Former Rep. Massa Claims He Was Forced Out over Healthcare Bill

From Democracy NOW! – Meanwhile, Democratic leaders in the House are scrambling to secure enough votes to pass the Senate’s version of the healthcare reform package. Intense pressure is reportedly... 

Obama’s Reprehensible Rhetoric Against Single-Payer

By Matthew Rothschild for the Progressive – When Barack Obama gave his “this is it” speech on health care reform on March 3, he once again swerved out of his way to hit advocates of a single-payer... 

When the Health Reform Truth Oozes Out: And it isn’t Just

By Donna Smith – Even the staging of the hand-picked doctors in starched white coats could not keep the truth of the healthcare reform process from oozing out of President Obama during Wednesday’s... 

Some companies drop health insurance, don’t tell employees

BY Mary Cornatzer – As if having to pay higher health insurance premiums each year isn’t bad enough, now workers have another worry: companies that drop their health insurance coverage and... 

The Single-Payer Health Debate We Should Have Had

By Bruce Bartlett for Wall Street Pit – There’s been a bit of a debate going on in the blogosphere lately about whether the Democrats should have proposed a more limited health reform plan in... 

Sidewalk Summit News Roundup

Sidewalk summits for single-payer healthcare were covered in the news yesterday thanks to the hard work of activists from all over the country. Here’s what we have found so far. Washington, DC -... 

Healthcare Summit Ends in Deadlock; Single-Payer Advocates Excluded

From Democracy Now! – After nearly seven hours of televised debate, President Obama’s so-called bipartisan healthcare summit ended Thursday without any substantive agreement between Republicans... 

Obama plan leaves millions uninsured, boosts private insurers

From PNHP - President Obama’s health care proposal, preserving as it does a central role for the for-profit, private health insurance industry, is incapable of achieving the kind of universal, comprehensive... 

Where’s the Single-Payer Advocate?

By Michael McAuliff for the NY Daily News - Reps. Anthony Weiner and Peter Welch are reprising a question that proved thorny for President Obama’s last health care summit: Where’s the single-payer... 

Don’t It Make Your Wide Eyes Cry, Iowa? Another Cancer Patient Grovels

By Donna Smith – Some patient stories just fill me with anger and shame. This one – from Iowa – is one of those stories. By now, we all know the plot. Patient has insurance. Patient gets... 

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