Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act

Next Left Notes (NLN)

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

According to Ajamu Sankofa of PHIMG, “over 135000 more people will die because they have no health insurance before this disastrous Bill H.R. 3962 or one like it even takes effect. Pass H.R. 676, Medicare for All now!” ...

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Why is any talk of making sure americans all have access to ...

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

SC 334 by supported by Sen Bennett, Wydan is the good place to start on finding a solution to health care, and Conyers, Kunich bill HR 676 bill is dead on arrival in the house, and will be fillbusted by house members of both parties. ...

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Real People DENIED Real Healthcare: David Welch, RN | National ...

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

This story, of an upper middle class white male nurse, shows how virtually anyone can be denied healthcare, and further illustrates the need for a universal healthcare system such as AB 840 in California and HR 676 nationally. ...

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HR676 – The Single Payer Solution, Part 2 of 4 - Der Websolution ...

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Sign these two petitions for HR 676. aich tee tee pee colon slash slash BIT daht LY slash single underscore payer underscore ross. aich tee tee pee colon slash slash BIT daht LY slash HR676. Visit this site too ...

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Health Care, Essential to Democracy – Healthcare-NOW!

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Weiner and 6 other members of Energy and Commerce Committee brought to committee an amendment to that would substitute the text of HR 676, the national single-payer bill, for the House bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered a floor vote on ...

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Single Payer Activists to Congress: Defeat Democratic Health Bill ...

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday, the Baucus Four will call on single payer supporters in the Congress – like Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) – and the 88 members of the House who are sponsors of HR 676 – the single payer ...

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ProgressiveDem: FYII, Monday, November 23

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

... is the current health care bill,l a "massive bailout of the private health insurance industry" and another historical sellout of the American people; substitute it with HR 676: ditto the Senate fiasco...substitute it with S. 703. ...

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Senate Health Plan Seeks to Add Coverage to 31 Million ...

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

HR 676 (Medicare for All) is only 30 pages, Roland99, Nov-19-09 10:05 AM, #17. You can't slip in all kinds of pork and loopholes in thirty pages, shadowknows69, Nov-19-09 10:05 AM, #19. DOH! Roland99, Nov-19-09 10:05 AM, #20 ...

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What Might Have Been, What Still Might Be

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Well to reasonably project what might have happened there, I think we first have to forget about the political landscape we see now, because an alternative landscape in which the House progressives insisted on HR 676 until the very end ...

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Healthcare proposals subsidize traditional forms of medicine ...

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

As well, please, advocate for singlepayer healthcare, with Community First Choice Option and CLASS Act (for the elderly, handicapped, autistic, disabled, etc.); H.R. 676 & S. 703. "Americans should not be limited by the AMA as to what ...

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Open Left:: Darcy Burner discusses what's behind DeFazio's remarks ...

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

I'm on the record in that regard, the vast majority of the members of the Progressive Caucus are co-sponsors of HR 676, John Conyers is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. You know, the issue was never that people didn't ...

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A Show About Nothing: The Placeholder Presidency of Barack Obama ...

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

And if not a single Republican isnt going to vote for any type of healthcare reform bill why didnt Obama just come out and support HR 676 or Medicare for all. Not a single Republican would vote for that either, so what would have been ...

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Size Does Matter for Fox News and Conservatives | Crooks and Liars

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...if the size of the bill makes it objectionable, they should all have no problem getting behind HR-676. It's only a few pages long. Simple. Concise. To the point. Same for Bernie sanders' bill. No need to take 1500+ pages giving away ...

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Principled Progressive » OPEN LETTER TO THE HOUSE PROGRESSIVE ...

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

I want H.R. 676, – the “Medicare For All” bill co-written by Rep. Kucinich. Shame on you who call yourselves progressive yet are not co-sponsors of this bill, which is the only true reform of the American health care system. ...

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For 12-Year-Old Without an Arm, Insurance Has Run Out | Corporate ...

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

What will it take for the American Sheeple to get it through their thick skulls that HR 676 is their only salvation. Anything else is profit protection. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 ...

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Universal Single Payer Health Care Coverage: An Economic Stimulus Plan

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

Among its supporters were cosponsors of "HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act," including universal single-payer advocates: -- Anthony Weiner (D. NY);. -- Danny Davis (D. IL), ...

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Universal Single Payer Health Care Coverage: An Economic Stimulus Plan

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

Hundreds attend vigil outside Joe Lieberman's home over health ...

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

If this POS fails, it gives us another chance to go for HR-676 or Bernie Sanders' Senate equivalent...after some of these corrupt so-called "representatives" have been booted out of office in 2010. What these crooked asshats are calling ...

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BlueOregon: It ain't sexy, but it is important.

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

Co-sponsored HR 676? Or simply latched onto a Republican/Blue Dog talking point? The question here is in what policy areas can we reasonably call Schrader an expert (and, thus, accurately call him a "wonk"). So far, I would exclude ...

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FDL Action » HR 3962's Massive Expansion Of Coverage Would Result ...

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Medicare For All / Hr 676: The only reform program that begins by saving $350 Billion Per Year (and it only gets better later on). Reply. visionbrkr November 16th, 2009 at 7:58 am. 11. In response to azhealer @ 5 ...

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What Happened to HR 676? | Edwize

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Metro NY Labor Communications Council is sponsoring an organized conversation about health care reform tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 6-8 pm, at the.

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Idealism, Capitalism, and Healthcare Justice

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

HR 676, which in thirteen pages does more good than the 1990 page HR 3962 by abolishing private health insurance companies and effectively creating a system of Medicare for the entire US population, would be an incredibly positive step ...

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Sunday: statewide single-payer meeting in Seattle | OlyBlog

2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

All but two of H.R. 676's cosponsors voted for H.R. 3962 — Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY] and Rep. Kucinich [D-OH]. Rep. Massa stated, “At the highest level, this bill will enshrine in law the monopolistic powers of the private health insurance ...

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Vote NO on Obama-care! Healthcare is our Human right! (Statement ...

2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

In thirteen clearly written pages, HR 676 does the things the 1990 page HR 3962 does not. Access to care is made universal, a framework is created to make bulk negotiations with hospitals and doctors and healthcare activists would be ...

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Do You Think Universal Health Care Is A Bad Idea?

2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

Basically, House Resolution (H.R.) 676, the “New Expanded Medicare” bill now in the House of Representatives simply creates a new and far more functional “single payer” method of collecting and distributing payments for medical services ...

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Blue Dogs Feast on Healthcare Money, Support HR 3962

2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

HR 676, the National Health Insurance Act, offers a far more progressive solution. Yet, its supporters can muster few of the financial resources wielded by the powerful healthcare lobby. Support can only be built the old fashioned ...

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'Health Care for All' Advocates Dig In for Long Fight « Beaver ...

2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

At the same time, however, he pushed for measures making the package more expensive, while opposing the less expensive HR 676 'Medicare for All' single payer alternative. In the months leading up to the vote, he joined the conservative ...

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FDL Action » Goldman Sachs: Insurance Stocks Would Drop 36% By ...

2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

Medicare For All / HR 676: Putting Freedom back into the US healthcare market. Reply. PPDCUS November 13th, 2009 at 9:26 am. 49. Return on Investment: Where Prophets Lead, Profits Follow. Thanks again Jesus, for doing Goldman's work. ...

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Anti-Statist's Response to Michael Moore's 15 Step Program

2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner that will bring us closer to the real bill that should be passed: HR 676. You must call AND write your members of Congress and demand that they support this amendment, no compromises allowed. ...

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Blue Dogs Feast On Healthcare Money, Support HR 3962 By Billy Wharton

2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

Study: Over 2200 US Veterans Died in 2008 Due to Lack of He ...

2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

Single payer Expanded Medicare for All HR 676, the ONLY economical and humane way to go. This if from the PEN A couple weeks ago the Democratic Senate Committee put out a video called "I'm A Democrat, And I'm A Republican" (itself a ...

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white male consumer » Blog Archive » On Rep. Murphy's Vote Against ...

2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

Dennis Kucinich, co-author of H.R. 676 (the single-payer bill that should have been included in this debate) was another 'no' Democratic vote. In part: “We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within ...

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Healthcare-NOW!'s Response to Passage of House Health Bill ...

2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

The fight for health care continues

2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

The following is a message from Healthcare-NOW, a leader in the fight for single-payer healthcare, embodied in HR676, legislation supported by millions of Americans. HCN's message highlights behind the scenes actions that derailed HR ...

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Statement on the Withdrawal of Rep. Weiner's Single-Payer ...

2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

Conyers, the co-authors of HR 676, that they do not think that this is the right time for a vote on national single-payer legislation. They made this statement despite the extensive mobilization in support of this vote across the ...

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Richard Walden: When Washington DC Fails: A California Statewide ...

