital Executive Calls For Single-Payer

By Jack Bernard for the Observer – After spending 25 years in the health care field, most of it related to making hospitals more efficient and effective, I have become skeptical of many of Washington’s... 

30 Million to Remain Uninsured Under Obamacare

Harvard and CUNY researchers say 4.9 million Texans and 3.7 million Californians will still be uninsured in 2016 A study released today on the Health Affairs blog finds that between 29.8 million and 31.0... 

CLCs to AFL-CIO: Act to Expand Social Security Financing & Pass Improved Medicare for All

By Kay Tillow, All Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care–HR 676 – Four central labor councils have passed an identical resolution calling upon the September AFL-CIO convention to organize... 

Immigrants Contribute More To Medicare Than They Take Out

By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News – As Congress mulls changing America’s border and naturalization rules, a study finds that immigrant workers are helping buttress Medicare’s finances, because... 

New Hampshire AFL-CIO Endorses HR 676

From UnionsForSinglePayer.org – “On Saturday, May 4th the New Hampshire AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution supporting HR 676 and the adoption of a national single payer health care system... 

NC Could Save $18.7B by Adopting Single-Payer

By Jennifer Thomas for the Charlotte Business Journal – North Carolina could save as much as $18.7 billion next year on health-care costs if it changed the way it finances health care. The catch?... 

Healthcare For A Family Now Costs More Than Groceries To Feed Them For A Year

By Tara Culp-Ressler for ThinkProgress – As medical costs continue to rise, the annual health expenses for a family of four now exceed the typical of cost of their groceries during the same time... 

10,000 Signatures for Universal Healthcare

By Tanique Williams for LegislativeGazette.com – New Yorkers from across the state — including hundreds of doctors, nurses, patients, labor unions, community organizations, faith groups, and seniors... 

Health Care for All Colorado Will Try for 2014 Ballot

By Michael Booth for the Denver Post – Health Care for All Colorado will shoot for a 2014 statewide ballot vote rather than 2013, supporters have decided. The progressive cause has launched an education... 

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