Healthcare-NOW Updates
Conyers Reintroduces “Expanded & Improved Medicare For All” Bill (HR 676)
Citing Rising Health Care Costs & Other Systemic Problems With For Profit Health Care As Reason To Move Forward With Non-Profit, Publicly-Financed Health Care Download HR 676 here (.pdf). Download a summary of HR 676 here (.doc). See the full list of Congressional cosponsors here. Washington DC- Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), a long-time national…
Read MoreFebruary Single-Payer Newsletter
We just sent out our latest email newsletter (see it here). If you’re not on our email list, you can sign up for them here. February’s single-payer newsletter includes these articles: Dr. King and Health Reform By Claudia Fegan, M.D. – “There are 50 million Americans who are uninsured. African Americans are represented disproportionately among…
Read MoreAction Alert: State of the Union
Tonight, President Obama will deliver the State of the Union Address to those who are anxiously waiting to hear what he will say about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. While President Obama has stated he will not urge cuts to Social Security in his speech tonight, a narrowly defeated proposal by the Deficit Commission to…
Read MoreWill You Cry for Me, John Boehner?
Tired of the political theater in Washington, DC? Want to tell real stories by real people who need real change from Congress? As House Republicans make their futile attempt to repeal health reform, join us in launching the “Will You Cry for Me, John Boehner?” campaign. Because we know Speaker of the House Boehner has…
Read MoreThe Gift of Health
At Healthcare-NOW!, we are reminded daily, from letters, emails, and phone calls, that the healthcare crisis continues. Holly from Nevada recently contacted us. She has Parkinson’s disease and is struggling to make ends meet on her disability income. There is no insurance on the market she can afford. Without her sister’s generosity, Holly is certain…
Read MoreRecording of Discussion with Drs. Himmelstein and Woolhandler
If you missed last night’s discussion about health reform with Physicians for a National Health Program co-founders Drs. David Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler, you can listen to it here. [audio:https://www.healthcare-now.org/wp-content/uploads/mp3/pnhp.mp3] Download the MP3 here. Right click and choose “save as.” You can download the call notes here (.doc). You can find their bios here. And…
Read MoreHealthcare-NOW! Talks with Drs. Himmelstein and Woolhandler
Join Healthcare-NOW! members and supporters for a special evening of discussion with the founders of the leading national single-payer advocacy group, Physicians for a National Health Program, Drs. Steffie Woolhandler and David Himmelstein. As 2010 comes to a close, what have we learned in our advocacy for single-payer healthcare? Join us for an analysis of…
Read MoreVictory – Medicare Safe for Now
We did it! The Deficit Commission did not garner the 14 votes needed to send their proposal to Congress to cut Social Security and Medicare. With your help, on November 30th, the National Call In Day to protect Social Security and Medicare, we shut down the Capitol switchboard twice. The same day, single-payer activists delivered…
Read MoreNo Cuts – Call Today!
Tell Congress: Don’t Cut Our Social Security and Medicare programs. CALL TODAY. Join today’s National Call Congress Day and tell your Representative and Senators to SAY NO to cutting our Social Security and Medicare. Call 866-220-0044 for the capitol switchboard and ask to be connected. Don’t know your Representative or Senators? Go here. The Co-Chairs…
Read MoreCan We Count on You to Call Congress?
The Co-Chairs of the National Fiscal Commission have proposed carving up Social Security and Medicare like a Thanksgiving turkey. They want to increase the retirement age to 69, deeply cut benefits for middle-class workers, reduce annual Cost of Living Adjustments, increase healthcare costs to patients, and reduce Medicare reimbursements to providers. We need your help…
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