2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

I would love it if we could put something along the lines of H.R. 676 on the ballot. If we could get past the health scare lobby and the neanderpublicans in the valley it would mean a multi billion dollar stimulus and we could get rid ...

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Governing People for Profits « hearts and minds

2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

What's worse is that none of the eleven comments that followed the article seemed to be aware, either, of John Conyer's bill, HR 676 (enhanced Medicare for All) and the many long years it has been a bill introduced and ignored in ...

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wfn.org | UCC leader lauds House passage of health care legislation

2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

The UCCs 27th General Synod in 2009 passed a resolution called An Urgent Call For Advocacy in Support of Healthcare For All, as in HR 676. The resolution urges the government to adopt a single-payer option, thought its language ...

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Health Care Passed in House, Women Used As Political Poker Chip ...

2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 & S. 703, are the best of the lot, so far; i.m.h.o.. Healthcare Reform Actions :). http://healthcare.change.org/actions/view/healthcare_reform_actions · http://www.change.org/profile/189788/actions. Related group and actions :) ...

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Kucinich: “There Weren't 14 Votes to Force Single Payer Vote, and ...

2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

Given the fact that HR 676 has 88 cosponsors, I asked him if there weren't 14 who would have supported him in that effort. He said no, he thought he was the only one willing to make that kind of vote of conscience. ...

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Kucinich: Why I Voted NO - Care2 News Network

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Good for Dennis Kucinich a man for all seasons, http://www.daretodreamnetwork.net/dennis_kucinich.htm Many folks that signed HR 676 said Dennis was the man and a smile would come across their face when his name was mentioned. ...

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True Health Care Reform loses as HR 676 withdrawn - and Pelosi ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Well, well, well! Weiner folds - Democrat Gives Up Single-Payer Measure to Back Party Leaders... ...and so do Kucinich and Conyers. Here's what they had to say at commondreams.org (emphasis and link mine) Co-Authors Question Stand Alone ...

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The Weiner Not-Quite-HR676 Amendment

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich are correct, it isn't HR 676 and it's not as good as HR 676. It is however a very good compromise, and for all the incrementalists and political realists out there in TVland, it provides a good ...

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Kucinich on House Healthcare Bill: 'Bailout Under a Blue Cross'

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

Whereas, HR 676, authored by Congressmen John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich provides for Medicare for All, a universal, single payer, not-for-profit health care system which means the end of premiums, copays and deductibles; and ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Thank Your Representatives for Passing Health ...

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

The AFL-CIO membership unanimously endorsed Single Payer HR 676 resolution at the Convention. I was one of the delegates who voted in favor of it. Now it is up to our leaders of the AFL-CIO who we elected to fight for it. ...

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No vote on Weiner Amendment

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

AFL-CIO Endorses House Health Bill - Democratic Underground

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

... Democratic leaders in Congress have stripped out of the president's bills any chance for states to pursue their own single payer regimes, and backtracked on promises to allow a floor vote on the Medicare For All measure, HR 676. ...

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10 of the Nuttiest Statements Elected Officials Have Made in the ...

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

If HR 676 had been supported like it should have, how much more pro business can you get. As I understand it, this bill would have replaced all existing healthcare policies with one program administered by the government. ...

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Once Upon a Time...: Tribalism and the Destructive Politics of ...

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Every effort has been made to bury an excellent bill, HR 676, offered up by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), which would cover every American by simply expanding Medicare to cover everyone. The only proper response at this point is obstruction ...

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AFL-CIO Ad Urges YES Vote on Weiner Amendment

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Calling for a “yes” vote on the Weiner Medicare for All (HR 676) Amendment, the national AFL-CIO and eight unions have placed a full page advertisement in Thursday's “Roll Call,” a Capital Hill newspaper. ...

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Labor Campaign for Single-Payer | IBEW Local 2222

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

The ad calls for the support of the Weiner Amendment which would substitute HR 676 Medicare for All legislation for the main House healthcare reform bill. The Weiner Amendment will provide an historic opportunity to have a straight ...

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FDL Action » Marcy Winograd: Jane Harman Profits From Anti ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

So rather than save the ship and everyone in it, instead throw a few lifeboats over the side and call it a rescue? While that's a strategy, it's certainly not a victory. Medicare For All / HR 676: Everyone in, nobody out ...

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Mouth Of The Potomac - NY Daily News

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

... reform bill fails to produce the needed change, opponents to Single Payer will say - a decade from now - "See, reform doesn't work!" And who could blame them. DO IT RIGHT NOW AND DON'T PLAY AT REFORM. ACTUALLY DO IT - ENACT HR 676 ...

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Statement on the Withdrawal of Rep. Weiner's Single-Payer ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

What really happened to HR676? « LightPond

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Do you believe that HR 676 was withdrawn because “this is not the right time“? I for one do not believe it. Here's what Anthony Weiner had to say: “We did not want to let the perfection of the single-payer be the enemy of the good” ...

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Obama Administration: We (Heart) House Health Care Bill | TPMDC

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Pity they never gave HR 676 (enhanced Medicare for All, as run by the Canadian provinces) a full hearing. I have written to my Congressmen urging them to vote for the Kucinich Amendement, which would make it easier for the states to ...

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Demand NO Roll Call on HR 676 Single Payer in Current Hostile ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

PETITION_BANNER_health_care_for_all By John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich. Join us in suggesting to congressional leaders that this is not the right time to call the roll on HR 676, a single payer, not-for-profit, health care bill. ...

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Sen. Burris Cites Unwritten Constitutional 'Health' Provision to ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Exactly. The bill is a big give away to the insurance industry. Why can't we have a single-payer system? It makes the most sense, is the most efficient, and pays for itself. People should be supporting HR 676 (and Bernie Sanders's ...

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Stop the Presses | Get it right, for once : Augusta Free Press

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Sherry Stanley: With HR 676 single-payer, national healthcare there are no co-pays. You can't get any more... Jakki Wils: Your sharing story of Virginia is very interesting but i don't think that new conditions gave any. ...

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DemConWatch:: Single Payer to the Floor? Not

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Back in August, Nancy Pelosi said that she would be HR 676 to the floor. I called her office and they assured me her comments on Single Payer to the floor had referred to 676. The rumour is something about Single Payer is coming to the ...

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Health Care Reform: No bill is better than a bad bill | OlyBlog

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

The Kucinich amendment should not be confused with the Weiner amendment, which essentially called for the text of the current bill to be replaced with HR 676, establishing a national single-payer program, Medicare for All. Speaker ...

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MW: Action/Feminism Friday! (Now, With Extra Ranting!) « The ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

I am ready to say that liberals should not support this bill, or any bill that comes out of the House or Senate, unless it is HR 676. Are you? If you want to make your voice heard on this issue, and speak up for a real health plan, ...

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Congress Matters ::

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

In other words, if the single payer vote somehow passed, the entire text of HR 3200 HR 3962 would be deleted and replaced with HR 676. On another technicality, it is the Rules Committee that makes the call on what amendments are allowed ...

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The Political Carnival: Debate on Rep. Weiner's single-payer ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Bernie Sanders will introduce S 703 in coming weeks, and we understand that he is considering editing it to be more like HR 676. We will have the opportunity again to see the first ever vote on single-payer in this Congress. ...

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AFL-CIO Ad Urges YES Vote on Weiner Single-payer Amendment ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

early in the morning.

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

OK, now I'm hearing that the House may vote either on HR 676, the single-payer health care bill, or the Weiner Amendment to the House leadership-approved health care bill that would essentially replace said bill with HR 676. ...

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What happened to HR676?

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

At about the same time yesterday afternoon, Representative Dennis Kucinich and Representative John Conyers withdrew HR 676. Here you have it via the Chicago Sun-Times: Dear Friends,. We thank you for your continued devotion to the cause ...

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Baltimore City Green Party Urges Representatives Cummings ...

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

City Greens applaud Representative Elijah Cummings for his recent statement that "Health care is not a privilege – it is a right" and ask him to back up his words with a meaningful public statement and vote in support of HR 676 – the ...

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Rhode Island's Future:: Medicare for All, the Sane Solution to ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

While there are some elements in this bill worthy of commending, the vastly superior bill is HR 676. Single-payer creates a single-tiered system that covers all people equally regardless of age, income, employment, or diagnosis. ...

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John Geyman: No Health Care Bill is Better Than a Bad Bill

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

The best first option would be to call for a floor vote, as originally promised by the House Speaker Pelosi, for the amendment proposed by Anthony Weiner (D-NY) to substitute HR 676, a single-payer proposal, for HR 3962. ...

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Cantor Promises Tea Partiers: 'Not One' GOP Vote For Health Care ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Wish they would (pass HR 676, 30 page bill that sets up an enhanced Medicare for All). The MSM and their hyperventilating style is the only possible roadblock. Well...that and the political will to pass it. Which is where an engaged ...

