After the Debate, Talk about National Improved Medicare for All
On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, Senators Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz debated Obamacare (the ACA) on CNN. This is typical of the two plutocratic parties – restrict the debate and ignore the solution that is proven to work and that majorities support. Dr. Margaret Flowers followed the debate with her response and why we must […]
A Really Good Obamacare Replacement
By David Lazarus for the LA Times. Supporters of healthcare reform may feel disheartened as President Trump and Republican lawmakers prepare to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with … well, something. They can’t even agree among themselves on what the U.S. healthcare system should look like. But there’s reason for hope, albeit […]
Mad As Hell: Why the public is so pissed off
Above photo from Portland Indymedia. NOTE: Voters received notice of their insurance premium increases for 2017 just prior to the November election. It is no surprise that voters were angry over the failure of the ACA to control premium and out-of-pocket costs. Many who voted for Trump, especially in the fly-over states, experience challenges affording […]
Health and Well-Being for the Self-Employed and Small Business
By Paul and Sarah Edwards in LocalMarketing.center. Most people’s health is on the line. Each day’s news brings headlines dimming hope for the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Social Security. People have begun asking themselves, “What will we do about Grandma?” How will I get my medications and will I be able to pay for […]
Healthcare Solution: Make Medicare available to all ages
By Dr. Carol Paris in The Citizen We read the letter by David Browning and agree with many of the points he made. It is good to see taxpayers waking up to the fact that Medicare for All (otherwise known as single payer) will go a long way towards solving both our access and cost […]
Physicians, Nurses, Advocates Launch Campaign to Enact National Improved Medicare for All
A coalition of leading healthcare professionals and advocates for universal coverage has begun a coast-to-coast campaign to make National Improved Medicare for All (NIMA) available to every person regardless of age or income. The group, called HOPE — short for Health Over Profit for Everyone — intends to use tactics ranging from traditional lobbying to […]
How We Win National Improved Medicare for All
Above photo: Members of the ‘Baucus 8’ and other NIMA advocates hold a ‘Sidewalk Summit’ in early 2010 when the White House excludes them from its Health Summit. Washington, DC. By Margaret Flowers, MD Few people outside of single payer activist circles are aware that Senator Sanders introduced an amendment on the Senate floor in […]
Repeal and Replace with Single Payer
By Russell Mokhiber of Single Payer Action The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, H.R. 676, was introduced last night by Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D-Michigan). With 51 other House members as co-sponsors, the single payer bill would replace Obamneycare’s welter of private health insurance companies with a single, streamlined public agency that would […]