Sanders Has His Priorities Backwards; We Can’t Delay Medicare for All
By Margaret Flowers for Health Over Profit. Above image from ATTN.com. We thought that Senator Sanders was on track to introduce and advocate for a national improved Medicare for All bill, but Tuesday he stated publicly at a Planned Parenthood rally that his priorities are to first defeat the Republican health plan, then to improve the […]
Save Our Health Care with Single Payer!
By Margaret Flowers for Health Over Profit. Rallies have been held across the United States in opposition to the Senate health legislation. It’s amazing that many people are not only opposing the Senate “deathcare” bill but are calling for National Improved Medicare for All. Signs that the tide is turning toward single payer this week […]
Disability Rights Activists Protest Health Care Law
By E. A. Crunden for Think Progress. Above Photo: Stephanie Woodward, of Rochester, NY, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, is removed from a sit-in at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office as she and other disability rights advocates protest proposed funding caps to Medicaid, Thursday, June 22, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. […]
Even The Insured Can’t Afford Their Medical Bills
By Helaine Olen in The Atlantic. NOTE: This article contains excellent data on the barriers that patients face under the Affordable Care Act, which would likely worsen if the American Health Care Act becomes law. It highlights why we must focus on the fight for National Improved Medicare for All now, so that all people […]
Show Your Support for Medicare for All!
This campaign was designed by Medicare for All supporter Marcia Everett in North Carolina. WINDOW TREATMENT CAMPAIGN Ask everyone to put up signs that say HR676 – NIMA. Begin on your own front door, then on your vehicle, and then around your town. Don’t forget to ask your local home-town businesses, churches, and social organizations […]
The Role Single Payer Health Care Could Play
By Dr. Jay Brock in the Washington Post. NOTE: Dr. Brock also created “The 7 Conservative Values of Single Payer,” which you can download as a pdf and print here: Seven conservative values of sps. Join the National Call on July 10 to hear Dr. Ed Weisbart, Richard Allen and Dr. Brock speak about single payer […]
Lindsey Graham Floats Single Payer for Sick People
By Russell Mokhiber for Single Payer Action. NOTE: This article reveals the absurdity of the current system and the impact of the Medical Industrial Complex on Congress. Senators don’t want to get rid of the ‘private sector’ (read ‘private health insurance’) because they donate a lot of money to campaigns and are one of the […]
The Washington Post is selling Snake Oil
By Dr. Adam Gaffney for Jacobin Magazine. NOTE: You know the movement for National Improved Medicare for All is having an impact when there are OpEds in major papers such as the Washington Post and the New York Times refuting your position (with ridiculous and false arguments, I might add). Below is Dr. Gaffney’s response […]
Medicare’s Birthday Call to Action
Medicare’s 52nd anniversary takes place on July 30, at the beginning of the August Congressional Recess. Health care is going to be a hot topic during the recess whether or not the Senate passes a version of the American Health Care Act, which would still have a number of hurdles to overcome before it passes. […]
‘Medicaid for All’ is NOT a Substitute for Medicare for All
By Lee Stanfield for the HOPE Steering committee. Unfortunately Nevada’s “Medicaid For All” is definitely not a substitute for “Medicare For All”, nor will it bring the savings, the comprehensive coverage, and sustainable universality that Medicare For All will bring. It is certainly understandable that people are struggling to find temporary solutions to increase access […]