Archive for January 2010
Medicare-for-all doctors arrested outside Obama-GOP meeting
‘There is a better health plan, Mr. President’ Rising to President Obama’s challenge in his State of the Union address that others come up with a better approach to health care reform than his own, two Maryland physicians who advocate for a single-payer program stood on the sidewalk this morning outside the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace…
Read MoreCalifornia Senate approves single-payer health care proposal despite governor’s veto pledge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate approved creating a government-run health care system for the nation’s most populous state on Thursday, ignoring a veto threat from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Supporters said it is time for state legislatures to take up the debate as the Obama Administration’s national health care proposal falters in Congress. “If…
Read MoreJoin Dr. Flowers in Asking the President to Meet with Us
During last night’s State of the Union Address, President Obama said, “If anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know.” So to let him know about a better approach, PNHP’s Congressional…
Read MoreOpen Letter to President Obama on Health Care Reform From Margaret Flowers, MD
Dear President Obama, I was overjoyed to hear you say in your State of the Union address last night: “But if anyone from either party has a better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen Medicare for seniors, and stop insurance company abuses, let me know.” My colleagues,…
Read MoreTime to Start from Scratch
We’ve heard President Obama assert during his campaign that if he were starting from scratch he would implement a single-payer plan. He recently stated: “I want to cover everybody. Now, the truth is unless you have what’s called a single-payer system in which everyone’s automatically covered, you’re probably not going to reach every single individual.”…
Read MoreDemocrats Put Lower Priority on Health Bill
From the New York Times – WASHINGTON — With no clear path forward on major health care legislation, Democratic leaders in Congress effectively slammed the brakes on President Obama’s top domestic priority on Tuesday, saying they no longer felt pressure to move quickly on a health bill after eight months of setting deadlines and missing…
Read MoreDateline NBC Brings the Sarkisyan Family and Wendell Potter Together
Mother Hilda Sarkisyan, takes her fight for her daughter Nataline to recieve a liver transplant to the executive headquarters of health insurance giant CIGNA. Her battle inspires top executive Wendell Potter to resign and become a leading advocate for reform. Dateline NBC, segment 5, with Sarkisyan, CNA protest & Nataline’s death. Visit msnbc.com for breaking…
Read MoreWin-Win Campaign Conference Call Report
Thanks to everyone who participated in the conference call about our Win-Win Campaign for Healthy Cities on Saturday afternoon. We had over 40 people on the call from all over the country, and many of you had really great questions and feedback. If you missed the call, you can listen to it here: [audio:http://recordings.freeconferencecalling.com/mp3/0/441086/MN2124_01232010100439731_1050093.mp3] Or…
Read MoreHealth Care Reform: Back to Human Rights Basics
By Anja Rudiger for Amnesty International – In a turbulent week in U.S. politics that saw the president abandoning his promise of universal health insurance and the Supreme Court elevating corporate spending in elections to a human right – protected as free speech in the same way as human speech – human rights activists should…
Read MoreMore than 1800 RNs Join National Conference Call to Prepare For Haiti Disaster Relief Mission; 4,500 Signed Up to Go
Nurses to Establish Command Center in Miami in Advance of Assignments With some 4,500 U.S. nurses signed up to volunteer for a Haiti disaster relief mission – and more than 1800 of them participating in a national conference call joined Thursday – National Nurses United (NNU) today announced it will set up a command center…
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