Archive for June 2009
Action Alert: Help Get Single-Payer Hearings in Congress
The House will release healthcare legislation very soon, and the draft bill could even come out next week. From there the bill will go to Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, and the Ways and Means committees for debate. We need you to call, fax, or visit four Congresssperson’s offices ASAP to make sure that…
Read MoreMedical bills underlie 60 percent of U.S. bankruptcies: study
Most bankrupt families had health insurance 92 percent had medical bills over $5,000 By Maggie Fox for Reuters – Medical bills are behind more than 60 percent of U.S. personal bankruptcies, U.S. researchers reported Thursday in a report they said demonstrates that healthcare reform is on the wrong track. More than 75 percent of these…
Read MoreRose Ann DeMoro: There’s a Conspiracy of Silence Against Single Payer!
Rose Ann DeMoro is the executive director of the California Nurses Association and a National V.P. of the AFL-CIO. On June 3, 2009, she spoke at a Capitol Hill press conference called by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), on the issue of a Single Payer Healthcare System. Ms. DeMoro said: “There is a conspiracy of silence”…
Read MoreIllness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies
Harvard study finds 50 percent increase from 2001 Most of those bankrupted by illness were middle class and had insurance Download Study (pdf) Download Medical Bankruptcy Q&A (.doc) Download Fact Sheet (.doc) Medical problems contributed to nearly two-thirds (62.1 percent) of all bankruptcies in 2007, according to a study in the August issue of the…
Read MoreBaucus Tells Single-Payer Advocates No
By David Swanson – Senator Max Baucus met Wednesday with advocates for single-payer healthcare, including Senator Bernie Sanders, and told them that he might drop criminal charges against 13 people arrested for speaking up in his hearings, but that he would not include any supporters of single-payer health coverage in any future hearings. According to…
Read MoreBaucus meets with single-payer advocates
Baucus soothes single-payer backers By Carrie Dudoff Brown for Politico – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) told leading advocates of a government-financed health care system that he made a mistake by not giving their proposals more consideration in the reform debate, according to participants in a meeting Wednesday. He also vowed to use…
Read MoreNew York State Senate Resolution urges passage of H.R. 676
The New York State Senate passed a resolution on June 2, 2009 supporting HR 676 and national, single-payer healthcare. The language of the resolution is as follows. New York State Senate Resolution Urging the New York State Congressional delegation to enact H.R. 676 Adopted 06/02/09 BILL TEXT: 2313 Sponsor: Senator BRESLIN Cosponsors: Senators ADDABBO, DIAZ,…
Read MoreConyers promises a fight to get health-care reform bill through Congress
By Tim Louis Macaluso for www.rochester-citynews.com – To the Baby Boomers who packed the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Eisenhart Auditorium last night, Representative John Conyers (D-MI) is something of a folk hero. He has pushed for health-care reform for more than a decade. In his soft-spoken Walt Disney-like voice, he said, “We’re at a…
Read MoreSingle-Payer: Nothing Less Will Do
These are frustrating times for single payer advocates. We know we have the best solution to the health care crisis – one that is simple, economical, and humane. Most of the American people, and most doctors agree. But Congress, instead of latching on to HR 676 and moving it toward adoption, is focused on new…
Read MoreNews from the National Day of Action for Single-Payer
We’ve been receiving articles and news coverage from many of the rallies on the May 30th National Day of Action for Single-Payer Healthcare. Here’s what we have so far. Please, send us any photos, articles, or report backs you have from any events you attended or organized. Thanks. Atlanta, GA APN Chat with US Rep.…
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