Jayapal Confronts Top Pelosi Aide for ‘Inappropriate’ Effort to Undermine Medicare for All
“The fact that it occurred last November, shortly after the Democrats recaptured the House majority in an election that was fought largely on the issue...
Author : Julia Conley From Common Dreams
Statement from National Nurses United: Speaker Pelosi’s Aide Undercutting Medicare for All Deeply Upsetting but Nurses Will Not Be Silenced
Washington–Today, in response to reports that Speaker Pelosi’s senior health policy adviser and longtime aide used a private meeting to encourage health policy groups to advocate against Medicare...
Americans Borrowed $88 Billion to Pay for Health Care Last Year, Survey Finds
Americans borrowed an estimated $88 billion over the last year to pay for health care, according to a survey released on Tuesday by Gallup and...
Statement from National Nurses United President Zenei Cortez, RN: New Bill Introduced by Speaker Pelosi Fails to Address Underlying Needs for Providing Comprehensive Health Care
Washington–In response to Speaker Pelosi’s supposed new “sweeping” health care legislation unveiled today, National Nurses United President Zenei Cortez, RN issued the following strongly-worded statement:...
Giving business a break with Medicare for all
After years of struggling to pay our health insurance premiums – which always go up, by the way – I am thrilled that Rep. Pramila...
Nurses Applaud San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Unanimous Vote to Support the Medicare for All Act – H.R. 1384
Resolution calls on elected representatives to support Medicare for All, constituents ask: Are you listening Madam Speaker? The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously...
Why Medicare for some is the wrong idea
If you’re following the health care debate, you’ve already heard quite a bit about “Medicare for all,” the proposal to improve and expand Medicare, the...
‘Medicare-for-all’ gets unexpected surge of support, even in red states
This is a story from Kaiser Health News. It was a sleepy Saturday in mid-February. But Virginia Sanders was speaking, and the audience was rapt....
The Health 202: Jayapal’s Medicare-for-all bill reflects influence of hard-line progressive groups
Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s sweeping Medicare-for-all bill embraced by more than 100 House Democrats reflects the influence of hard-line liberal groups and unions. These players don’t form the typical...
The Best Part of Medicare for All That You Haven’t Heard About
With the release of Progressive Caucus co-chair Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All bill, we are mired in the usual debates about the concept, which inevitably come down to...