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Category Archives: Single Payer-Health Care Reform
My Junk Insurance Policy Cancelled? I Jumped For Joy
This is what a Junk Insurance policy cancellation notice looks like. I jumped for joy when I received mine. I believe that for a great majority of people who forced the noise machine chorus of “you promised I could keep … Continue reading
Posted in Single Payer-Health Care Reform, Thoughts on Life
Tagged Affordable Care Act, single payer
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Connections That Work: Mercy Killers Makes California Run For Single Payer
Great things happen when the right connections are made. Look what two incredible people are doing to promote single payer in California—once they were connected. A great play. A great cause. Find out where it’s playing in California. Continue reading
Posted in Single Payer-Health Care Reform
Tagged Campaign for a Health California, Mercy Killers, single payer
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Donna Smith: Pushing For The Real Health Care Victory of Single Payer
It’s October 2013 and finally the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) state exchanges are up and running. What better time to begin the work for what’s really needed—a single payer health care system for the United States. We are delighted to offer the wisdom of Donna Smith, from Health Care for All Colorado, who is one of the strongest advocates for such a system. Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Profiles, Single Payer-Health Care Reform, Social Justice
Tagged Donna Smith, Health Care for All Colorado, single payer
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The ACA: Access, Affordability, And Hopefully A Move To Single Payer
Did the ACA provide my husband and me with lower health care costs? Read and answer the question yourself. And shouldn’t health care be more than just about cost? Single Payer—it remains the only option to what ails this country. As Donna Smith of Healthcare for All Colorado recently wrote: “Our health care system is simply a reflection of our societal values. Our health care system values money over life, and values arrogance over compassion.” Continue reading
Posted in Single Payer-Health Care Reform, Social Justice, Thoughts on Life
Tagged ACA, health care exchanges, Health care reform, MNsure, single payer
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Excuse Me, But We’re Talking About Saving People’s Lives
The reality for many of us is that the Affordable Care Act will help save our lives. That’s the message that needs to be repeated to those who want to repeal it. Continue reading
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ACA Implementation: Getting The Word Out
It just shouldn’t be this difficult. I keep coming back to that thought every time I take another step down the road leading to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation. The employer mandate aside, for individuals without insurance (like me), … Continue reading
Posted in Keith Ellison, Single Payer-Health Care Reform
Tagged Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act
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Single Payer: The ACA Will Not Silence Their Efforts
The noise from the national political right continues to promote: Elect us and we’ll repeal Obamacare. Again and again we see them try even now in the U.S. House of Representatives. Some Republican governors (Scott Walker in Wisconsin) garner headlines … Continue reading
Posted in Single Payer-Health Care Reform, Social Justice
Tagged Mercy Killers, Michael Milligan, Obamacare, single payer, the Affordable Care Act
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The Affordable Care Act: My Journey To Full Implementation
We’re six months away from full implementation of the Affordable Care Act. I plan to blog regularly on what that means for someone without meaningful insurance coverage and a pre-existing condition. The ACA creates a baby step toward what this country really needs: a single payer, Medicare-For-All delivery system. Tell us your health care story and push back against anyone who tells you the ACA should be repealed. Continue reading
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Tagged Affordable Care Act, Health care reform, Healthcare For All Minnesota, Mercy Killers, single payer
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Progressive Democrats of America: Doing The Everyday Hard Work for The Common Good
PDA Executive Director Tim Carpenter talks about PDA’s “inside and outside” strategy to create a more progressive conversation and government. He reflects back on the past nine years and looks ahead at the work that remains. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Democratic Progressive Caucus, Single Payer-Health Care Reform, Social Justice, Wisdom Voices Spotlight
Tagged common good, Progressive Democrats of America, Tim Carpenter
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Cindy Young: A Lifetime of Activism and Working For Single Payer
Cindy Young, from Campaign for a Healthy California, has been a labor activist fighting for health care reform for more than 30 years. We profile her current efforts to bring single payer to California — and hopefully the nation. Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Progressive Caucus, Labor, Progressive Profiles, Single Payer-Health Care Reform
Tagged Campaign for a Health California, Cindy Young, single payer
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