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Lawmakers and Advocates Rally for Expansion of Program to Include Every American

U.S. Rep. John Conyers, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, U.S. Rep Keith Ellison, Others Push for Single-Payer Health Care System From Public Citizen – WASHINGTON, D.C. – To mark the 48th anniversary of Medicare, congressional lawmakers and consumer advocates today called for Medicare to be expanded to provide health insurance to all Americans and highlighted a…

‘Medicare for All’ would cover everyone, save billions in first year

From PNHP – Economist says Canadian-style, single-payer health plan would reap huge savings from reduced paperwork and from negotiated drug prices, enough to pay for quality coverage for all – at less cost to families and businesses Upgrading the nation’s Medicare program and expanding it to cover people of all ages would yield more than…

Send a Letter to the Editor for Medicare for All

Writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper is this week’s action to support Medicare-for-all! Go here to easily tell your local newspaper that, instead of cuts, we should expand Medicare to cover everyone living in the United States. Before submitting your letter, keep in mind that letters to the editor are most…

T-Shirts On Sale!

To celebrate Medicare’s 48 anniversary this July, all of our “Improved Medicare for All” t-shirts are on sale for $15 until Sunday! Go to our online store to get yours now. The t-shirts are union made in the USA and come in gray and navy blue. We also have pins, bumper stickers, pamphlets, books, DVDs,…

Pause in Honor of Medicare

By Richard Propp, M.D. for the Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) – At this time of year I usually start thinking about the passage of Medicare in July of 1965. How in the world did President Johnson decide to take on Congress to approve such a huge program for seniors? To sum it up, it was…

July 30 – Medicare Turns 48!

On July 30, 2013, Medicare turns 48! Tell Congress and the President that we should expand Medicare to cover everyone. Medicare has provided longer, healthier lives and basic health security for two generations of seniors, reducing uninsurance among those over 65 to almost zero, and having the single greatest impact reducing racial inequities in healthcare…

A Road Map to State Single Payer

This year, some of our movement’s most inspirational organizing has focused on state-level single-payer healthcare legislation. Consequently, our ally Public Citizen released a report today titled “A Road Map to ‘Single Payer:’ How States Can Escape the Clutches of the Private Health Insurance System.” The report aims to help state legislators and activists navigate the…

Saving Medicare: Lessons from Canada (Video)

Did you know that U.S. could have saved more than $2.15 trillion on Medicare since 1980 had it employed cost-saving measures similar to Canada’s? It’s true. Medicare spending on the elderly has grown nearly three times faster in the United States than in Canada since 1980. Costs grew more slowly in Canada despite a 1984…

Universal Healthcare and Economic Freedom Go Hand-in-Hand

By David Callahan for Demos – One of the most pernicious myths of the past half century is that guaranteeing healthcare for all Americans would strike a mortal blow against this country’s system of free enterprise. That claim has been made endlessly in the context of the Affordable Care Act, and Obamacare critics are now…

CLCs to AFL-CIO: Act to Expand Social Security Financing & Pass Improved Medicare for All

By Kay Tillow, All Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care–HR 676 – Four central labor councils have passed an identical resolution calling upon the September AFL-CIO convention to organize an offensive campaign for expanding Social Security financing and passing improved “Medicare For All” legislation. The resolution, which was initiated by the Troy Area Labor…