Last 24 Hours to Vote for Medicare for All
March 11, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Action Alerts, Healthcare-NOW! Updates
Recently, President Obama spoke at to a large group of mostly supportive students and local residents at Arcadia University in Glenside. The president at one point mentioned that “people on the left”...
No Insurance Company Left Behind
March 11, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Katie Robbins – On Tuesday, the Health Care for America Now (HCAN) coalition performed a “citizen’s arrest” of the insurance industry at a meeting of Americas Health Insurance Plans,...
Maine AFL-CIO Organizes Single Payer Education Program
March 11, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
One state AFL-CIO is actively trying to build the social movement necessary to pass single payer legislation such as HR 676. The Maine AFL-CIO takes its lead from resolution 34 passed at the September...
Become a Healthcare-NOW! Member Today
March 10, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
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The Healthcare-NOW! network has grown tremendously over the past year. New single-payer coalitions and groups are forming all over the country, and more individuals are becoming involved in our work. To...
Kill Bill: Death to Obamacare
March 10, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
By Dave Lindorff for Counterpunch – When Obama came to my neighborhood this week to press for public support for his health “reform” bill, he wasn’t just greeted by teaparty hecklers. Speaking...
If Private Health Insurance Companies Are Evil, Why Are You Forcing Me to Be a Customer?
March 10, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
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By Jon Walker for Fire Dog Lake – A big part of the final push for this health care reform effort is focused on how terrible the private insurance companies are. On the White House blog, communications...
Former Rep. Massa Claims He Was Forced Out over Healthcare Bill
March 9, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
Filed under Single-Payer News
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
March 4, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
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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
March 4, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
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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...
PNHP Advances in Ideas for Change in America Competition
March 3, 2010 by Healthcare-NOW!
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Physicians for a National Health Program just advanced to the second round of Change.org’s 2010 Ideas for Change in America competition with their “Improved Medicare for All” idea. Please...






