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      Private Health Insurance Stocks 'In Free Fall' as Medicare for All Gains Momentum

      Private Health Insurance Stocks 'In Free Fall' as Medicare for All Gains Momentum

      "Insurance industry stocks dropping as the Medicare for All movement heats up—we've got some serious people power on our hands!" said National Nurses United

      Jake Johnson
      Apr 18, 2019

      With comprehensive Medicare for All legislation now introduced in both chambers of Congress and bolstered by surging grassroots support, health insurance stocks are "crumbling" as investors grow increasingly fearful that single-payer could eventually become a reality.

      "Together, the shares of hospitals and insurers lost $28 billion in market value on Tuesday," Bloombergreported. "The slide in hospital and insurance stocks continued Wednesday, wiping out billions of dollars more in market value from some of the biggest health companies in the U.S."

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      'The Greed of UnitedHealth Is Killing Americans': Progressives Hit Back as Insurance CEO Bashes Medicare for All

      'The Greed of UnitedHealth Is Killing Americans': Progressives Hit Back as Insurance CEO Bashes Medicare for All

      "We will 'destabilize' UnitedHealth's ability to enrich themselves at the expense of our healthcare."

      Jake Johnson
      Apr 16, 2019

      The CEO of America's largest private insurance company faced a flood of pushback from progressives Tuesday after he launched a misleading attack on Medicare for All.

      UnitedHealth Group CEO David Wichmann said during a call with investors that Medicare for All would "destabilize the nation's health system"--a common talking point that has been deployed by the right-wing media, Republicans, and establishment Democrats.

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      Democratic Socialists of America endorses Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All Act of 2019

      Sen. Sanders’ (I-VT) Medicare for All Act of 2019 includes long-term care with no copays, deductibles or premiums

      Newswire Editor
      Apr 10, 2019

      Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is proud to endorse and celebrate Sen. Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All Act of 2019, which was released Wednesday on the Senate floor. Alongside Pramila Jayapal's HR 1384, which DSA has also endorsed, Sanders' healthcare legislation is the only other bill that meets DSA's five principles for a true single-payer system. You can watch a recording of the announcement here.

      In March DSA endorsed Sanders for president in 2020, and chapters across the country have mobilized canvassing operations, organized town halls and urged their legislators to support single-payer healthcare for months. Together, we're building a mass movement of millions of working people to support single-payer healthcare and a Sanders presidency.

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