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United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act)
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 1/24/2007--Introduced.
United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) - Establishes the United States National Health Insurance (USNHI) Program (the Program) to provide all individuals residing in the United States and in U.S. territorie... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| January 24, 2007 |
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In the News
September 09, 2007 Group seeks better health system
... Jersey Movement for Justice and Peace, The Green Party and Greater Camden Unity Coalition have joined forces to form South Jersey Coalition for HR 676. ...
September 07, 2007 Hundreds of RNs from Across US and World to Join California Nurses ...
... describing the kind of healthcare system that Americans and Californians could have with the enactment of HR 676 in Congress or SB 840 in California. ...
Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
September 07, 2007 Wisdom: Recall is tripartisan
... make Congress move quickly on tax-supported national health care for all is to demand aggressive endorsement and passage of John Conyers Bill, HR 676. ...
Blog Coverage
July 20, 2008 NY-21: Democratic, GOP Primary Candidates Debate
"I will support HR 676 which is for universal coverage, basically Medicare for all. Mike McNulty has signed on to it and believe most of my Democratic compadres have as well." (D) Steck "We need to get back to the original commitment ...
Source: onNYTurf New Blog Posts
July 19, 2008 Political Talk :: RE: GOOD MORNING FLINT 68644
Since I have asked questions that could be attributed to the HR 676 detractors, I want to give you a chance to add anything that might have been missed in our prior conversation that causes you and others to be so committed to HR 676? ...
Source: FlintTalk.com
July 19, 2008 Netroots Nation, Saturday Morning
Don't stop being frustrated with her, but let's be understanding on what she needs to push HR 676, an end to the war, No child left behind, etc. She needs the blue dogs to lose primary races. She needs Republicans to lose their seats. ...
Source: My Soapbox, by Chad Lupkes
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Hello
Have you had enough of petitions, rallies, and protests that have not worked? The Republican party and their conservative members appears insulated from the public and unresponsive to the public. However their contributors do not appear insulated from the public and can collapse under pressure to a withering telephone campaign threatening mass boycotts of their products until they get their friends at the GOP to do what we want.
Would you and your organization consider joining these telephone campaigns and spreading the word to your membership, and fellow progressive groups in your newsletter? I have created these campaigns to peacefully take back America. After you have made these phone calls please send me email to info@democratz.org with the subject CALLED.
I plan to bring this message to as many Democratic Clubs around the United States of America as I can.
Thank you.
http://www.democratz.org
Get as many people to make these 3 phone calls.
Call GOP contributor and war contractor General Electric Corporation at
800 386 1215 or 203 373 2211 and tell the person who answers, that you want
the GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt to get Bush to end the war in Iraq and then Bush
resign with Cheney and until that happens you will not buy any GE products
and that you will tell your friends about this.
Call GOP contributor Rite Aid Corporation at 1-800-325-3737
and tell the person to get the CEO to get the congress to enact HR 676
Single payer universal health care and repeal Medicare Part D and place
the drug benefit in Medicare Part B covering 80% of drugs with no extra
premiums, no extra deductibles, no means tests, no coverage gaps, and
remove the means test for Medicare Part B and until that happens, you
won't buy ANYTHING from Rite Aid Pharmacies and that you will tell
your friends about this.
Call GOP contributor Wendy's restaurants at 614 764-3553 and Tell the
person in public relations that you want their CEO to get the congress to help
enact a $10/HR MIN. WAGE into law and until this happens you will not go to a
Wendy's Restaurant and that you will tell your friends about this.
I set up a progressives forum for progressives and liberals
only. Get as many progressives and liberals to join as you
can.
http://progressives.aceboard.com
I do not seek donations. You can use the board for free.
I just spoke with my representative's staffer that handles health care issues. After a 20 minute talk, she has said she will put the bill in front of him again. He supports health care for everyone, but feels the bill needs changes. I told her that the bill will go through a process of changes, but his "intent" to support a health care bill is as important as any changes that are made. The congressman in my district is Charlie Gonzales. Let's see how successful this hone call was.