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Kucinich Calls For No Vote on HR 676 | Health Care | Change.org

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

In a stunning about-face, Dennis Kucinich made a statement questioning a scheduled stand-alone vote on HR 676, Medicare For All. It was to be voted on Friday. Then he sent an email to supporters u... read more of this post, ...

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Shut Down This Murderous Racket: Change We Need and Crave ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

This amendment would have replaced the current bill with HR 676: the single-payer bill. The other, more meaningful bone was the “Kucinich Amendment,” which would have lifted loopholes that prevent individual states from enacting ...

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Health Care Reform 2009: No Bill is Better Than a Bad Bill ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

the amendment proposed by Anthony Weiner (D-NY) to substitute HR 676, a single-payer proposal, for HR 3962. If that fails, shelving this bill would be the best option, but if that is not possible, lawmakers should be pressed to retain ...

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Let's make them pass the Weiner amendment | Corrente

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

... and John Conyers's HR 676. According to David Swanson, the debate on the Weiner amendment is being used as cover for dropping Kucinich's amendment, which would allow states to create their own single-payer health insurance systems. ...

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The House will vote on HR 676! We made history! Let's make some ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

We will finally get a fair debate in Congress on HR 676 and the merits of creating such a health program – a system that would cut healthcare costs, build on the strengths of Medicare and improve it, while expanding coverage to everyone ...

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Why Unemployment Is More Important Than Health-Care Reform ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Obama has been at arm's length from the so-called Healthcare Debate. This is why the best we have is watered down craptastic crippled compromises to consider. What we need is HR 676. This should have been put to bed months ago. ...

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Call Now: Vote on Single-Payer Soon – Healthcare-NOW!

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

There are currently 87 cosponsors of HR 676, but this vote will make it clear to the movement which elected officials are truly with single-payer, Medicare for All. We need you to call today! Ask your Representative to vote his or her ...

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The House will vote on HR 676! We made history! « Placentia Yorba ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Kucinich Tries to Kill Vote on Medicare For All | Health Care ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

CUUSP pushes for DC City Council Resolution on Single Payer ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

In an effort to raise local awareness about single-payer and to send a clear message to Congress and the rest of the country, CUUSP has recently launched a campaign to get the DC City Council to pass a resolution in support of H.R. 676, ...

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greensboropeerpressure: This Just In - Healthcare News

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

87 co-sponsors of HR 676, but this vote will make it clear which elected officials are truly with single-payer, Medicare for All. The Congressional Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Tell your representative what you want in ...

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Kucinich Calls For No Vote on HR 676, Medicare For All

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

The House will vote on HR 676! We made history!

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

... over the past week – culminating in the civil disobedience at Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Tuesday – appear to have been the tipping point in the fight to get a fair debate in Congress on CSEA-endorsed HR 676, a bill to [...]

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Obama welcomed by SF protestors | The Guardsman

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Tarran advocated H.R. 676, a House of Representatives single-payer bill. Very different ideas could be heard just a few feet from Tarran's banner, which read, “Doctors Want Single Payer Health Care.” “Obama's health care plan would put ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Doctors, Seniors Unite Behind House Health Care ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Late-breaking GOOD NEWS from Healthcare-NOW

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Corinne Brown represents part of Gainesville and she is signed on to HR 676, so she should be encouraged to vote for the Weiner Amendment. ***Her number in DC is: 202-225-0123 ***Her number in Jacksonville is: 904- 354-1652 ...

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Baltimore Activist Alert

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

7] – Support National, Single-Payer Healthcare (HR 676) Bulletin indicates for the first time ever, single-payer legislation will be debated and voted on by Congress. This week, the House of Representatives will vote on Rep. ...

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Today is the DAY! Contact your Representatives Regarding the ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner's amendment which would replace the House health reform bill with the Single-Payer/Medicare for All bill (HR 676). Let's make our demand loud and clear by calling Congress now! We want our Reps. to support Weiner's HR 676 ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | National Week of Action: Call Congress for ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

And it will steer everyone involved in this farce into a tank infested with blood sucking insurance corporate sharks. Follow through on the promise, support Conyers and Kucinich. DEMAND SINGLE PAYER and the PASSAGE of HR-676. ...

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Oh Bummer: Deceit has its price

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Kucinich Raises Questions about Stand Alone Vote on National ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

Following a statement on the Floor of the House of Representative, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), co-author of HR 676 with Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), today made the following statement about the House health care plan: ...

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Pelosi: Single-Payer Amendment Breaks Obama's Health Care Promise ...

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

I disagree, we do not know how Weiner changed HR 676 ... slipslidingaway, Nov-06-09 12:43 AM, #53. To whom is the promise broken? Deja Q, Nov-05-09 06:36 PM, #8. Deleted message, Name removed, Nov-06-09 02:08 AM, #63 ...

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Firedoglake » Early Morning Swim: Election Roundup

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

12 people just got arrest at pelosi's office for trying to talk with her — and she claims to be for hr 676, but won't even include the kucinich amendment to permit states to experiment with single payer. and kucinich's amendment was ...

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Dissident Voice : Shut Down This Murderous Racket: Change We Need ...

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Midweek Diary Rescue

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

HR676: Serious Policy Proposal? or Posturing for Effect? (Bruce Webb). Youth vote still up for grabs, argues John Russonello in Young People are Asking - Where's the Party for Us? There is no place quite like Miami-Dade writes Inoljt in ...

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READ THE FINE PRINT IN THE HEALTH CARE REFORM PLAN

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Read the fine print and support the Kucinich Amendment (HR 676) which must be put back in the health care bill, not just to protect the rights of states to pursue single payer, but to protect the rights of consumers to be free of the ...

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Pelosi to graciously grant single payer (HR676) twenty (20 ...

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Even if (as is likely) a single payer plan is a fiscally unbalanced, once the CBO lays out its analysis, the PNHP eggheads can study its financial assumptions and plug the revenue holes for a revised HR 676. And then when the inevitable ...

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Nothing to fear but health care reform itself - Orange Punch ...

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Why not H.R.676 Medicare for All? It is only 40 pages. Seems like 1900 pages, to protect health insurance profits, at the expense of chipping away at our personal liberties, is just too much. Post Reply. ocobserver says: ...

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Derrick's Progressive News 11-05-09: Will Congress Debate Single ...

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

(The Weiner amendment would replace Division A of HR 3200 with the text of HR 676, the “U.S. National Health Care Act,” sponsored by Rep. John Conyers. This would effectively transform HR 3200 into single-payer legislation.) ...

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Best Health Care in the World? - Nicholas D. Kristof Blog ...

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

... purpose of a newspaper to point out when the corporations and government are hiding other options. it would have been nice to see a CBO analysis of bill hr 676 and for this to be compared with the other plans that will cost more, ...

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FDL Action » No Health Care Bill Til Next Year? Fine By Me

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Even HR 676 is incomplete. There has to be “public option” for “biologics”. An alternative non-privatized maniufacturer of new medications. The Pharmaceuticals have a monopoly on research, production and prices of meds. ...

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FUCK EM AND FEED EM FISH-HEADS « BuelahMan's Redstate Revolt

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

I don´t know what liberal Democrats even believe in anymore, but it sure wasn´t Conyers and Kucinich´s HR 676 which was tied with Paul/Kucinich´s HR 1207 for being as close to perfect as any American piece of legislatiion in the past 30 ...

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Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: Read the Fine Print in the Health ...

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Read the fine print and support the Kucinich Amendment (H.R. 676) which must be put back in the health care bill, not just to protect the rights of states to pursue single payer, but to protect the rights of consumers to be free of the ...

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Speaker Pelosi Relents: There will be a vote on the Weiner Single ...

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

This amendment will substitute most of the language of HR 676 for the current bill and establish a Medicare for All system of healthcare. Please all Cong. Altmire and let him know that you stand with PA AFL-CIO President Bill George ...

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Remember Medicare for All in the healthcare reform debate ...

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Last July Congressman Anthony Weiner and six of his colleagues on the Energy and Commerce Committee attempted to substitute the real public option—HR 676, a single payer plan—for the healthcare reform in the House. ...

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FDL Action » Altmire's Faulty Math

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Wherever black America goes, Obama will have to follow. In the the swingers (OH, FL, etc), where black turnout was significantly higher for Obama than it was for Kerry, the jump was around 10%. Medicare For All / HR 676: the healthcare ...

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Remember Medicare for All in the healthcare reform debate

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Final House Health Care Bill Unveiled

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

This bill (in whatever form other than HR 676) is not going to do me any good. I have employee benefits which require me to pay up to 5K per year for Medical and 770 a year for prescriptions and lets not talk about vision and dental ...

