The Fight for Single Payer Has Transformed the Healthcare Debate. Last Night Was Proof. During CNN’s Monday night debate about the Affordable Care Act, it became clear that progressives have set the terms of discussion. Anderson, Theo. (2017, September 26). In These Times. The grassroots […]
A Canadian Doctor Explains How Her Country’s Single-Payer Health Care System Works . . . While single-payer is defined and implemented differently in different countries, Danielle Martin, a Canadian physician, says there are a lot of misconceptions about how the plans work. Martin, who is also […]
Podcast of Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on Nurse Talk Media discussing the devastating impact that the Graham-Cassidy bill would have had on Medicaid. As of September 26, 2017 at 7 am PDT, the bill appears to be headed for defeat according to CNN. […]
Even Business Leaders Are Realizing Health Insurance Companies Serve No Purpose By Wendell Potter, (2017, September 19) Truthout | Op-Ed This piece is part of Fighting for Our Lives: The Movement for Medicare for All, a Truthout original series. Polls show a growing number of Americans are warming up […]
Terhune, Chad. (2017, September 22), Kaiser Health News Health insurance giant Anthem predicts Californians will pop a lot more pills next year. To make the case for a hefty premium hike in the state’s individual insurance market, Anthem Blue Cross has forecast a 30 percent jump in prescription […]
Rosenberg, Paul (2017, September 17). Salon. Those who claim we have to stick with incremental, “common-sense” measures are living in the political past “Medicare for All” is an idea whose time has finally come — at least conceptually, which is more than half the battle. When […]
By: Johnson, J. (2017, September 14). Common Dreams. Warren said the insurance giant has no right to demand massive taxpayer giveaways after making nearly $900 million in profits in the second quarter of this year During a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing […]
Baird, Addy. (2017, September 13). Single-payer health care is gaining steam. These are the people who made it possible. ThinkProgress. Retrieved from https://thinkprogress.org The grassroots activists who paved the way for this political moment. If you’re a Democratic party star who’s being talked about as […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Contact: Kawana Lloyd, kawana@megaphonestrategies.com, 240-472-2860 California Medicare For All Supporters Applaud US Senate Bill Momentum California Medicare for All advocates are available for interviews and commentary on today’s Medicare for All bill announcement and what it means […]
