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NOW Reaffirms Support for Single-Payer Healthcare

Healthcare-NOW! applauds the National Organization for Women (NOW) for the 2011 conference resolution affirming their position in support of “Medicare for All” as the solution to our healthcare and fiscal woes. “Women need jobs, not cuts,” said NOW President Terry O’Neill. “We oppose any cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and any health benefits derived from the…

Support for ‘Medicare-for-all’ Continues in US Congress

By Healthcare-NOW! – Sen. Bernie Sanders [I VT] introduced a revised version of the “American Health Security Act,” a national single-payer “Medicare-for-all” healthcare bill, calling for the right to healthcare for all. The Bill, designated as S 915 is an updated version of S 703, submitted in 2009, and joins Rep. Jim McDermott’s [D WA] companion bill in the…

John Boehner Didn’t Cry for Us, He Locked Us Out of His Office

A Capitol Police Officer oversees us deliver 2,100 letters to Rep. John Boehner asking him not to cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. Thanks to all of our supporters, over 2,100 people signed our petition asking Speaker of the House John Boehner not to cut or privatize Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. Many of you…

VWC on Their Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign

Last night, June 8, Healthcare-NOW! hosted a national conference call featuring members of the Vermont Workers’ Center to discuss their Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign and the impact it had on universal healthcare legislation in their state. If you missed the call but want to hear it, you can download it here (right click…

Action Alert: Healthcare NOT Warfare

Healthcare-NOW! is an endorsing organization of Progressive Democrats of America’s Healthcare NOT Warfare Campaign. To support the growing demand that we end foreign wars and bring money home for domestic needs, please sign this letter to the Senate Democratic Caucus asking them to support the DNC Afghanistan Withdrawal Resolution and Sanders’ American Health Security Act…

Plans for Medicare’s Anniversary?

Medicare is making headlines daily. Republicans are threatening to eliminate the program, and Democrats aren’t impressing us with their ability to defend it. Regardless of the beltway politics, people across the country have been showing an outpouring of support for Medicare at town halls, and vocal advocates for Medicare-for-all like John Nichols and Robert Reich…

Celebrate Medicare’s 46th Anniversary! – Join Today

In this time of strong economic uncertainty, while Medicare and Medicaid are under attack and states across the country are balancing their budgets on the backs of the working class, you have remained committed to fighting for universal and equitable healthcare reform. We cannot thank you enough for your championing of Medicare for all, but…

June 7th, National Nurses United Rally and Lobby Day

Now is the time to fight to raise standards for America’s working people! Join National Nurses United on Tuesday, June 7th for their national rally and lobby day on Capitol Hill. Please RSVP here. NNU represents 175,000 nurses across the country, and is ready to bring a new deal to Washington DC: the Main Street…

Sen. Sanders, Rep. McDermott Introduce Medicare for All Legislation

This week, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a revised version of the American Health Security Act (S 915), legislation which, if implemented, would create a national single-payer healthcare system. Sanders was joined by Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA) – who introduced the companion House Bill (HR 1200) earlier this year – and labor leaders from the…

April Newsletter – Nobody Wants to Cut Medicare

We just sent out our latest email newsletter to our list of supporters. If you don’t already get our email newsletters (sent about twice per month), you can sign up for them here. In this latest newsletter we highlight four important articles/issues from the past few weeks: Demand Pres. Obama Protect Medicare Thank you to…