Single Payer Activists to Congress: Defeat Democratic Health Bill

Common Dreams by Russell Mokhiber | Nov. 23, 2009 (News Report)

The Democratic health care bill is a massive bailout of the private health insurance industry. It is convoluted and complicated. And it should be defeated.That's the take of a number of leading single payer activists.They will hold a press conference the day before Thanksgiving. And call on Congress to defeat the more than 2,000 page bill. Start from scratch. And pass single payer, Medicare for all, national health insurance. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 23, 2009 - 12:15 PM PST
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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 24, 2009

The article gives advance notice of a major positioning on the health care bill that will be announced shortly.

“The Obama health care legislation is a 2,000-page turkey,” said Mokhiber. “It should be defeated and served up to the American people as an example of ... More »

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