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Capitalism and Health Care - Care2 News Network

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

We got the packets with the signatures for HR 676, Single Payer, off today. As soon as I get a breather I'll share the cover letter with you guys. A gal that works at a government facility that I spoke with today said that the Public ...

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"Michael Moore's Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do ...

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

The Minnesota Problem: Remember Medicare for All in the healthcare ...

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Let the for-profit, free-market model work for industry (but not ...

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

One such proposal, HR 676, in congress,Improved Medicare for All, includes added benefits such as dental, drugs, and long term care, no deductibles and no increased taxes to the middle class. There are no insurers between you and the ...

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Afternoon Open Thread - Jack & Jill Politics

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Congress and the White House are continually bombarded with letters, phone calls, faxes and emails demanding the consideration of Medicare For All, HR 676, simple and effective single payer legislation introduced by Congressmen Conyers ...

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Remember Medicare for All in the healthcare reform debate - The ...

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

Conservatives urge 'House call' on Thursday (encouraging ...

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

HR 676 never even got as far as the CBO in 6 years. No Elephants, Nov-03-09 09:29 AM, #4. HEY HAlloween is OVER! NO MORE NUTS coming to the HOUSE!!! benld74, Nov-02-09 12:05 PM, #2. "Commonsense Republican alternatives"? beltanefauve ...

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Health Care Reform: Speak Up Today!

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

Today is the last day to demand that the Kucinich Amendment to protect state single payer initiatives be put back in the Health Care bill (HR 676). Ask your Representatives to put the Kucinich Amendment back in the bill. ...

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Open Left:: House Rules Committee Still Hasn't Scheduled Health ...

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

Representative Weiner (D-NY) is looking to get a vote on an amendment to replace the entire health care reform package with H.R. 676, Medicare for All (aka, single-payer). This was an amendment promised to Representative Weiner in ...

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Action Alert: Call for the Weiner Single Payer Amendment Today ...

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

The Weiner Amendment would substitute the single payer language of HR 676 for the language of the proposed House Bill (H.R. 3962). This would be the first and only time that the full House would have an opportunity to debate and vote on ...

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Pelosi To Send House Bill To Floor Today | TPMDC

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

I guess your feelings on this as a liberal are going to depend on whether you think this bill can lead, incrementally, to a single payer system such as that outlined in HR 676 or not. I sort of think that even if a very small number of ...

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HR676: Serious policy? or Simple political posturing?

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...insist that there is a simple golden-bullet solution to the health care crisis. All we need to do is substitute the 30 page HR676 Single Payer/Medicare For All bill for the 1990 page HR3962. Which led me to ask "How can you possibly supply code language

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Failure by Design - The "Public" Option | The Agonist

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

for a summary of hr 676, the main single payer bill embodying these principles, see john conyer's faq: http://www.johnconyers.com/hr676faq. single payer, unlike the public option which is a creation of democratic party operatives, ...

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Olympia Single Payer: Call your rep TODAY in solidarity | OlyBlog

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

Weiner that there will be a full floor vote on his single payer amendment, which substitutes the text of the current bill, HR 3962, with the provisions of HR 676, the single-payer bill sponsored by Rep. Conyers – and then vote Yes when ...

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The Devil in the Details, Part II : CJR

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

So far I can only estimate costs for single payer which HR 676 describes as an increased rate in Medicare's payroll deduction to around 4 to 5%. That math I can calculate and compare. But nothing else has my personal dollars attached to ...

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San Francisco FYI net: Obama sign is down!

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

Single Payer Now wants to remind Speaker Nancy Pelosi to keep her promises to allow States to have their own State Single Payer Plans and to allow a vote on HR 676 on the floor of congress (Weiner Amendment). ...

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Mobilize for Health Care

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

distributed by: Dear Friend, Today the Mobilization continued to spread across America and our movement showed again that we will not rest until health care is a right for all. In Louisville, seven of the many supporters who occupied ...

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tempus fugit.

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

Weiner (D-NY) wants to offer an amendment to the current House health care reform bill that would essentially replace it with HR 676, the single-payer bill. Of course, House leaders decide which amendments get votes and which don't, ...

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Michael Moore's Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right ...

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

John Conyers Jr.'s H.R. 676. In July, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised Rep. Weiner an up or down vote on his amendment before the end of the year. At that moment this became our best chance for a single-payer, universal health care ...

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Medical Students Urge Speaker Pelosi To Keep Her Promise | Working ...

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

HR 676. He withdrew this amendment from committee proceedings in July in response to a promise by Congressional leaders, including the Speaker, that legislators would be given an opportunity to vote on the amendment in a full session of ...

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Urgent - Save Kucinich Amendment and let Congress vote on HR 676

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

Call Nancy Pelosi! Ask ask her to keep her promise to allow a vote on single-payer in the House, and to keep the Kucinich Amendment. Dear Healthcare-NOW! Supporter: We've just learned that the two single-payer amendments to the House ...

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San Diegans hold 3-day protest at insurance giant Blue Shield in ...

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

Pelosi Must Let States Create Single Payer Plans - Care2 News Network

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is what 90 % of American's, which the Dare To Dream Network got signatures from, want..Some spoke about the public option as long as it's as good as what the legislators already have. But most agree that Single Payer is the ...

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Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go!: About Mandates

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

HR 676 expands the Medicare program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, prescription drugs, ...

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Our legislators must stop politicking with the lives of our ...

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

On July 31, 2009, Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) introduced an amendment in the House Energy & Commerce Committee to replace key provisions in the House health reform bill with language modeled after HR 676, the Expanded and ...

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Jacob M. Appel: Health "Insurance": A Criminal Enterprise

2009-11-01T00:00:00Z

Pass HR 676 and SB 703 or at least allow the Kucinich Amendment to allow the states to enact their own single payer laws for universal coverage or Weiner's amendment to substitute the language of HR 676 for the present bill HR 3200 or ...

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House Dems do healthcare math - First Read - msnbc.com

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then they should debate the cost benefits of a single payor system, HR 676, and actually look at the numbers rather than spout the red herring remarks like it will reduce quality or produce death panals. If this congress can't, won't, ...

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Race for Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat Ignores Issues | khin's Blog

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

Amazingly, in a state where seven out of ten representatives have endorsed HR 676, the United States National Health Care Act, only one candidate out of four Democrats and one Republican supports Medicare for All, and that's Mike ...

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Race for Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat Ignores Issues | Corrente

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

The Washington Monthly

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

H.R.676 has 30 pages,will cover 100% of the population and save trillions of dollars over the next decade. Posted by: par4 on October 31, 2009 at 12:10 PM | PERMALINK. 1990 pages. Double spaced. In large print. With lots of indents. ...

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Derrick's Progressive News 10-30-09: Healthcare Halloween ...

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

Representative Wu, you know that the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners and the Portland City Council have passed Resolutions urging you to vote for single payer: HR 676, Expanded Medicare for All. ...

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FDL Action » CBO: Public Option Would Do Too Good A Job Of ...

2009-10-31T00:00:00Z

i actually do think the public option in a multi payer system is fundamentally flawed policy (which is why i ended up being an hr 676 extremist). was just trying to provide info on what hacker's original plan was, since i suppose that ...

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Rachel Simmons: Reminder: A 15 Year Old Girl Was Brutally Gang ...

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

HR 676. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:55 PM on 10/30/2009. - + ellenc I'm a Fan of ellenc I'm a fan of this user permalink. I hear this report this morning on the BBC radio. I literally was sick to my stomach and had to pull ...

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The Rachel Maddow Show: Bayh Won't Filibuster Health Reform Debate ...

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Traitor Joe is dead wrong, as usual, but in this case his action is beneficial. People are so desperate for insurance reform that they think that ANYTHING this corrupt congress passes will be an improvement. I don't think so. HR 676. ...

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Michael Moore... '15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now ...

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner that will bring us closer to the real bill that should be passed: H.R. 676. You must call AND write your members of Congress and demand that they support this amendment, no compromises allowed. ...

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Therefore, we must adopt HR 676 or the “United States National Health Insurance Act,” which would provide universal health coverage to all individuals in the United States and its territories. HR 676 would create a single payer, ...

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Pelosi Unveils a Ground-Breaking Health Care Plan -- Will Senate ...

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

We will not achieve full reform unless HR 676 is enacted. It is the only bill that will give everyone in this country the comprehensive healthcare coverage we deserve. HR 676 takes up 30 pages to explain what the new House bill does in ...

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PA Editors Blog: Struggle for Health Rights

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

HR 676 closely mirrors the current Medicare program and is sometimes referred to as a "Medical For All" proposal. This is a "Public Option" that would cover everyone and be the cheapest national health care program. ...

