Posts Tagged ‘Action Alert’
Monday Night: Let’s Discuss the Health Bill
Join Healthcare-NOW! for a conference call exposing the last minute negotiations of the health care bill and the ramifications of the mandate to purchase private insurance when public programs like Medicaid and Medicare suffer. The conference call is tomorrow, Monday, March 22nd at 8 PM EST. Guest speakers include: – Michael Lighty, Policy Director for…
Read MoreHealthcare Not Warfare Vigils in 82 Districts on March 17
From Progressive Democrats of America – Labor and advocacy groups organized “brown bag” lunch vigils against war funding in 22 congressional districts in January and 67 in February. Currently 82 are planned for March 17th, with more being added. Organizations participating include: Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), AfterDowningStreet, the Backbone Campaign, Democrats.com, the California Nurses…
Read MoreLast 24 Hours to Vote for Medicare for All
Recently, President Obama spoke at to a large group of mostly supportive students and local residents at Arcadia University in Glenside. The president at one point mentioned that “people on the left” want “single-payer.” But before he could add that that approach wasn’t going to happen, he found himself drowned out by cheers calling for…
Read MoreBecome a Healthcare-NOW! Member Today
The Healthcare-NOW! network has grown tremendously over the past year. New single-payer coalitions and groups are forming all over the country, and more individuals are becoming involved in our work. To keep up, Healthcare-NOW! must expand our capacity and resources to continue building the movement for meaningful reform that will end our healthcare crisis. That’s…
Read MorePNHP Advances in Ideas for Change in America Competition
Physicians for a National Health Program just advanced to the second round of Change.org’s 2010 Ideas for Change in America competition with their “Improved Medicare for All” idea. Please help “Improved Medicare for All” become a finalist in this competition by voting for their idea here. You can vote in less than 20 seconds. The…
Read MoreCall for Medicare for All
PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE FOR EVENT IN WASHINGTON, DC Since the beginning, the discussion on health reform has been flawed because of the exclusion of a single-payer system in the debate. With universal healthcare off the table, so goes a meaningful discussion on controlling costs and improving access to care. On the same day President…
Read MoreFeb 25: Sidewalk Summit for Medicare for All!
NEW LOCATION: H St NW and Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC – Map here. Let’s make President Obama hear us loud and clear that we want Medicare for All! The event will be followed by lobby visits to drop information to each Congressional office about the single-payer, improved Medicare-for-All solution to the health care crisis.…
Read MorePresident Obama: the Answer is Medicare for All
Talking points below. Once again the president and congress are not including any discussion of the only real solution to America’s health care problems – expanding and improving Medicare to cover everyone in America. On February 25th, the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care will be holding a “Sidewalk Summit for Improved Medicare for All”…
Read MoreSend a Love Letter to the Editor
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, can you help us get the message out that Congress and President Obama need to break up with insurance and drug companies and show some love to the American people by supporting the real solution to the health care crisis: improved Medicare for All? In just a few minutes,…
Read MoreMedicare for All: Still the One
Join Healthcare-NOW! for a national conference call this Monday, February 15th at 8pm EST for a discussion of the rise and fall of the public option and why improved Medicare for All (HR 676) is still the leading policy solution to our health care crisis. Featured speakers include: Kip Sullivan, a member of the steering…
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