Posts Tagged ‘universal healthcare’
Constitutional or Not, It’s a Win-Win for the Health Insurance Industry
By Katie Robbins for the People’s Tribune – The recent Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or “ObamaCare,” has reopened the false debate surrounding the President’s signature legislation. Whether to uphold or strike down the ACA isn’t about how to provide truly universal healthcare in a sustainable way. Common…
Read MoreIt’s Up to Us
The politics of the current moment are clear: the Democrats are desperate to hold onto the White House at any cost and Republicans are fervently working to dismantle our social safety net to further uplift the private market. And meanwhile it’s us — the workers, mothers, fathers, students, nurses, patients, and physicians — that are…
Read MoreSingle Payer Amendment Narrowly Defeated in Mass.
From Benjamin Day, Executive Director of Mass-Care – This Tuesday, after an hour and a half floor debate, the Massachusetts Senate narrowly voted down a single payer amendment to a broader cost control bill, on a 15 to 22 vote. The amendment would have instructed the state to, every year, measure our actual health care…
Read MoreHealthcare for My Neighbors?
By Ron du Bois, Prof. Emeritus – Our medical and medical insurance ethos sadly is that sick people are good for business. That health care should be a money making machine is the mentality of a nation tricked into believing for-profit health care and medical insurance are superior to national health care as practiced in…
Read MoreWhy emergency rooms don’t close the health care gap
By Aaron Carroll for CNN – For decades, the attempts at health care reform have aimed to increase access. The United States is one of the few industrialized nations in the world that does not provide universal health care to its citizens. And repeatedly, those who oppose it have been forced to argue that access…
Read MoreTake Our Social Media Survey
We would like your help. Healthcare-NOW! wants to reach out to new single-payer supporters and strengthen ties with our current members, and to do this we need to make sure that our website and social media sites are as current and informative as possible. If you could take this brief 10-question survey, it would greatly…
Read MoreMay 1 – A Day Without the 99%
For more than 120 years, May 1 has been celebrated internationally as a day to honor workers and commemorate the suffering they have endured – and continue to endure – in their struggles for equity for all in the workplace. Building on the history of May Day, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement is calling…
Read MoreHow to Organize a Healthcare Teach-In or Speak Out
On March 14 we organized our first ever skill-building call for our members and activists on how to organize effective teach-ins and speak-outs. Listen to the call here: Organizing Teach-Ins and Speak Outs You can also download a simple two-sided handout (.doc) on how to hold a successful speak-out or teach-in that includes: An overview…
Read MoreThe Power of Universal Health Care
By Winthrop C. Dillaway III for NJ.com – In 2009, when President Obama began his term of office, the U.S. health care system was painfully dysfunctional. He announced an initiative for health care reform. Early on, “universal health care” garnered thought and attention. Unfortunately, with the ensuing debate and politics, the concept of universal health…
Read MoreKnoxville-Oak Ridge CLC endorses HR 676, Improved Medicare for All
From Unions for Single Payer – President Suzanne Coile reports that the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Area Central Labor Council unanimously endorsed HR 676, national single payer health care legislation, at its April, 2012 meeting. “Everyone completely agreed on HR 676,” said Coile, “and all of us are totally opposed to any kind of voucher system.” Coile…
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