Single-Payer News
GRITtv: Nurses for Single Payer and Mike Farrell
Geri Jenkins, a registered nurse and co-president of the California Nurses Association, brings us up to date on continuing protests against the exclusion of single payer advocates at Senate Finance Committee hearings on healthcare. Two nurses and three physicians were arrested today as they called for a seat at the hearing. Finally, Mike Farrell author…
Read MoreDemocracy Now!: Baucus’s Raucous Caucus (Video)
From Democracy Now!— Doctors, Nurses and Activists Arrested Again for Protesting Exclusion of Single-Payer Advocates at Senate Hearing on Healthcare. Advocates of single-payer universal healthcare—the system favored by most Americans—continue to protest their exclusion from discussions on healthcare reform. On Tuesday, five doctors, nurses and single-payer advocates were arrested at a Senate Finance Committee hearing,…
Read MorePush for Single-Payer Grows
More single-payer coverage on the Ed Show. This time he interviews actor Mike Farrell. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Read MoreFive more single-payer protesters arrested
From NBC’s Ken Strickland– Five protesters were arrested this morning at a Senate hearing on health-care reform. The protesters — some, who identified themselves as doctors and nurses — were be charged with “Disruption of Congress,” according to the Capitol Police spokeswoman. The Senate Finance Committee hearing was a roundtable discussion between senators and experts…
Read MoreWhy we risked arrest for single-payer health care
By Margaret Flowers, M.D.– On May 5, eight health care advocates, including myself and two other physicians, stood up to Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and the Senate Finance Committee during a “public roundtable discussion” with a simple question: Will you allow an advocate for a single-payer national health plan to have a seat at the…
Read MoreThe Ed Show: Fighting for Single-Payer (Video)
Here is the 11 minute clip of Ed Schultz’s interview with Dr. Margaret Flowers of PNHP about single-payer healthcare and her arrest at the Senate Finance roundtable discussion. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Read MoreReal News Network: Single-payer advocates protest Senate hearing (Video)
The Real News Network put together an amazing video on the eight single-payer advocates who were arrested at the Senate Roundtable on health reform.
Read MoreDoctors, Single Payer Activists Arrested, Make History at Senate Finance Roundtable
By Donna Smith— It has finally happened right here in the United States. Citizens who believe healthcare is a human right have been arrested and are being processed like criminals through the Southeast District of Columbia police station. Their crime? Asking for single payer healthcare reform – publicly funded, privately delivered healthcare – to be…
Read MoreDr. Dean: Single-Payer Is Not Off The Table
Well, sort of. Howard Dean referred to the public option as a single-payer system on yesterday’s ED Show. To be clear, a mixed, public/private health system that Howard Dean is promoting is NOT single-payer. Only a system where private insurance is completely removed from the market is replaced by a government funded insurance program, with…
Read MoreSingle-Payer Health-Care Advocates Disrupt Senate Hearing
By Patrick Yoest— WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Eight advocates of government-run health care disrupted a Senate hearing Tuesday on health-care coverage, complaining that their viewpoint was shut out of Senate debate on the issue. One-by-one, the eight people stood up just before a Senate Finance Committee hearing and spoke in favor of so-called “single-payer” health care –…
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