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Harry Reid and the public option | Crooks and Liars

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Since we know for a FACT that the Congressional Budget Office was ORDERED to score H.R. 676 pending the "historic" debate/vote in the House that Madam Speaker Pelosi PROMISED Rep. Weiner, whether or not that debate is allowed to happen, ...

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Radio Or Not: Greatest American Hero

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

He's been calling for a floor vote in the House on his amendment, which would basically replace the House health care bill with the single payer bill HR 676. I know he has the best of intentions, yet he probably should have consulted ...

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FDL Action » CBO Director Elmendorf Calls “Bending the Cost Curve ...

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Medicare For All / HR 676 is estimated to save around $400 billion PER YEAR. I don't know what metric CBO is applying to 676, maybe they are taking the long view there too because we still don't have a score. ...

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The Public Option: It's Up To The Congress - TalkLeft: The ...

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

In regards to HR 676, the CBO has had ample time (since July, when Pelosi and Waxman promised they would allow a vote on the House floor) to score that. Finally, I think AHIP's recent study is right about one thing. ...

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Health Beat: For-Profit Hospitals Poised to Take Market Share From ...

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

single payer advocates were marginalized early on in the debate, but the bill we have been fighting for -- hr 676 -- would have returned all the investor-owned hospitals to non-profit status [among other important reforms]. ...

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Obama Meeting With Progressives, Key Caucus Leaders: 'Productive ...

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Here's a better idea that combines the current house bill with H.R 676 (Medicare for all). Allow parents to have their kids on their insurance until they are 27. And, then let Medicare kick in when the kid turns 28. Problem solved, LOL. ...

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Eyes on Trade: How NOT to Seek Higher Office

2009-10-30T00:00:00Z

Meek recently withdrew his cosponsorship from two key pieces of legislation for progressives: the Single Payer Health Care bill (HR 676), and the TRADE Act (HR 3012). KMeek. Congress Daily (Oct 23rd, 2009 - subscription only) reports on ...

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Speaking Out for Single-Payer Health Care

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

Pass HB 1660/SB 400 in PA and HR 676 in Congress so that we can have comprehensive single payer health care coverage for all! Thank you! Register or log in to leave a comment. [Log in] [Register...] ...

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House Bill released: Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

Weiner to bring his amendment (H.R. 676 "Medicare for All") to H.R. 3200 to the House for a full debate/vote. But he's so busy cheerleading for the Obama/Pelosi bill that I cannot IMAGINE either him or Conyers or even Kucinich leading ...

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Jane Hamsher: House Health Care Bill: A Death Sentence For My ...

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

If I were in Congress, I would vote against either the House or Senate versions because both bills are awful, I want single-payer, and HR 676 is single-payer. If this cobbled together mess is the best the Democrats can do, ...

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Another myth: Health reform will improve U.S. competitiveness ...

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

How will HR 676 and ONLY HR 676 reduce costs by $400 billion annually? • Eliminates industry high dollar bureaucracy • Eliminates obscene profits • Eliminates high corporate salaries • Eliminates advertising ...

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The House Health Care Bill: Read It

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

DEMAND REAL REFORM: SINGLE PAYER HR 676! Forget raising $1 trillion of public money for the healthcos. Cover everyone, save that $1 trillion and avoid the inevitable skyrocketing costs for private inurance. CALL, WRITE CONGRESS TODAY! ...

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Health Care Reform: Public Option for Health Insurance - Health ...

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

The 2005 HR 676 laid out the basics of a single-payer/insurer scheme in relatively few pages. That is the bill - with some changes - that should be under consideration. Not this one. 4:46 am October 30, 2009; Brad wrote: ...

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» Progressive Democrats/Socialists Arrested For Health Care ...

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

The rally coincided with similar events in other cities and was organized locally by Rochester for H.R. 676. Participants included members of various interfaith, physician, progressive Democrat and Socialist groups. ...

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RJ Eskow: Three Reasons You May Be Uneasy With Health Reform

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

Instead of putting insurers on the public dole, let's have public health insurance that covers everyone, and saves us over $1 trillion in the next decade. REAL reform: single payer Medicare For All, HR 676. Shout out for it! ...

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FDL Action » Blue Dogs Win Huge Victory For The Health Insurance ...

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

that something is hr 676. single payer. expanded and improved medicare for all. everyone pays in a bit with taxes, total costs about the same that we as a nation are currently spending. and we get comprehensive universal healthcare for ...

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Lieberman v. Sanders « Single Payer Action

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

By the way, one significant way the Weiner amendment is different from HR 676? It doesn't cover illegal immigrants. No more – everybody in, nobody out. That's why it'll get 100 instead of 80.) Lieberman on the other hand says he's going .

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Senate GOP to Reid: Publish healthcare bill online - The Hill's ...

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

It is already online - it is HR 676 and the companion S 703. Read those and see what we should be talking about, instead of spouting uninformed talking points.BY Andrea on 10/30/2009 at 02:33. In this day of Internet access, ...

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Open Left:: In The Loop: Your Decoder of the Real-Life Idiocy ...

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

Whatever gestures the vast majority of them make (especially the leadership) -- such as affiliating with the Progressive Caucus, co-sponsoring bills they know the leadership will NEVER let reach the floor (ie HR 676), ...

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Radio Or Not: Health Care Reform... Not Dead Yet

2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

You might remember Weiner introducing an amendment that would replace the then-House bill, HR 3200, with the Single Payer bill HR 676. At first, I thought this was a wonderful idea! That is, until I spoke with Congressman Dennis ...

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20 Powerful Health Care Reform Ads Made By Regular People (VIDEO)

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

Weiner's HR 676 single payer, Medicare for All amendment • Retain Rep. Kucinich's state single-payer amendment 2. ASK your Senators to • Vote yes on S. 703, the American Health Security Act 3. JOIN the Actions across the US: ...

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If It Were Up to Me « Single Payer Action

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

The 88 members of Congress who have co-sponsored HR 676 – the single payer bill in the House. If only half of them stood with us in opposition to Obamacare — it would go down in flames – as it deservedly must. ...

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Michael Moore's Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do ...

2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

Pelosi thinks she represents America « The Obambi.com Blog www ...

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

The 88 members of Congress who have co-sponsored HR 676 – the single payer bill in the House. If only half of them stood with us in opposition to Obamacare — it would go down in flames — as it deservedly must. ...

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Okay, Senate Is Including A Public Option; Now What? | Crooks and ...

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

HR 676, single payer is the only way. Get the Wall Street Mafia out of health care. Login or register to reply. Reid . . Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:10 — Evet. "We have 60 people in the caucus," he said. "We all hug together and see where we ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog » Crunch Time and a ...

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

Vote as a block for the Weiner amendment to HR 3200 which substitutes HR 676, the United States National Health Care Act. Then return to your districts and report to your constituents that HR 676 offers true progressive reform including ...

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Michael Moore's Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right ...

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

Letter Received From Congressman John Oliver

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676, the United States National Healthcare Act, would provide a single-payer healthcare system under which would provide each U.S. citizen with free comprehensive healthcare services. Based off of the Medicare model, the National ...

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Health Care for All

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

While we know that Anthony Weiner's single payer bill (HR 676) will not pass this time around, we call on all members of Congress to support this approach since it is the only true solution to the health care crisis. ...

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Tuesday Talk: Should Minnesotans have access to the Public Option ...

2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

We all know that the only real, viable solution to our healthcare crisis is to allow president Obama to sign H.R. 676 into law. That would provide for a Medicare style health plan to be available to every American man, woman and child; ...

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Truth Emerges about the Public Option : CJR

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Which is exactly why we need HR 676. Everything else is a case of too little, too late. Posted by Michael on Mon 26 Oct 2009 at 02:27 PM. "But we suggest that time and space might be better used discussing the individual mandate, ...

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The P/Oed Patriot: Universal Government Health Care Amendment ...

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Weiner introduced another amendment which was the exact language of HR 676, Improved and Expanded Medicare for All. If this amendment passed, there would be no more HR 3200, just universal, comprehensive, single-payer health care as the ...

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why not single payer? tuff call

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

If the Weiner single-payer amendment is passed, it would gut all of HR 3200 and replace it with legislation that is based on the single-payer model in HR 676. Senator Sanders is doing the same in the Senate with his single-payer bill, ...

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FDL Action » Reid's Opt-Out: The Devil is In the Details

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Instead, you would be fighting for HR 676 / Medicare For All Americans. Reply. Mary October 26th, 2009 at 3:26 pm. 3. So is there any calculation that the opt out issue is a feature, not a bug? That the Dems see political capital in the ...

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Senate aides say Reid doesn't have the votes for opt-out public ...

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

If the New York Times had been a responsible newspaper, they'd have been reporting on the Single Payer option (H.R.676) instead of scuttling articles about it. Perhaps then the U.S. would be on the right track to the only fix that will ...

