Archive for May 2009
Nation needs health care plan based on Social Security, Medicare models
By Helen Thomas – Americans can be thankful for two humanitarian presidents whose legacies stand as emblems of caring values that enrich us as a nation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt won passage of the Social Security Act in 1935 and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare legislation in 1965. Social Security and Medicare work beautifully…
Read MoreMiddle Class Healthcare Reform? Bend Over…
By Donna Smith – It’s coming. You and me and every middle class, working person in this nation is about to start handing over more and more of their hard earned cash to the private insurance industry, courtesy of our own elected members of Congress and our very popular President. Fire up those Treasury Department…
Read MoreMontana AFL-CIO State Convention Reaffirms Endorsement of HR 676
The 53rd Annual Montana AFL-CIO State Convention reaffirmed its previous endorsement of HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The Montana AFL-CIO endorsed HR 676 for the first time at its 2008 Convention. This year’s Convention resolution resolved “that the Montana State AFL-CIO reaffirms its endorsement of and commitment…
Read MoreOpen Letter to the President from the Canadian Health Coalition
Dear Mr. President: As the national voice for Canadians who want to protect and expand our national public healthcare system, the Canadian Health Coalition would like to encourage your efforts to make health care available and affordable for all Americans. Canada’s national Medicare system is one that all Canadians value and depend on for quality…
Read MoreDiane Rehm Show on Single-Payer
Proponents of a single-payer plan argue it is the best solution for the nation’s health-care system. But chances of such a program making it into law appear remote. How a single-payer plan might work and why it faces an uphill battle in Congress. Guests Roger Hickey, Co-director of the Campaign for America’s Future Dr. David…
Read MoreHealthcare-NOW! on Uprising Radio
Healthcare-NOW!’s Katie Robbins was interviewed on Uprising Radio last week. You can hear the segment below, or listen to the full episode here. Listen Here
Read MoreGreen Party endorses national Day of Action for Single-Payer health care on May 30
The Green Party of the United States has endorsed the national Day of Action for Single-Payer national health care (Medicare For All) on Saturday, May 30. The Day of Action is being organized by Healthcare-Now and other groups dedicated to winning a health care system that covers all Americans, providing treatment regardless of employment, income,…
Read MoreBaucus’ Raucous Caucus
By Amy Goodman for Truthdig— Barack Obama appeared this week with health-industry bigwigs, proclaiming light at the end of the health-care tunnel. Among those gathered were executives from HMO giants Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Health Net Inc., and the health-insurance lobbying group America’s Health Insurance Plans; from the American Hospital Association and the American…
Read MoreObama for Single-Payer Before He Was Against It
By David Sirota for AlterNet— How Political Elites Have Made Single Payer “Politically Impossible” In light of the White House’s big hand-holding session today with the pharmaceutical and health insurance industries today, let me take this moment to note that a cynic – or, perhaps, a realist – might look at President Obama’s statements on…
Read MoreIndiana IBEW Local Endorses HR 676
IBEW Local 725 has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Local 725 is a construction local with jurisdiction in nine Indiana and six Illinois counties. R. Todd Thacker, Local 725 Business Manager, said: “Health care coverage continues to be a critical issue, either in finding coverage or dealing…
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