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Single-Payer

People rally in favor of single-payer healthcare for all Californians outside the office of California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, June 27, 2017 in South Gate, California.

Single-Payer Bill Leaps First Major Hurdle in California

Committee passage was heralded as "big news," but an uncertain path forward remains.

Andrea Germanos ·

CalCare AB 1400

Caravans Across California Set to Hit the Road as State's Single-Payer Bill Advances

"Single-payer healthcare is long overdue, and while we push for Medicare for All nationally, California can lead the way by enacting CalCare."

Brett Wilkins ·

The message of the video—which stars N.Y. state lawmakers @JabariBrisport and @ZohranKMamdani—is clear: "We simply cannot afford not to have a single-payer system."

Watch: Video Starring NY Lawmakers Lampoons Absurdity of For-Profit Healthcare

The message of the video—which stars New York state lawmakers Jabari Brisport and Zohran Kwame Mamdani—is clear: "We simply cannot afford not to have a single-payer system."

Brett Wilkins ·

Registered Nurses conduct a demonstration in Lafayette Park to read aloud names of health care providers who have contracted COVID-19 and died as a result of treating infected patients on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

Medicare for All Would Have Prevented Hundreds of Thousands of Covid Deaths: New Report

"We need to be prepared for the next pandemic, and we can't be under the current for-profit system."

Jake Johnson ·

A demonstrator holds a "Medicare for All" sign on January 1, 2021 in Pasadena, California.

Jayapal, Dingell to Unveil Medicare for All Act Exactly One Year After 1st Covid Cases Confirmed in Every State

"This past year makes it incredibly clear why we must pass Medicare for All."

Jake Johnson ·

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speak after a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Perfidy Meets Putty—Congressional Democrats Betray Voters

Where is the outcry among Democratic politicians to reverse completely the corporate takeover of Medicare?

Ralph Nader ·

Members of National Nurses United observe a moment of silence for nurses who died from Covid-19 while demonstrating in Lafayette Park across from the White House on May 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Medicare for All the 'Only Way Forward,' Concludes Lancet Panel in Study Detailing Death and Misery Inflicted by Trump

"Trump's disastrous actions compounded longstanding failures in health policy in the USA. We know what it will take to create a healthy society. We just need the political will to do it."

Jake Johnson ·

Public health workers, doctors, and nurses protest over lack of sick pay and personal protective equipment outside a hospital in the Bronx on April 17, 2020.

'Good': Billionaire-Backed Effort to Upend US Healthcare System Collapses After Just 3 Years

"For-profit corporations ruined our healthcare system. They're not going to be the ones to fix it."

Andrea Germanos ·

National Nurses United (NNU), along with a broader coalition of pro-Medicare for All organizations, rallied outside of the national headquarters of PhRMA in support of Medicare for All.

Trump, Biden and a Possible October Single-Payer Surprise

Will Trump pull the single-payer card?

Russell Mokhiber ·

Longtime progressive activist and organizer Kevin Zeese died early Sunday, September 2, 2020. He was 64. (Image: Portrait of Kevin Zeese by Robert Shetterly)

Rest in Power, Kevin Zeese (1955 - 2020)

Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.

Margaret Flowers ·

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