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Blue Shield of California announces rate increase
Insurance companies are at it again, looking to raise rates for individual policy holders. Read full L.A. Times article here. From L.A. Times By: Duke Helfand January 5, 2011 Blue Shield of California seeks rate hikes of as much as 59% for individuals Insurer says the increases result from fast-rising healthcare costs and other expenses…
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Speech On U.S. Healthcare System From International Labor Conference
Don Bechler, speaking on U.S. Healthcare at an international labor conference held in Algiers, Algeria on November 28, 2010: Thank you for inviting me to speak about the U.S. healthcare situation. I am most honored. I want to leave you with 4 ideas. The U.S. does not have a healthcare system. Recent legislation is a…
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Video: “The Unfinished Business of Health Care Reform” by John P. Geyman, M.D.
Watch the 24-minute video of “The Unfinished Business of Health Care Reform,” a presentation by John P. Geyman, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Washington in Seattle: The video http://fwdlabs-singlepayernow.s3.amazonaws.com/john-geyman.m4v appears to have been removed from Amazon.
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Update from the 2010 Healthcare-NOW! National Strategy Conference
Check out the Report Back from the 2010 Healthcare-NOW! National Strategy Conference in Philadelphia on November 13,14. Single Payer Now is proud to have participated in such an inspiring and educational weekend with activists from all over the country. Please download and distribute the outreach guide (PDF), which was made special for this conference. Feedback…
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U.S. Slips to 49th in Life Expectancy
From Sahil Kapur for RawStory.com via Healthcare-NOW: The United States currently ranks 49th in the world in overall life expectancy, according to a study published in the academic journal Health Affairs, slipping dramatically during the last decade. “As of September 23, 2010, the United States ranked forty-ninth for both male and female life expectancy combined,” concludes…
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Insurer Cuts Health Plans as New Law Takes Hold
By: Reed Abelson Published: Sept. 30, 2010 Read the full new York Times story here. Excerpts: The Principal Financial Group announced on Thursday that it planned to stop selling health insurance, another sign of upheaval emerging among insurers as the new federal health law starts to take effect… …More insurers are likely to follow Principal’s lead, especially…
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Mad As Hell Doctors Tour
The Mad As Hell Doctors are coming to California! Starting in Arcata in late September, working their way to San Diego in early October, check out their website to follow them on their journey and stay tuned for more info! For more about Mad As Hell Doctors, read an overview. Why are they coming to…
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Statement from Senator Mark Leno
September 2, 2010 Dear Friends, By now most of you have heard the disappointing news that our bill, SB 810, the California Universal Health Care Act, was held on the Assembly Floor on the last night of session, effectively killing the measure until next year. Over my strong objections, Assembly leadership decided to hold the…
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Don Bechler Interview with Prosperity Agenda
Prosperity Agenda interviewed the head of Single Payer Now: Question: You will be one of the 18 U.S. delegates traveling to Algeria to attend the Open World Conference on November 27-29, 2010. Why is this important to you? Don Bechler: I want to learn about what the privatizers of health care around the world are…
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“Don’t shred our safety nets”
From Healthcare-NOW: The following text is the testimony that Katie Robbins, national organizer for Healthcare-NOW!, presented to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform on June 30 in Washington. Thank you for this opportunity to testify. My name is Katie Robbins and I am here on behalf of Healthcare-NOW!, an organization founded in 2004…