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Ro Khanna’s new bill to facilitate single-payer for the states
From the New York Times: “Ro Khanna will introduce legislation that lets states bundle all their health care spending — including Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act dollars and more — to fund a state-level...
Read MoreLos Angeles City Council onboard with Medicare for All
The city council of the 2nd largest city in the country passes a resolution on the federal Medicare for All bill HR 1384. Wins in an overwhelming 10 to 1 vote. Read more on CommonDreams.org.
Read MoreHealthy California for All Commission – Potential Path to California Single-Payer
Gov. Newsom and the Legislature recently created and funded a 13-member Healthy California for All Commission to develop options for a statewide healthcare delivery system “through a unified financing system.” Single-payer advocates will have an opportunity to influence outcomes, building on the Commission’s data, research and policy options.
Read MoreThink twice when you hear the words “public option” health insurance
Ed Weisbart, M.D., a family physician and chair of the Missouri chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program, wrote an op ed for the St. Louis Post Dispatch: The fact that the insurance industry is lobbying hard for this...
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Why Seniors and People With Disabilities Should Support Improved and Expanded Medicare for All
Our health care system is unraveling. Even Medicare, America’s most popular and best administered...
Read MoreFormer Medicare Administrator on Why We Need Medicare For All
Watch Dr. Donald Berwick, former Administrator of Medicare and Medicaid, and a long time single payer supporter. This video comes to us via Social Security Works, a great group which works with the single payer...
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