Healthcare-NOW

Nurses Union Will Keep Fighting for Medicare for All

By Rose Ann DeMoro for the Nation – Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, former insurance company executive Wendell Potter’s appeal to single payer advocates to “bury the hatchet,” recently published in The Nation, is both misdirected and shortsighted. Potter argues that insurance industry pirates will exploit left critiques of…

July 30: Celebrate Medicare’s 47th Anniversary

Coming in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to largely uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare’s 47th anniversary on Monday, July 30 is a great opportunity to highlight why we still need single-payer Medicare-for-all. We know that the ACA will not achieve universal coverage — at least 26 million people will remain uninsured…

Medicare for all CA Bus tour: In West Covina Tonight SiCKO ‘Sisters’ Reunite

By Donna Smith – What: SiCKO Reunion on final summer 2012 Medicare for all bus tour in California When: Thursday, July 12 – health screenings 3-6 pm, and town hall at 6:30 pm Where: West Covina City Hall, 1444 W Garvey Ave Today in West Covina, the California Nurses Association summer 2012 Medicare for all…

Nixoncare Finally Wins

By Margaret Kimberley for Black Agenda Report – “The time is at hand this year to bring comprehensive, high-quality health care within the reach of every American. I shall propose a sweeping new program that will assure comprehensive health insurance protection to millions of Americans who cannot now obtain it or afford it.” – Richard…

Medicare. For All. For Life. Everywhere.

When the Medicare for All bus gets stuck, a neighborhood shows its true spirit By Donna Smith – After spending the past month on the California Nurses Association ‘Medicare for All’ bus tour in California, I am more confident than ever about the prospects of winning guaranteed healthcare for all under an improved Medicare model.…

Organizing a Petitioning Campaign

Thank you to everyone who participated in our April Skill-Building Call on organizing a petitioning campaign — and a special thank you to Josh Starcher and Omar Kutty from Healthcare-NOW! – New York City for leading the training. If you were unable to make the call or wish to share it with other single-payer activists,…

Developing a Media Outreach Strategy

Thank you to everyone who participated in our May Skill-Building Call about successful media outreach — and a special thank you to Laurie Wen from PNHP – New York Metro for lending us her excellent expertise. If you were unable to make the call, you can listen to it here: Media Outreach You can also…

New York State Single-Payer Activists to Hold Press Confrences on ACA Ruling

Single Payer Advocates to Hold News Conferences in Albany, Rochester, NYC, Ithaca on Thursday June 28 to respond to US Supreme Court decision on Affordable Care Act. Supporters of an expanded and improved Medicare for All program will hold a series of news conferences and rallies throughout NYS to respond to the expected U.S. Supreme…

How to Fix Health Care Without the Mandate

Why truly affordable care means single-payer. By Sarah van Gelder for Yes! – What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down the “individual mandate” in the health care reform law? Commentators ranging from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich to Forbes Magazine columnist Rick Ungar agree: Such a decision could open the door to single-payer health…

St. Paul Regional Labor Federation Endorses HR 676

From Unions for Single Payer Health Care – The St. Paul Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, is the latest labor federation to endorse HR 676, Congressman John Conyers’ single payer healthcare bill. Robert “Bobby” Kasper, President of the St Paul Federation, reports that delegates unanimously endorsed the Conyers bill at their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday…