Healthcare-NOW

Tell LewisGale Hospital: No More Predatory Billing

Kevin is fasting for 30 days, using the money he would normally spend on food to help pay his hospital bill. He asks you to sign on to this email to LewisGale Hospital telling them not to engage in predatory billing. Please Share This Action on Facebook Please read this message from Kevin, and support…

Will Medicare Survive?

Please go here to thank the “Medicare 111” and encourage them to stand strong on their commitment to protect Social Security and Medicare. Please Share This Action on Facebook Today, President Obama released a budget that would reduce Social Security benefits and shift healthcare costs onto seniors enrolled in Medicare. This proposed budget includes a…

Action Alert: Should School Workers Earn $2 An Hour?

The cooks, custodians, and maintenance workers at the Old Rochester School system in Massachusetts are facing an impossible healthcare situation. You can help by signing their change.org petition asking their employer to do the right thing and raising awareness about the need for single-payer healthcare reform. Here’s what happened: the Old Rochester School Committee is…

Ask Socially Responsible Investors to Say NO To For-Profit Health Insurance

We need your help for a collective action. TIAA-CREF, the nation’s largest retirement fund, covering academic (including medical) and religious organizations, has an option for those who want to invest their money in “socially responsible” companies. It’s called CREF-Social Choice. While CREF-Social Choice does not invest in the tobacco, gambling, or liquor industries, the fund…

Take Action – Medicare for All Act Reintroduced

We’re excited to announce that Rep John Conyers (D-Mich.) reintroduced HR 676, the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, last week. The bill had 37 initial cosponsors and an additional three signed on soon after it was reintroduced. Rep. Conyers has introduced HR 676 every Congress since 2003. He remains committed, despite the passage…

Call Congress – Single-Payer Bill to be Reintroduced

Ask your Representative to become an original cosponsor of HR 676: “The Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act.” today! Rep. John Conyers is going to reintroduce national, single-payer healthcare legislation very soon–sometime this week. Before he introduces the bill, Mr. Conyers would like to have as many original cosponsors as possible. Please call your…

Our New Director of Organizing

Healthcare-NOW!’s Steering Committee and staff are happy to announce that Benjamin Day will take over as our Director of Organizing in early February 2013. Ben’s proven dedication to, knowledge of, and experience with the single-payer movement were instrumental in the Steering Committee’s decision to add him to our small staff. Ben has been the Executive…

Help Us Start 2013 Strong

History proves the power of grassroots movements funded by people like you is the only way to win against corporate greed. We need you to continue to support Healthcare-NOW! so we can end our healthcare crisis. Please make a tax-deductible donation today! Donate $40 or more and we’ll send you a copy of Dr. John…

Obama: $400 Billion in Safety Net Cuts

President Obama’s opening position on a “cliff deal” includes $400 billion in “savings” (cuts) to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security over ten years. This is unacceptable. We can’t allow any deal to pass that threatens Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. We know improved Medicare-for-all is the solution–it would save Medicare, halt out-of-control healthcare costs, ease…

Lobby, Organizing Materials for Protecting Medicare

Many single-payer activists and supporters have been thinking about, or already started, planning an event to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security the week of December 10th (International Human Rights Day). To help, we created a number of resources you can use for a lobby visit or event. Download this letter (.doc) to sign and…