Nurses Support American Health Security Act of 2011

May 10, 2011 by  
Filed under Single-Payer News

From National Nurses United – On Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., EDT, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA), will hold a joint news conference at the Senate... 

Nurse Protest Prompts Blue Shield to Delay Rate Hike

February 3, 2011 by  
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By Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director of National Nurses United – People power works, and not just in Egypt. Blue Shield of California today announced a 60-day reprieve for the unconscionable... 

The Deficit Commission and Cuts to Medicare, Social Security

June 7, 2010 by  
Filed under Healthcare-NOW! Updates

This year, Medicare turns 45, and maintaining this important federal program and protecting it from those who want to cut it is more important than ever. Because of recent economic and natural catastrophes,... 

Nurses Blast 39% Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hike “Stronger Medicine Needed to End Insurance Abuses”

February 11, 2010 by  
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The nation’s largest union and professional organization of registered nurses, National Nurses United, today joined the national condemnation of Anthem Blue Cross for imposing rate hikes of up to 39...