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Nominate the Worst Inurance Company of 2013 20 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm
Congress is in recess for the rest of August, and we thought we’d try something new. So we created, and are now taking nominations for, The 2013 Award for Profiteering and Deceit in the Private Health...
Laborers call for a fix to ACA’s “destructive” impact on unions 14 Aug 2013 | 12:42 am
From Unions for Single Payer – The Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) was one of a handful of unions that did not support the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Car...
Let’s Talk About Health Care and I Don’t Mean the ACA 14 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am
By Deborah Burger, RN and NNU Co-president – Let’s talk about health care. I don’t mean debating the Affordable Care Act. I mean health care, as in: If everyone needs health care, guarantee that ever...
March On Washington 12 Aug 2013 | 11:08 pm
In just a couple of weeks, on Saturday, August 24, people from around the country will convene on Washington, D.C. to mark the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 civil rights “March on Washington for Jobs a...
Sen. Reid: Obamacare ‘Absolutely’ A Step Toward A Single-Payer System 12 Aug 2013 | 05:50 pm
By Avik Roy for Forbes – When I speak to conservatives about health care policy, I’m often asked the question: “Do you think that Obamacare is secretly a step toward single-payer health care?” I alwa...
Medicare’s 48th Celebration Updates 7 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
We want to thank all of the single-payer activists all over the country for all of their hard work in organizing celebrations for Medicare’s 48th anniversary! There were over 30 actions this year and ...
To Mark Medicare Anniversary, Lawmakers and Advocates Rally for Expansion of Program to Include Every American 5 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
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 Med...
‘Medicare for All’ would cover everyone, save billions in first year 2 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
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 les...
Call for Workshop Proposals 30 Jul 2013 | 12:27 am
Healthcare-NOW! will be hosting its National Strategy Conference for the single-payer healthcare movement the weekend of October 5-6 this year in Nashville, TN. Participants are invited to submit work...
Stepping Up Our Organizing 25 Jul 2013 | 07:33 pm
The single-payer healthcare movement has been busy, and the next few months will be packed with organizing efforts as well. With so much going on, we’re thrilled that National Nurses United (NNU) has...
