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Maria Bartiromo Presses 44-Year-Old Congressman: If Medicare Is So Good, Why Aren't You On It?Posted on March 8, 2010
Earlier today, MSNBC's Carlos Watson hosted Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo for a discussion on health care.
Kucinich On Countdown Regarding Maybe Being the One Vote to Kill the HCR Bill
Posted on March 8, 2010
Countdown - Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH10) an adamant no-vote on current Senate health care bill.
How Much Fraud and Abuse Is There in U.S. Health Care?
Posted on March 5, 2010
One of the more remarkable proposals put on the table at last week’s bipartisan summit on health care reform was an idea from Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, to deploy undercover agents posing as patients in an effort to ferret out fraud and abuse by doctors and hospitals.
The executive director job description
Posted on March 4, 2010
PNHP California began their search for an executive director. The application deadline is March 26.
Senator Pushes His Plan to Overhaul Health Care
Posted on February 26, 2010
To many California political insiders, the idea of the state adopting a Canadian-style health plan — run by the government with care delivered by private doctors and hospitals — seems fanciful.
Health Insurers Break Profit Records as 2.7 Million Americans Lose Coverage
Posted on February 16, 2010
The five largest U.S. health insurance companies sailed through the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression to set new industry profit records in 2009, a feat accomplished by leaving behind 2.7 million Americans who had been in private health plans.
Single-payer insurance needed now- Mark Leno Op-Ed/SF Chronicle.
Posted on February 16, 2010
As outraged families and small businesses react to the latest health insurance premium increases, Californians are forced to face the fact that insurance companies are not in business to provide health care to people who need it. Premium increases are just part of the concerns - pre-existing condition denials, overturned doctors' decisions, coverage rescissions and other insurance industry abuses are sadly commonplace.
Great conference call by Healthcare Now!
Posted on February 15, 2010
Audio and transcript. Guest speakers include Kip Sullivan (PNHP/lawyer) talking about the public option, Kate Tillow talking about Unions for Single payer and Andy Coates, PNHP and activist.
Rising health insurance costs hit small employers too.
Posted on February 15, 2010
Nelson Davis runs a video production company in Hollywood with six employees. He used to pay all of his workers' health insurance premiums.
As rates continued rising -- they've doubled over the last few years -- Davis cut back to paying only half of healthcare costs and required workers to handle the rest.
When healthcare coverage is insurance in name only
Posted on February 8, 2010
By DAVID LAZARUS | Los Angeles Times
Mom and Dad -- a.k.a. Laguna Beach residents Jan and Paul L'Esperance -- sell kitchenware on behalf of various manufacturers. They've just been informed by Anthem Blue Cross that premiums for their health insurance will rise 18% to $985 a month.
Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raising rates for Californians with individual health policies.
Posted on February 4, 2010
By DUKE HELFAND| Los Angeles Times
Policyholders are incensed over rate hikes of as much as 39%, which they say come on top of similar increases last year. State insurance regulators say they'll investigate.
California cracks down on discount health plans - February 8, 2010
Posted on February 4, 2010
At a time when nearly 7 million Californians are uninsured, state regulators are trying to rein in discount health and dental plans that officials say frequently overstate benefits, offer little if any savings and promise access to doctors who aren't part of the system.
Repubs, Dems, Blue Dogs and Tea Partiers: Everybody Loves Medicare - February 6, 2010
Soaring cost of healthcare sets a record- February 4, 2010
California SB10 vote - January 28, 2010 Here is video of the California Senate vote on SB810 that took place this week thanks to Lisa Patrick Mudd with Singlepayer Now! The video is approx. 3 hours long, but the portion of it discussing SB 810 begins around the 1:01:30 cue and ends at about 2:15:00.
Leno's Single Payer Health Insurance Legislation
Wins Senate Vote 22 to 14 - January 28, 2010
Calif. Democrats revive single-payer health care - January 21, 2010
Lawmakers Revisit Plan To Create Single-Payer Health Care in California - January 21, 2010
Whistleblower reveals how insurers can game healthcare bill - January 20, 2010
District Leader Kit - January 17, 2010 (pdf file) by Dr. Bill Skeen
Lobby Day - January 11, 2010 (video)
About a thousand California Health Professional Student Alliance marchers and supporters gathered on the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento to rally for single payer health care reform--their fifth annual event. Featured speaker was Senator Mark Leno, author of SB 810, California OneCare, the single payer bill now making its way through the legislature. The bill is expected to pass late in the summer of 2010.
State Strategy Group
The State Strategy Group had their monthly conference call today from 9am-10am. The State Strategy group is an informal group of twenty odd single payer organizations whose mission is to educate and advocate for a single payer healthcare system for Californians. The calls are chaired by Andrew Mcguire, the executive director of Healthcare For All- Califorina. >> read more
Comparison of Key Provisions
Thanks to Tim Carpenter (PDA) and Andrew McGuire (HCA-CA) for the following U.S. HOUSE-SENATE COMPARISON OF KEY PROVISIONS of the bills that have passed both houses. This document was prepared by Tri-Committee House staff; budget and coverage data from the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation.
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