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Single-Payer in the News and More!

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Friends of Healthcare-NOW!:

This email is an update of the past week’s festivities in DC and around the country, as well as reminders about current Healthcare-NOW! campaigns to plug into. Now is the time for single-payer national health care!

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STOP THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY BAIL OUT

Hundreds of nurses, doctors and activists gathered in DC to say STOP THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY BAIL OUT.
http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/in-the-news/2009/may/hundreds-of-nurses-rally-on-capitol-hill-in-national-day-of-action.html

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5 More Arrests

Senator Max Baucus issues another round of arrests of doctors, nurses, and single-payer advocates for standing up to being shut out of the Senate Finance Committee discussion on health care reform.
http://www.guaranteedhealthcare.org/blog/colette-washington-cna-nnoc/2009/05/12/rns-and-doctors-arrested-dc-peaceful-protest-guaranteed

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Woman for New Mexico asks, β€œWhy isn’t Single-Payer on the table?”

At a town hall meeting in New Mexico, Obama is asked β€œWhy isn’t Single-Payer on the table?”
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/15/headlines#2

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Single-Payer in the News

The press is responding to the populous support for single-payer. Both Bill Moyers Journal and Diane Rehm are expected to cover single-payer on next week shows. Carla Rautenberg of Ohio reported to HCN that β€œon her weekly news round-up, Ms. Rehm stated that the show had been β€œinundated” with calls and emails from Americans demanding that single payer be considered in the health care debate!”

Diane Rehm will give one full hour to single-payer on Monday, May 18th, and Bill Moyers will be discussing single-payer on Friday, May 23rd. Great work to all who contacted them to put single-payer in the news!

An excellent article in the Chicago Sun Times on single-payer here: http://www.suntimes.com/news/terry/1573936,CST-EDT-terry14.article

Contacting main stream media outlets and demanding coverage of single-payer is working. Keep up the great work.

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Details about the House Bill have been reported by the associated press.

β€œProposal would require all to have health coverage”
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and ERICA WERNER
Associated Press, May 14, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090514/ap_on_go_co/us_health_overhaul

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Obama and health care industry agree to 2 trillion, but industry waivers on commitment…

On Monday, Obama reported that key industry players will come together to reduce costs over 10 years by $2.5 trillion. But on Thursday, industry officials reported great concern over this commitment: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/health/policy/15health.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=industry%20and%20OBama%202%20trillion%20savings%20in%20health%20care&st=cse

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State Legislators Campaign is Growing! Please join us!

Seeking state and regional coordinators to follow up with state legislators for the national campaign to get state legislators to sign onto a letter to President Obama in support of HR 676. Please let us know if you want to get involved at info@healthcare-now.org.

Find out more here:
http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/state-legislators/

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May 30th Day of Action!

Over 30 events planned nationwide on and around May 30th!

Now is the time to be out in the street for single-payer national health care! Check out our May 30th page for more details: http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/may-30th-day-of-action/

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We know that single-payer is the only way to control costs and cover everyone. For-profit motives must be removed from health care. The people are with us. We will get there.

In common cause,

Katie Robbins
Assistant National Coordinator
Healthcare-NOW!

http://www.calnurses.org/media-center/in-the-news/2009/may/hundreds-of-nurses-rally-on-capitol-hill-in-national-day-of-action.html

http://www.guaranteedhealthcare.org/blog/colette-washington-cna-nnoc/2009/05/12/rns-and-doctors-arrested-dc-peaceful-protest-guaranteed-

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/5/15/headlines#2

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