healthcare singlepayer

Poll: World Has Little Confidence in Leaders' Economic Measures

WASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama and other world leaders meet in Italy, a global survey released Thursday reflects wide concern that governments won't meet their budgets in this economic climate - and a universal preference to respond by cutting services rather than raising taxes.

Posted in government spending, healthcare singlepayer, taxes, universal healthcare, war funding

For Many Americans, Health Cover is Key to a Job

SOUTHLAKE, Texas - Real estate agent Lisa DeWaal serves coffee at a Starbucks outlet for four hours every morning before she goes to the office to start her "day job."

The reason has little to do with the state of the housing market and everything to do with the one big perk that 20 hours a week at the coffee counter provides: affordable health insurance for her and her three children.

Posted in healthcare singlepayer, universal healthcare

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April 6, 2009
8:01 AM

CONTACT: Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care
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CSEA: Carolyn Constantino 408-821-9545

Hundreds of Healthcare Activists to Rally in Los Angeles Outside White House Forum on Healthcare, TODAY

Rally @ 8:30, Program @ 9:00

Healthcare Grassroots Wants a Place at the Table for Single-Payer/Universal Healthcare Reforms

LOS ANGELES - April 6 - WHAT: Hundreds of nurses, physicians, school employees, clergy, seniors, patients, and healthcare activists will rally TODAY outside the Los Angeles White House Forum on Healthcare Reform to strongly urge a real debate over single-payer/universal healthcare and any proposed bailouts of private health insurance corporations.

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