Posts Tagged ‘health care’
The Health Care Industry vs. Health Reform
By Wendell Potter for prwatch.org – I’m the former insurance industry insider now speaking out about how big for-profit insurers have hijacked our health care system and turned it into a giant ATM for Wall Street investors, and how the industry is using its massive wealth and influence to determine what is (and is not)…
Read MoreMass. cuts its health coverage by $115m
By Kay Lazar of the Boston Globe – Overseers of Massachusetts’ trailblazing healthcare program made their first cuts yesterday, trimming $115 million, or 12 percent, from Commonwealth Care, which subsidizes premiums for needy residents and is the centerpiece of the 2006 law. The board of the Connector Authority made the cuts as officials confronted two…
Read MoreToday: Tell ABC-TV to put Single-Payer on the Table
ABC News is presenting a full day of in-depth of coverage on President Barack Obama’s healthcare proposal today, Wednesday, June 24, 10pm EST. This includes an hour-long Primetime “town hall” discussion featuring Obama and questions from audience members. The ABC press release says that the town hall discussion will be moderated by Charles Gibson, Diane…
Read MoreAmnesty International USA calls on Senate to Consider Single Payer proposals
Amnesty International USA issued the following email alert. To take action, go to the AI-USA online Action Center: Health Care is a Human Right — Urge the Senate to Have a Real Debate on Single Payer We at Amnesty International believe that policymakers have a historic opportunity to reform a broken health care system. During…
Read MoreHealth care a human right?
From The Real News – A single payer rep finally testifies to Congress; insurance industry steps up attack on any public plan June 21 – “Our decades’ reliance on the market and efforts to patch together a system to use a public and private mix has failed to carry a quality health care to all…
Read MoreMarilyn Clement’s Speech at Celebration Held in Her Honor
Marilyn Clement delivers an inspiring speech at a very special event celebrating her life. Held June 7, 2009 at Judson Memorial Church in New York City.
Read MoreLawmakers Reveal Health-Care Investments
By Paul Kane for the Washington Post – Almost 30 key lawmakers helping draft landmark health-care legislation have financial holdings in the industry, totaling nearly $11 million worth of personal investments in a sector that could be dramatically reshaped by this summer’s debate. The list of members who have personal investments in the corporations that…
Read MoreNew Report Casts Exclusion of Single Payer as a Question of Democracy and Human Rights
At a critical moment for health care reform in the United States, The National Economic & Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) has published an in-depth assessment of single payer proposals, finding that a single payer system goes further towards meeting key human rights principles than market-based plans. The question of whether national leaders will consider a…
Read MoreThe AMA Does Not Represent Us
By members of PNHP – As the American Medical Association (AMA) begins its annual convention in Chicago, we want to take this opportunity to make it clear to the American public, to the media, and to the President and members of Congress, that the AMA does not represent us. It is a common misconception that…
Read MoreHealth Care Briefing on June 10, 2009 (Video)
Healthcare briefing by single-payer experts on June 10, 2009, that included Rep. John Conyers, Michael Lighty, Deborah Richter MD, and Con Hogan. Sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America, California Nurses Association, and Physicians for a National Health Care Program.
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