Hundreds Attend 2015 Single Payer Strategy Conference

NOTE: Relevant links to the Single Payer Strategy Conference Wiki are included in this article. On the weekend of October 30 – November 1 we hosted our most successful Single Payer Strategy Conference ever! More than 300 attendees converged on Chicago from Healthcare-NOW, the Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare, and One Payer States. We…

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Petition: Say NO to Insurance Oligopoly

Major players from the American Medical Assocation, the American Hospital Assocation, and of course the insurance lobby were present today at the first of several House and Senate hearings on the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers. Unfortunately, no one was there to speak on behalf of you and me, the patients. That’s why we created this…

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AFL-CIO Endorses National Day of Action for Medicare’s 50th Anniversary!

The AFL-CIO has endorsed the National Day of Action to Protect, Improve and Expand Medicare to All being organized by Healthcare-NOW! and our national allies on July 30, 2015. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka  circulated this letter to the AFL’s 56  affiliated unions and their 12.5 million members, urging them to mobilize for Medicare’s 50th Anniversary, because: [A]dopting…

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New York Assembly Passes Universal Healthcare Bill!

From Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, lead sponsor of the New York Health Act: PRESS RELEASE Assembly Passes Universal Health Care Bill Historic Vote Makes It “Truly Achievable Goal” Says Sponsor On Wednesday, May 27, the New York State Assembly passed the “New York Health Act” universal health care bill (A. 5062/S. 3525) by a vote of…

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Healthcare-NOW!’s Office Has Moved!

Starting June 2015, Healthcare-NOW! has moved its offices from Philadelphia to Boston! We are sharing office space with Mass-Care, the Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care in the heart of downtown Boston, right on the Boston Common and a block from the Massachusetts State House. Our phone and email contact information remain the same…

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