Posts Tagged ‘Single Payer Healthcare’
Hospital Accounting: It’s Complicated
By Lynn M. Petrovich for CommonSense2.com – For the Love of Universal Health Care Some time ago I received a letter from my employer regarding its health insurance policy which said there would be some changes to it. First of all, that’s never good. Second, I wasn’t sure what the letter meant. I was confused.…
Read MoreMedicare’s 45th Birthday News Roundup
Congratulations to all the groups and individuals who held rallies and parties for Medicare’s 45th Anniversary! There were over 20 held across the country. Here’s all the news and updates we’ve received about birthday parties/rallies for Medicare. Please let us know if your group has an update to submit. Albany, NY More Photos Atlanta, GA…
Read MoreOn Medicare anniversary, lawmakers tout inevitability of single payer
By Sahil Kapur for the Raw Story – A trio of progressives in Congress invoked the 45th birthday of Medicare Friday to call for a national single payer health insurance system, predicting it’s “inevitable” if Americans want lower costs. “It has never been more important to have a strong movement behind Medicare for All,” wrote…
Read MoreAction Alert: Don’t let Healthcare Activists Go to Jail
New York City Assistant District Attorney Reopens Dismissed Cases of Healthcare Activists, Re-arrest Imminent What to Do: Call the office of Cy Vance, Manhattan District Attorney, to Demand “No new charges for healthcare activists.” Ask to speak with Erin Duggan, Communications Director, (212) 335-9400. What to Say: “I’m calling because I’m concerned about ADA Eric…
Read MorePrivate insurers cause health care heartbreak
As a dedicated activist for single-payer health care, it has become crystal clear to me that the private, for-profit health insurance companies are the biggest detriment to having a health care system in the United States that is comparable to the rest of the developed nations of the world. I have been exposed to thousands…
Read MoreRx on Medicare’s Birthday: Expand it to All
By Dr. Quentin Young of PNHP – Medicare, one of our nation’s most cherished social programs, turns 45 on Friday. I was in active medical practice when, on July 30, 1965, Medicare was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The law’s impact on older Americans and their families was swift and spectacular. I saw…
Read MoreHealth Care Supporters Say “Hands Off Our Medicare!”
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Robbins, National Organizer, Healthcare NOW! healthcarenow08@gmail.com 330-618-6379 Donna Smith, National Nurses United donnas@calnurses.org, 773-617-4493 Kay Tillow, All Unions for Single Payer-HR 676 nursenpo@aol.com 502-636-1551 Sandy Fox, Western PA Coalition for Single Payer Health Care sm2fox@yahoo.com 412-527-9072 Health Care Supporters Say “Hands Off Our Medicare!” Don’t let Congress Cut…
Read MoreHappy 45th Birthday, Medicare
Join in actions across the country this Friday, July 30th in celebrating 45 Years of Medicare – and call for Medicare for All. Groups across the country are organizing events this Friday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Medicare – and to continue to push for a single payer, improved and expanded Medicare for All…
Read MoreWho Tells the Dead Patient Stories Now?
by Donna Smith – Since the health insurance reform bill passed this past spring, you’d think we suddenly stopped having American patients die and suffer unimaginable horror at the hands of the corporate owned and operated healthcare business system in the United States. No one tells the stories. The reality is that patients were props,…
Read MoreHands Off Our Medicare!
At a time when this nation faces the deepest recession in decades, skyrocketing unemployment, and fiscal crisis in our states, towns, and families, the nation’s safety net is threatened by a select group whose overwhelming majority have historically favoured cutting benefits or privatizing federal social programs in order to balance the budget and enriching the…
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