Health care bill does not fix health care system

April 14, 2010 by  
Filed under Single-Payer News

By Peter Shapiro for fightbacknews.org – Passage of President Obama’s health care reform in late March made for great political theater. Here was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, skillfully maneuvering... 

Fact Sheet: The Truth About the Health Care Bill

March 22, 2010 by  
Filed under Single-Payer News

Firedoglake released this fact sheet that exposes some myths about the bill passed on Sunday. By Jane Hamsher for Firedoglake – The Firedoglake health care team has been covering the debate in congress... 

Action Alert: Make Pelosi Keep Her Promise on Single-Payer

November 3, 2009 by  
Filed under Action Alerts, Healthcare-NOW! Updates

Today, 12 brave activists were arrested because they entered Nancy Pelosi’s office in California to get some answers. They wanted to know why she broke her promise to hold votes on two single-payer... 

Remember Medicare for All in the healthcare reform debate

November 3, 2009 by  
Filed under Single-Payer News

By Kay Tillow for the Hill Blog - We are in danger of losing the opportunity to bring Improved Medicare for All, a single payer plan, before the Congress. Last July Congressman Anthony Weiner and six... 

Single-payer to be introduced on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives

August 3, 2009 by  
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From PNHP - Friday night as the House Energy and Commerce Committee completed its markup of HR 3200, the House health reform bill, Chairman Henry Waxman interrupted Representative Anthony Weiner of New...