As Medicare for All grows more popular, its opponents grow more brazen. Behind the scenes, the health insurance lobby is busy spinning lies and spending money to influence the American people and our legislators. By Sylvia Moore. HEAL California. March 4, 2019 As the […]
How can we pay for Medicare for All? It’s actually easy – oh, except for the politics! Instead of paying premiums to commercial health insurers, we could finance a publicly administered plan with a combination of income sources that spread the costs evenly across […]
Renewed and reinvigorated Healthy California campaign is dedicated to winning California Medicare for All as a model for an equitable U.S. healthcare system. — SACRAMENTO — Less than one week after the introduction of a federal Medicare For All bill in the House of […]
Jayapal’s Medicare for All Act of 2019 is significantly broader than the Sanders’ Medicare for All Act of 2017 because it includes long-term care coverage. It also projects a two-year, rather than four-year, rollout. — Los Angeles, CA – On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 […]
The Act Would Set a New Standard for Guaranteeing Health Care as a Human Right in the United States, the Assessment Finds — NEW YORK, New York – February 27 – The National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) has released a comprehensive assessment of the Medicare […]
Cancer destroys more than just your body. The financial impact of cancer treatment can be soul-crushing. Just trying to manage the bills – including the inevitable errors that result from our ultra-complicated, broken healthcare system – is full time job. — Carol Marley wants […]
It was widely anticipated that a new Medicare-for-All bill would be introduced no later than Feb. 22, the last day to file legislation in the California state legislature this year. However, that didn’t happen. — According to the Healthy California Campaign, a coalition of organizations pursuing a multi-pronged approach to winning state-based single-payer health […]
How do health insurance companies gain so much influence? That’s easy. By lining the pockets of legislators, policy makers, insurance brokers and the media. Get the facts about how health insurers throw their weight around. — Insurance Industry Profile. 2018 Annual Lobbying Expense. From Open […]
