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Single-Payer News from the Vermont Health Forum

Over 200 single payer advocates attended a rally initiated by Dr. Deb Richter, PNHP, outside of the White House regional forum, hosted by the Governors of Vermont and Massachusetts. These are some initial press reports: Hopes, Fears At Vermont Health Care Forum NPR Single-payer advocates plan to protest health care forum Rutland Herald Douglas, Patrick…

Douglas, Patrick co-host health care forum

By Anya Huneke for NECN.com— 48 million Americans. That’s the latest estimate of how many Americans are living without health insurance. President Obama has promised to reduce that number by expanding health care coverage in the U.S. Key players in the reform debate met to do some brainstorming in Burlington, Vermont, today. Two hours before…

Action Alert: “Sick Around America”

We urge you to reach out to your community and host Sick Around America watching parties on and after March 31st. Sick Around America, a compelling and timely documentary exposing the serious consequences of getting sick in the United States, will premiere on PBS on March 31st. It is the sequel to the highly acclaimed…

Alabama Labor Council and KY CWA Local Endorse HR 676

The Southwest Alabama Labor Council has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The Alabama Labor Council is the one hundred-and-twenty-first labor council to endorse the Conyers legislation. The resolution was forwarded to the members of congress who represent Mobile and surrounding areas. In Lexington, Kentucky, CWA Local 3372…

Activists Burn Insurance Bills at AHIP Conf.

On March 11, members of Single Payer Action burned their health insurance bills, in protest, in front of the AHIP conference in Washington, DC. See the full video of the demonstration below.

Forum Puts Single-Payer in the News

Yesterday’s Healthcare Forum, organized by the Obama Administration, in Dearborn, Michigan, drew many single-payer supporters. Enough so that quotes and stories from single-payer healthcare supporters made it into the mainstream press. Here are the articles and TV segments we’ve found so far: Cancer Story Stands Out at White House Forum Health Reform Forum in Dearborn…

Cancer Story Stands Out at White House Forum

Participants at the first White House Regional Forum on Health Care Reform heard from many people who have horror stories about their health care. WATCH ACTION NEWS REPORTS IN THE VIDEO PLAYER ON THE RIGHT One participant was Adrian Campbell Montgomery. The young mother told the crowd about her battles with cancer. At 22 she…

Single-Payer Health Care: A Burning Issue

By Andrew Price for GOOD— It seems we might actually be changing health care in America this time around. One way we could go would be to adopt what’s called a “single-payer” system like Canada has. Under a single-payer system we would do away with the health insurance companies and one payer (the government) would…

Newly Formed 150,000-Strong Nurses’ Union Pushes for Single-Payer Healthcare

From Democracy Now!— Three of the country’s top organizations of direct care registered nurses have come together to form a new national nurses’ union that is advocating for a single-payer national health insurance program. The new union unifies the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association into a…

Put Single-Payer on the Table

By Amy Goodman for TruthDig.com— President Barack Obama promises health-care reform, but he has taken single-payer health care off the table. Single-payer is the system that removes private insurance companies from the picture; the government pays all the bills, but health-care delivery remains private. People still get their choice of what doctor to go to…