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t r u t h o u t | Health Care for All

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

Obama Mobilizes on Health Care: Keep on Working - Political Punch

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

You can throw in Jacob "The Architect" Hacker and the 90 cosponsors of H.R. 676. Yes indeed, the deceit goes on. There is no dispute here, the end game is single payer which polls below 20%, yet they have the audacity (yes, audacity) to ...

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FDL Action » The When, How, Who, and What of the Public Option Opt-Out

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

We don't have to start from nothing and we don't have to hold more sham hearings: HR 676 / Medicare For All is a real bill already in the House that builds on an existing program. Call Congress and tell them to support HR 676 / Medicare ...

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Declaring War And Then Not Showing Up For Battle Is A Losing ...

2009-10-26T00:00:00Z

In the near future all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives will have to vote on Single Payer HR 676 as an amendment to HR 3200. It will be a moment of truth for them and the organizations listed below. ...

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Russ Feingold: What Liberals Want is a Single-Payer System | Video ...

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

Let's see the Congressional Budget Office's scoring of H.R. 676 - Single Payer. Let's have the debate on the House floor. Who knows??? If the media is even slightly fair and the public gets wind of how great Single Payer would be, ...

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Public Option vs. Single Payer – Part I

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

Single payer legislation, HR 676 has been proposed but is being ignored by most policymakers. Why? We hear these terms, public option, single payer, and universal health care tossed about a great deal but what exactly do they mean and ...

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Michael Moore's Contract with America - It's Happening Forums

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner Points Out the Hypocrisy of Members of Congress on ...

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

(By the way — that's 88, down from 89 — because Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-Florida) wants to be the next Senator from Florida, and has withdrawn his support for HR 676 – the single payer bill in the House.) ...

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Poll Shows Public Wants Medicare for All « Indus Asia Online ...

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

John Conyers' HR 676, the Enhanced Medicare For All single payer bill – but the measure is anathema to President Obama, who spent most of his energies marginalizing Conyers and his allies in the early months of the administration. ...

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Washblog || Public Option = Holy Roman Empire

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

The cheapest and most efficient solution of all is still single payer Improved Medicare for All. If you are going to force everyone to pay into a health care system, why not the HR 676 system for $125/month instead of insurance ...

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Be a patriot, support H.R. 676 :-)

2009-10-25T00:00:00Z

Be a sport, make America competitive emot-patriot.gif : The bill was first introduced in 2003,[3] when it had 25 cosponsors, and has been reintroduced.

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SCHIP or John Conyers HR 676 » Drinking Liberally of Salt Lake City

2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

If anyone would be interested in telling their representatives to look into H.R. 676 they can use http://congress.org to obtain a list of who their representatives are, and their contact information. You simply enter your zip code. ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Activists Launch 'Donor Strike for Public Option'

2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

Until then, I will only support individual Democrats who support single-payer Medicare for All (the 88 sponsors of HR 676), or (at a minimum) pledge to vote against a bill without a strong public option. I will also support challengers ...

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rochesterturning.com » Blog Archive » Has Rep Louise Slaughter ...

2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

The Weiner Amendment would substitute H.R. 676 for H.R. 3200. H.R. 676 would institute a single payer health care system to cover all Americans. Health care providers would remain private but would be reimbursed by the government for ...

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Prognosis improves for public insurance - MOMENTUM SHIFT IS ...

2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

So, deficit neutrality is going to be a stumbling block, especially since no one seems to want to have the Congressional Budget Office even look at HR 676 (the closest thing to true "medicare for all"). ...

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Donor Strike for Public Option : One Penny Sheet

2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

Rep Kennedy attacks Catholic Bishop.

2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

The future is our world, ConRep's. The future is our time." ********************************. Be a Patriot, support H.R. 676 :-) To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ...

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President Obama: It's Time To Fight | Working for Our Common Good

2009-10-24T00:00:00Z

... and save the majority of Americans money. Be sure you also tell them you want HR-676 scored by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) since the bill will now get a vote. Click here to send your message - Vote YES on HR-676! ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog » IOT: Healthcare for All ...

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner spoke and answered questions about his amendment to HR 3200, to replace its text with the text of HR 676; and Chuck Pennacchio of HealthCare4AllPA reported on the great strides being made in Pennsylvania to enact ...

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Sen. Bernie Sanders: The Fight for Better Health Care | Video ...

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

We need to get on board supporting HR 676, the Medicare for All bill that John Conyers sponsored. If you read the text, you will find it only takes about 30 pages to explain the who,what,where, when , why and how of this bill covering ...

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55 Republicans Members of Congress getting the public option

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

{HR676 is a medicare supported single payer public option health care bill} On the list of recipients are 55 Republicans who have steadfastly opposed other Americans getting the public option, like the one they have chosen. ...

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Next Left Notes (NLN)

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

McMahon commented that he liked how Biviano characterized HR 676 as “Medicare for all” but said he would not support it or the Weiner Amendment. Although pressured by Biviano, McMahon refused to cite any specific reasons for not ...

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Brooklyn Heights Blog » Take Your Man To The Doctor Kicks Off

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

But, please take a stand for your 400000 constituents and, as a city leader, join with Congress Member Anthony Weiner in his call for single-payer 'Medicare for All' (HR 676) as the only economically viable solution for comprehensive ...

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Next Left Notes (NLN)

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

Diversionary tactics | Corrente

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

If it were really Medicare for Everybody we would just pass HR 676. Whatever they are talking about, it isn't everybody in, nobody out. Do we have a policy expert that can deconstruct this for us? ...

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Citizenship 101 | Free Range Talk

2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

Michael Moore's Action Plan

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Michael Moore's Action Plan: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now” You've Seen the Movie — Now It's Time to ACT! Thursday, October 22, 2009 Friends, It's the #1 question I'm constantly asked after people see my movie: “OK

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Washblog || What Kinds of Choices Do We Need For Our Health Care?

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

Under the single payer bill HR 676, individuals would all pay $125/adult/month regardless of age, and businesses would have a payroll tax of 8-10% above a certain (negotiable) threshold. (Note that businesses that self-insure generally ...

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Rep. Jim McDermott: Building a House of Health

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

What's wrong with HR 676 or Medicare for all? They pay for themselves, by eliminating the $400 billion a year in plutocratic waste and graft caused by the continued existence of the zero-value-added, parasitic, unnecessary private ...

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Open Thread - Goin' in Circles

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

HR 676 "Expanded & Improved Medicare For All" *introduced by Reps. John Conyers, Dennis Kucinich, Jim McDermott and Donna Christensen. "National health insurance is not only the best answer, it is the only answer to eliminating health ..

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Pelosi Prepares To Move Ahead With Robust Public Option ...

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

+676 (as in H.R. 676), Roland99, Oct-21-09 05:50 PM, #74. This is good news but... niceypoo, Oct-21-09 08:07 PM, #80. I would have prefered impeachment, but thanks for bring out the powder now, Nancy. Ruby the Liberal, Oct-20-09 08:53 ...

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Urgent Amendments Pending: Single Payer Lives‏

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

substitute HR 676 for the core of HR 3200, the Kucinich amendment to allow states to implement their own single payer plans, and the Sanders (S 703) amendment on the Senate side. Any or all of these amendments can and WILL pass if only ...

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Working for Our Common Good: AHIP Lobbyist To GOP: Don't Give ...

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU DONE?: gotta love Michael Moore

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

Open Left:: Victory Confirmed: House Has the Votes for Medicare +5 ...

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

... Weiner's amend-by-substitution move -- (4.00 / 3). -- HR 676 for HR 3200. I hope Sanders makes a similar move in the Senate. Beyond that, the Kucinich amendment -- de-criminalizing single-payer attempts by states -- is a necessity. ...

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Single payer: Don't give up the fight

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

is introducing a substitute amendment to the House leadership's bill, HR 3200, that would delete the language of that bill and substitute the provisions of HR 676, the single-payer, Medicare-for-All bill sponsored by Rep. ...

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Michael Moore: 15 Things Every American Can Do Right Now ...

2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner's amendment)". Weiner's amendment substitutes H.R. 676 for H.R. 3200. Moore was undoubtedly careless. He should have simply called for H.R. 676. Apart from that confusion, the 15-point action list is excellent. ...

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House Dems want Medicare for everyone - Democratic Underground

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

HR 676 Medicare For All. Medicare Part E. May we call it ... seafan, Oct-21-09 11:33 AM, #18. It's about time, bigworld, Oct-21-09 11:38 AM, #20. Better healthcare for America is a noble goal, regardless of its marketing. ...

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Firedoglake » Early Morning Swim: Sen. Al Franken vs. Hudson ...

