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Five 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…

Action Alert: Please Call Now for Single-Payer National Healthcare

It’s National Nurses Week, and there are many single-payer festivities in Washington, DC. Help us celebrate the leading role nurses play in the single-payer movement by joining us in Washington DC and/or making a call to get single-payer experts into the Senate Finance Committee Roundtable discussion! This Tuesday, May 12, the Senate Finance Committee is…

Why 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…

The 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

Real 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.

Baucus 8 Update: Single-Payer in the News

I was one of the Baucus 8 in Tuesday’s demonstration at the Senate Finance Committee Round Table on health care. It was a meaningful and empowering action to be a part of, and I am awed and humbled by the response from single-payer supporters around the country. Hundreds of people have written and donated to…

Tonight: Single-Payer on the ED Show, MSNBC

Tonight! 6 PM Eastern time, Margaret Flowers of PNHP will be on the ED Show on MSNBC. Margaret was one of the eight single-payer advocates arrested at the last Senate Roundtable on health reform. More on the ED Show here.

The terrible news?

The terrible news? “In the Long Drive to Cure Cancer, Advances Have Been Elusive” This is a front page story on Friday, April 24th from a New York Times front page last week. The article went on to outline the discouraging research: “As other death rates fall, cancer’s scarcely moves.” Unfortunately for me, it was…

Doctors, 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…

Dr. 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…