Supporters of Medicare for All protest outside of PhRMA headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 29, 2019. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) Creating a sane healthcare system will depend on building a massive common movement to free our economy from Wall Street’s wealth extraction. LES LEOPOLD Jan 03, 2024 Common Dreams… Continue reading
December 1, 2023 (info@medicare4all.org) Last week, Baltimore, Maryland became the latest city in the United States to pass a resolution in support of Medicare for All! Our allies at Public Citizen led this effort through their Medicare for All Resolutions campaign. Thanks to their organizing, they’ve helped more than 100 cities… Continue reading
Because of everyone who contacted their members of Congress, a total of 128 senators and representatives signed on to co-sponsor the Medicare for All Act of 2023.But there’s still a lot of work to do to continue growing the movement for Medicare for All in Congress and around the country…. Continue reading
May 20, 2023 • Keerti Gopal (levernews.com) Also, Minnesota creates protections for warehouse workers, electric school bus makers unionize, Chicago addresses environmental racism, and activists sue Shell over emissions.Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., joined by Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Jim McGovern,… Continue reading
It’s time to guarantee healthcare to all Americans as a human rightIt is time to end the international embarrassment of the US being the only major country that does not guarantee healthcare Bernie SandersThu 18 May 2023 05:10 EDT Let’s be clear. The current healthcare system in the United States… Continue reading
Dr. Phil Verhoef, PNHP President (info@pnhp.org) May 17, 2023 The new Medicare for All Act is here! The bills have been introduced in the House by Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell, and in the Senate by Senator Bernie Sanders. Thanks to the efforts of single-payer activists like you, we have… Continue reading
U.S. Rep Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and other lawmakers as they reintroduce Medicare for All legislation on May 17, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: @RepBarbaraLee/Twitter) “We must act to end the international embarrassment of the United States being the only… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) holds a press conference with Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) [far right], Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) [second from right], and others in Washington, D.C. on June 24, 2019. (Photo: Ssaul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) “There are millions of people who would like to go to a doctor… Continue reading
Medicare for All will be introduced in Congress again next week. So now is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate the strength of the Medicare for All movement — and to let every member of Congress know that there is broad support for giving all Americans quality health care…. Continue reading
