Posts Tagged ‘Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care’
DC Lobby Days for Single-Payer This Week
Join us for Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care lobby days for single-payer. On both lobby days, we will break into teams and visit Congressional offices with single-payer amendment materials prepared in advance. As Congress moves closer to voting on whatever final legislation is crafted, we want to make sure the single-payer amendments are strongly…
Read MoreWhat’s the Fate of the Healthcare Reform? (Video)
From GRITtv – Is the healthcare debate making you sick? We’ve got some clear information – which just may be the best medicine. Joining us today we have Wendell Potter, former Vice President of CIGNA; Karen Finney, former Communications Director of the Democratic National Committee; and our very own Diane Shamis, GRITtv Producer and Founding…
Read MoreBaucus 13 Settle Charges
Legal charges against the “Baucus 13” were settled in a series of court hearings held earlier this week. The 13 were charged with disruption of congress after they attempted to speak on behalf of single payer healthcare reform at two Senate Finance Committee hearings on healthcare in May. Senator Baucus, the chair of the Finance…
Read MoreHealthcare-NOW! is Not Mobilizing for June 25th Rally in DC
This statement has been prepared in response to the many inquiries as to why organizations supporting single-payer national health care are not mobilizing to support the June 25th rally in Washington DC organized by Health Care for America Now. Friends: As you know, the single-payer movement is driven by a diverse coalition of doctors, nurses,…
Read MoreLeadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care Officially Launches
Yesterday, Healthcare-NOW, co-founder of the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care, took part in the official launch of the coalition in Washington, DC. Nurses, doctors, students, large community-based membership groups, labor unions, religious organizations, and activists launched a new healthcare alliance called the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care. The member organizations lay claim to…
Read MoreWalk the Halls of Congress for Single-Payer
This Wednesday, January 28th!!! Wednesday, January 28 will be a historic day for single-payer advocates. And there will be something for everyone to participate in! The Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care will host a press conference to launch the national single-payer alliance in the morning and host a briefing for members and staff to…
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