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

... that's the number), pales in contrast to the approximately $3-4 trillion over 10 years of useless administrative overhead we're not addressing (but hr 676 would use towards providing first dollar coverage for everyone — no copays, ...

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CYRANO'S JOURNAL ONLINE | Can the Democrats avoid a populist ...

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

There is a single payer bill, HR 676, in the House that will be voted on when Rep. Weiner introduces it on the House Floor. Let's hope for the sake of all Americans that the Democratic Party leadership wakes up and puts the necessities ...

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Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY28) to come on board by voting for the ...

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Weiner Amendment would substitute HR 676 for HR 3200. HR 676 would institute a single payer health care system to cover all Americans. Health care providers would remain private but would be reimbursed by the government for care ...

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Congress Poised to Pass Health Care Reform, But Is It Enough?

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

HR 676, sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) would establish a single payer universal health care coverage through the United States National Health Care (USNHC) Program. This program would provide all individuals residing in the ...

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Will an Oct. 27 Hill hearing make history for your health rights ...

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Conyers backs the HR 676 "Medicare for All" bill scheduled for vote this week. He and other backers say the proposal will create huge administrative savings via a single-payer system that is used by most industrialized nations. ...

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Location Change -- Single Payer Action meeting | OlyBlog

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Weiner's substitute amendment to the House bill, HR 3200, would delete the language of that bill and substitute the provisions of HR 676, the single-payer, Medicare-for-All bill. Although the amendment is not expected to pass, ...

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The Seminal » Senate Fails First Cloture Vote on “Doc Fix”

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

... reluctance to pay for healthcare — while accepting the hundreds of billions of dollars that goes wasted every year on useless adminstration costs because we don't have a single payer national health insurance program (as in hr 676). ...

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Weiner's single payer amendment to be CBO-scored | Corrente

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

but, to no avail or even response. it's a really important point because when the cbo scoring comes in for hr 676 if it's done in the same way, it will probably look very bad (because the financing all goes through the fed gov instead ...

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Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: UPDATED About ...

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

It would be good if before they rename the public option, they overhaul the legislation. They can start with H.R. 676 and Tony Weiner has made it easy with his amendment that replaces H.R. 3200 with H.R. 676. ...

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OpEdNews - Article: Single Payer Brings Home Our Troops from ...

2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Both the CBO's and Grayson's analysis fail to mention that under the single-payer system envisioned by HR 676 ("Medicare for All" Act), there would be no need for employer mandates. A single-payer system would make U.S. manufacturing ...

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Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - Obama, Facing Old Messes, Tells GOP ...

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

And it is not exactly GOP that are blocking a “public option”, although the only real solution is Medicare for All HR 676—we will do that sooner or later (we have to), but, the majority gets to decide how many wil have to die and suffer ...

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Dissident Voice : Can the Democrats Avoid a Populist Health Care ...

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

Working for Our Common Good: Medicare for All is still on the table

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

MORE HEALTH CARE, NOT MORE WARFARE

2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

We can win with HR 676 with either a single payer to private providers or a public option for an affordable health care plan like Medicare for the working class who want to sign up. We have been paying all elected politians, ...

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Single-Payer Health Care: Why It's Good for You « Progressive Standard

2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

Currently on the table in the Health Care debate is H.R. 676, proposed by John Conyers. Under H.R. 676, which has 38 signers, all Americans will be eligible for and provided with health care under the Single Payer System. ...

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Merging the Senate Bills - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

How many people even know that HR 676 is coming up for a vote in the House, when Rep.Weiner gets to present his amendment? Forget the phoney “public option”. Urge Congress to pass real healthcare reform, HR 676, which will cover everone ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog » Clearing up some ...

2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

While the bills are being modified on a daily basis there is nothing to commit to except ensuring the success of HR-676. Anything else is a patch work that will find a way to place Insurance and Drug companies profits before the people. ...

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Please Join Us for a LIVE Chat with Joe Sestak and Ned Lamont 3 pm ...

2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

And is it already too late for HR 676? And can we bring back the Fairness Doctrine in broadcast and include cable. And can we have a new version of the Glass Stegall Act, a revocation of Gramm, Leach, Bliley, and a reversal of the Garn ...

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Seven Steps to a Fairer Economy

2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

Pass HR 676, the so-called “Medicare for All Now” bill, in order to enact single-payer health care. Aside from the moral issue of covering every single American and making health care a right, not a privilege, the passage of HR 676 ...

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A Little Light Reading From the Senate Legislative Counsel's ...

2009-10-19T00:00:00Z

Let's all say this together: HR 676 (single-payer) is only 27 pages and the premiums are thousands of dollars cheaper! It cuts out insurance companies which we don't need! It lets the government put direct pressure on providers to ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Supports Single Payer

2009-10-18T00:00:00Z

The first health care bill introduced in Congress since the Clinton fiasco with health care in the 1990's was introduced over two years ago–HR 676. It currently had 83 co-signers from the house. This bill has the support of over 60% of ...

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FDL Action » White House 'Official' Bad Mouths Labor Leader For ...

2009-10-18T00:00:00Z

I doubt there's a live baby left in the bathwater, so I say dump the whole stinking mess down the drain and start over with HR 676. Obama's awful mess wouldn't go into effect until 2013, so starting over with HR 676 isn't going to delay ...

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Health Insurance Companies | AARP Medical Insurance

2009-10-18T00:00:00Z

The rising cost of health care if you youre health insurance is only exists in united states its rather barbaric system that only exists in united states should get behind and support hr 676 if united states had singlepayer system is ...

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t r u t h o u t | Obama and the Left's Old Schism

2009-10-18T00:00:00Z

The 93 US Representatives who have signed on HR 676 health insurance reform should drop out and become the core of a new progressive party supporting justice, peace, health, education and the environment. ...

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Ithaca Community Members Rally for Single Payer Health Care

2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

A popular bill in Congress for advocates of single payer is HR 676.Ithaca's local representative to Congress, Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY)of the 22nd district, cosponsored HR 676, also known as the UnitedStates National Health Care Act ...

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Open Left:: Against The CW: Health Care Reform DOESN'T Have To ...

2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

i'd love to go canvassing for hr 676, but i can't even convince myself to support any of the current bills under consideration. which is why i have trouble believing the very high approval numbers i've been reading for this approach ...

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Small Group Now Leads Closed-Door Health Care Reform Negotiations

2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

Personally, I'm supporting HR 676, the single-payer (option). And I don't give a rat's whether the health insurance industry survives or fails. Why would ANY employer prefer private coverage for its employees? What long-term stability ...

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Obama: Grab That Socialist Mop! | Crooks and Liars

2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner's office, the Congressional Budget Office is "scoring" H.R. 676 (only because they were FORCED TO because Rep. Weiner withdrew his amendment in committee after Pelosi PROMISED HIM A FULL HOUSE DEBATE/VOTE ON H.R. 676). ...

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Promoting a single payer health plan helps insure a good public option

2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

Steffie Woolhandler, Harvard Professor of Medicine, the popularity of a single payer health plan (HR 676), and the persistent advocates of such a plan, have been a significant factor for keeping the public option on the table, ...

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Working for Our Common Good: New York Times Admits Shutting Out ...

2009-10-17T00:00:00Z

Medicare for All: Yes We Can by Holly Sklar

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner's amendment would substitute the text of the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act (HR 676), which has 86 co-sponsors, for House legislation HR 3200. Like the even worse Baucus bill in the Senate, HR 3200 would feed ...

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The BRAD BLOG : 'Reform' or Legislative Obscenity?

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ithaca Says 'Yes We Can' to Healthcare Reform | The Cornell Daily Sun

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

Y.), who represents Ithaca, is one of 86 co-sponsors of H.R. 676, also known as the United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act. If passed, the bill would provide free medically-necessary ...

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Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go!: Blue Dog Supports Medicare for All

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

legislation (HR 676 and S 703). The rally represents the increased attention and advocacy around single-payer as current proposed health reforms are falling short of the widely shared goals of universal healthcare coverage and ...

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Rally for Healthcare NOT Warfare Beaver Courthouse Saturday 1pm ...

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

South Heights is the third municipality in Beaver County to pass a resolution urging Congressman Altmire to support HR 676 the Medicare for All Act. Ambridge Borough and the City of Aliquippa have also passed resolutions supporting HR ...

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Washblog || Four Basic Kinds of Health Care Financing Around the World

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

HR 676 estimates $125/month/adult, and the Washington State single payer model originally proposed $75/month, more recently up to $100/month.(4) These approximate cost levels should serve as a basic standard to determine whether any ...

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Why are the Communist are happy with Obama? « Conservative Digest

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

2.8 Enact HR 676, US National Health Insurance Act, single payer. Obama deliberating. 2.9 Fund public education, pre-school through higher and technical. Obama delivering. 2.10 No privatization of Social Security or Medicare. ...