I have written my Representative and my two Congresspersons and have yet to hear back from any of them. I truly believe that Congress does not have the best interests of this country at heart, but instead treasures their kickbacks and campaign contributions above and beyond any of us. Good luck in trying to get ANYTHING done. Esp. when we have an illegal, deceptive Administration as the Bush Administration in power.
-- Over 18,000 Americans die every year simply because they do not have health insurance. This is equivalent to a 747 jet crashing every week of the year killing all on board.
-- More than half of all bankruptcies were related to medical expenses -- and 75% of these people had insurance at the time that they got sick.
-- 47 million Americans lack health insurance, and 40% of those who are insured are inadequately insured.
-- 65% of Americans agree that the U.S. should adopt a universal health insurance program similar to Medicare that covers everyone.
-- 59% of physicians in the U.S. now support government legislation to establish a national health insurance.
-- The U.S. ranks last in preventable death rates among 19 industrialized countries, resulting in about 101,000 excess deaths a year.
-- Americans spend more for health care than any other country in the world, yet we rank 37th in health (just under Costa Rica).
These facts cannot be ignored any longer.
Profits are at the heart of the current American health care system, and we cannot fix the system without fixing the heart. Bandaids like mandates and tax incentives do not address the real issue. We need to get the profits out of health care and the only way to do that is to totally change the system -- which is what HR 676 proposes.
Most people are not afraid of the term "Medicare" but they are terrified of "socialized medicine." Those who profit from the current system (i.e. the insurance and drug companies)at the expense of those who suffer under it (i.e. the 18,000 who die each year and the 47 million uninsured) play on this fear.
We need to educate people that HR 676 is "Improved and Expanded Medicare for All," not an evil system that will take away our choices or ration our care. (Our current profit driven system, on the other hand, does just that.)
Be rational. Be persistent. Keep talking to Congress, sign online petitions, and educate your community. Join with organizations that support HR 676 (like Healthcare Now, Physicians for a National Health Program, or the National Nurses Organizing Committee.) Find out exactly what people object to in the bill, and let Representative Conyers know.
Our current profit driven system is simply not sustainable. We must keep working for change.
To twonursesus:
It is indeed tragic that 18,000 Americans die every year because they do not have health insurance. However, enacting a mandated, government-driven national health care program is not the answer.
I agree with you that the insurance and drug companies are definitely profiting from the situation. But has it occurred to the supporters of this bill that the reason they are profiting is precisely *because* the industry is already so heavily regulated. If regulation was released and insurance companies were forced to actually compete against each other, you would see prices fall dramatically.
Furthermore, a study was done both in England and in the United States, asking a sample of the population how happy they were with their health care. England, where health care is socialized, had overall a poor response. The United States similarly had a poor response when asked the same question. Guess what country had the most positive response when asked about their health care? Singapore, where the country strongly encourages health savings accounts and catastrophic insurance. If you don't use the money saved for your health care issues, it gets inherited to your next-of-kin. And, each person gets to individually choose what level of insurance they want, buy how large their HSA is.
The specifics of the study along with why "keyhole economics" is the right answer to this question can be found in the book "The Undercover Economist" by Tim Harford. Individuals in the health care industry can probably well relate with the idea of "keyhole surgery", as outlined here: http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2005/11/keyhole_surgery.html .
Monopolies force down skill and force up price. The government is the ultimate monopoly. Don't cover up the problem with an even larger problem.
Wait wait wait... are you saying that the brave folks who work in the medical insurance industry will not be allowed to compete with the government? And that the government will subsume the role that private medical insurers used to fulfill? This bill will, in effect, destroy the medical insurance industry.
This is not acceptable. If the government passes this bill, I hope that people realize what a sham it is and overthrow the government, using continuously escalated methods until the government restores privileges or it is destroyed.
Ooops, I meant rights. Since IT IS OUR RIGHT TO MAKE ECONOMIC CHOICES OF OUR OWN, INCLUDING BUYING AND SELLING MEDICAL INSURANCE!!!!!
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