Daily Archives: August 19, 2009

Read HR 676 United States National Health Insurance Act

Need to find and read a summary of HR 676? It is here along with the names of the co-sponsors of the bill. HR676 was introduced by Representative John Conyers. The full bill is here (30 pps. pdf). The annotated … Continue reading

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Pahrump Town Hall Meeting on Healthcare Reform to be held August 30

Received a phone call from my friend Dan Schinhofen this morning. Dan is a conservative and writes a weekly column in the Pahrump Mirror. He espouses the conservatives view of politics. I am a progressive Democrat. I also write a … Continue reading

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HR 676 Single Payer to be debated and voted on

This Summer, Let’s Win Single-Payer Healthcare! For the first time ever, single-payer legislation will be debated and voted on by the House of Representatives in September. This is very good news! At last single-payer health care is being elevated to … Continue reading

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The Health Insurance Racket

Getting Rich by Denying Americans Care UnitedHealthcare CEO Stephen Hemsley owns $744,232,068 in unexercised stock options. CIGNA’s Edward Hanway spends his holidays in a $13 million beach house in New Jersey. Meanwhile, regular Americans are routinely denied coverage for the … Continue reading

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Single Payer healthcare in other countries

“How Does The U.S. Stack Up Against Other Countries Health Care System.” Anyone who doubts a public option for health care should watch this video. It contains different clips of other countries’ health care systems and compares them with our … Continue reading

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