Posts Tagged ‘HR 676’
Got health care?
By Ricardo Kaulessar for Hudson Reporter – Jersey City resident Bill Armbruster was laid off in February from his job as editor of a newsletter called the Shipping Digest, but he got to keep his health plan until August of 2010. But he worries what will happen when his coverage expires. “If I try to…
Read MoreMass Single Payer Action at Blumenauer’s Office
By Single Payer Action – About 75 to 100 single payer activists surrounded Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s Portland, Oregon office this afternoon. The activists insisted that the Congressman from Oregon’s third district join 77 of his colleagues in the House and sign on to HR 676 – single payer legislation in the House of Representatives. The…
Read MoreBoth sides demonstrate in Grand Rapids over plan for single-payer national health system
By John Agar for The Grand Rapids Press – As a local organizer of Single Payer Michigan, Chris Silva led a rally Saturday outside the Federal Building to build support for a single-payer national health system and dispel what he considers half-truths. “(Opponents) kind of think what we’re talking about is socializing medicine, rationing healthcare,…
Read MoreHealth-care fight hits city streets
By Fran Quigley for Indystar.com – It had been a busy morning for Indiana health-care activists. Several folks associated with Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Care Plan had purchased WellPoint stock in order to gain the forum of the annual stockholders meeting, where they told the Indiana-based company leadership that for-profit health insurance companies are…
Read MoreHeld hostage by the health system
By Dr. Marcia Angell – The Senate Finance Committee’s hearings on health reform earlier this month did not include testimony from any advocate for single-payer insurance. Physicians for a National Health Program, which represents 16,000 doctors, asked the committee to invite me to testify, but it chose not to. If I had been invited, this…
Read MoreMontana AFL-CIO State Convention Reaffirms Endorsement of HR 676
The 53rd Annual Montana AFL-CIO State Convention reaffirmed its previous endorsement of HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The Montana AFL-CIO endorsed HR 676 for the first time at its 2008 Convention. This year’s Convention resolution resolved “that the Montana State AFL-CIO reaffirms its endorsement of and commitment…
Read MoreIndiana IBEW Local Endorses HR 676
IBEW Local 725 has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Local 725 is a construction local with jurisdiction in nine Indiana and six Illinois counties. R. Todd Thacker, Local 725 Business Manager, said: “Health care coverage continues to be a critical issue, either in finding coverage or dealing…
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 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 MoreAction 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…
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