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Co-Chair of the House Progressive Caucus - No Public Option, No ...

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

And why is Grijalva, who is both one of the many co-sponsors of HR 676 AND head of the Progressive Caucus talking about a "robust public option," not HR 676? Have we been had? Again? (Some people have inconvenient truths. ...

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Reps Kucinich & LaTourette Do Trust Falls, Wear Snuggies On 'Leno ...

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

Kucinich has been right on track when it comes to the Single Payer proposal (HR 676), since he takes into account the tremendous success of the existing single payer programs, i.e. Medicare and Medicaid, despite the fact that Medicaid ...

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Derrick's Progressive News 10-16-09: Portland Health Care Heros ...

2009-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Because you are a current cosponsor of HR 676, I'm asking for your commitment to support the Weiner amendment when it comes to a vote on the floor. You have taken a courageous stand and I want you to know that you have my full support. ...

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The Washington Monthly

2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

Does anyone know what happened to the CBO's scoring of HR 676, for single-payer? Posted by: Jason on October 15, 2009 at 5:38 PM | PERMALINK. Well $*%&ing DUH!!!!! This is the "Public Option" that should have been on the table in the ...

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Start From Scratch « Single Payer Action

2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

He knows that 88 House Democrats are co-sponsors of HR 676 – the single payer bill. And he knows this has no meaning. Because – with the exception of a handful – they will all vote for Obamacare. No matter whether it has “robust public ...

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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Preview: Wendell Potter pt. 1 | PBS | AARP ...

2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

The opinions of human events it becomes necessary for profit denialcare barons single payer or die broke research hr 676. The laws of the course of humankind requires that they should declare the course of nature and equal station to ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Without Drastic CO2 Cuts Immediately ...

2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

THE VICTORY AND THE UNVICTORY OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ...

2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

1) HR 676–the bill that the House, since January 24, 2007 continues to put on a committee shelf and not bring to vote before the House–although Pelosi made a deal with Representative Weiner from New York that if he dropped a proposed ...

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Florida health care advocates' sit-in-line-in-the-sand

2009-10-15T00:00:00Z

COME SUPPORT THE HUMANA SIT-IN DEMONSTRATORS ON THURSDAY OCT 15 Floridians for Health Care,the national Mobilization for Health Care for All and Health Care – NOW! will be staging a Sit-In Demonstration at the Humana Corporate Offices ...

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what you should know about hr 676 « celluloid blonde

2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676, also called the United States National Health Insurance Act, is a bill to create a single-payer, publicly-financed, privately-delivered universal health care program that would cover all Americans without charging co-pays or ...

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Surprise! Health Insurers Come Out In The Open To Preserve Their ...

2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

HR 676 Summary. United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) - Establishes the United States National Health Insurance Program (the Program) to provide all individuals residing in the ...

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News From Underground: RNs, please CALL TODAY for single-payer!

2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

But very soon there will be a floor vote on HR 676 in the U.S. House and another single-payer vote in the Senate. It is time for RNs to weigh in robustly. The nurses of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing ...

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US House to vote on Single Payer THIS Thurs, Oct 15! | OlyBlog

2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

Weiner's substitute amendment to the House bill, HR 3200, which would delete the language of that bill and substitute the provisions of HR 676, the single-payer, Medicare-for-All bill. Although the Weiner amendment is not expected to ...

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Dems scramble after warning from health insurers - Democratic ...

2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

If Democrats really intended to vote for HR 676, why did no one send it to the Congressional, No Elephants, Oct-13-09 10:44 AM, #70. I have just e mailed both my Senators and my Rep to vote for a public option............ pattmarty ...

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Last call for single payer?

2009-10-14T00:00:00Z

For information on the current single payer bill, HR 676, see this page on Rep. John Conyers's website. Rep. Conyers is the primary sponsor of HR 676, which currently has 88 co-sponsors. Rep. Joe Baca (CA-43) signed up last week, ...

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Senate Committee Advances Health Care Bill, Doctor Says It Won't ...

2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

As health care reform heads for the home stretch in Congress many physicians groups continue to maintain that a single payer Medicare for all bill like HR 676 is the best solution to universal health care coverage.

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Out In Left Field » Blog Archive » Single-payer healthcare is ...

2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

We need a good turnout to vote for the Weiner amendment – Medicare for All, HR 676. Comprehensive benefits, a single standard of quality care for everyone, substantial cost control, responsible budgeting, and forward-thinking financing. ...

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VOTE NOW!

2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner's amendment which would replace the health insurance reform bill (HR 3200) with the Single-Payer/Medicare for All bill (HR 676). Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH) wants to enable states to establish single-payer systems, ...

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Impractical Proposals: Health Care: Single-payer may be on life ...

2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

John Conyers' HR 676, which has deep support in the House) for the Democratic leadership's bill, HR 3200, will come up for an up-or-down vote on the House floor. In addition, a provision in HR 3200 that was secured by Rep. ...

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Special CREDO Mobile offers extended through Friday #151543

2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

John Conyers' H.R. 676, which would create a single-payer system. http://www.alternet.org/credomobile_healthcarereform_101309. Sign up with CREDO Mobile today today and you'll get a special discount on your monthly fee, ...

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Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Call GOP contributor Rite Aid Pharmacies at 800 325 3737 and tell the person to get the CEO to get congress to enact HR 676 Single payer health care and enact a new Medicare Prescription drug benefit in Medicare Part B covering 80% of ...

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Last call? House single payer vote this week Oct.15 !

2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Peter Dreier: Health Insurance Industry Exposes Its Insatiable Greed

2009-10-12T00:00:00Z

It's time to support H.R. 676, the United States Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All and stop this insurance company nonsense. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:58 PM on 10/13/2009 ...

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New York Times: Missing in Action on Health Insurance Lobby ...

2009-10-12T00:00:00Z

Real reform was written in 2007, all the spin and talk can be muted by HR-676. What congress and the lobbyists thinks is a fatted pig for eating for pharma and insurers is really just a skinny little starving mouse. ...

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Campaign Silo » So Fades the Co-Op

2009-10-12T00:00:00Z

i have my doubts about original hacker proposal, but i would probably have supported it even though i, like you, think single payer hr 676 is the way to go. actually i think it's the only policy that makes any sense. ...

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Hillbilly Report:: Insurance Industry Report Should be Rallying ...

2009-10-12T00:00:00Z

With that in mind today is national call-in day in support of H.R. 676. Go here and use the page to call your House member and Senator and demand single-payer: http://tools.advomatic.com/35/... We should immediately scrap all plans of ...

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Call Congress Today! – Healthcare-NOW!

2009-10-12T00:00:00Z

Conyers' H.R. 676) for the House leadership's bill, H.R. 3200, will come up for an up-or-down vote on the House floor. Additionally, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has secured a provision in H.R. 3200 that would allow individual states to ...

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Insurance industry Brutus stabs Democratic Caesar Baucus in the ...

2009-10-12T00:00:00Z

passage of h.r. 676 the United States National Health Care Act, aka medicare for all...i'd rather NOTHING get passed if it's going to be appeasement (and profits) to the insurance industry with a side of bogus "feel good" public option ..

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Campaign Silo » White House Thinks Demonstrators “Internet Left ...

2009-10-11T00:00:00Z

Or Hr 676 Single Payer. Actually, you might think about sending these Dee Cee Village D's a check. But make it for “one dollar”, or even ten cents. It is more annoying and I think legally they have to process those checks. ...

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New York Times: Lobbyists Fighting Last Big Plans to Cut Health ...

2009-10-11T00:00:00Z

HR-676, a single-payer or Medicare-for-all system is the only means to get greedy profiteers out of the health care business. Appeasing and requiring concensus from those whose only purpose is to preserve the status quo is futile. ...

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Pay the Mob or go to Jail By Nikki Alexander + Larry Kalb on ...

2009-10-11T00:00:00Z

Call your representatives today – (202) 224-3121 – and tell them extortion is a felony. ***. [DS added the video]. Larry Kalb on Healthcare Reform and Single Payer, HR 676 and S 703. talkingsticktv. October 10, 2009 ...

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Miles Mogulescu: AMERICA-STAN: The Progressive Movement Neuters ...

2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

Substitute HR 676 and SB 703 or allow the states to pass single payer universal health care. Why pay one more cent to the real "death panels", the for profit health insurance companies who are at war with and hate the United States. ...

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Are Mainstream Media Covering 21st Century Freedom Riders Fi ...

2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

Congress is voting on HR 676. Call them and make sure they know you support it. Tell them to vote NO to Hr 3200 and YES to HR 676. Get contact info at Project Vote Smart. Call and emailCongress and the President, relentlessly! ...

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W/Video: 'Cigna 7 arrested here Oct. 8 at sit-in for Single Payer ...

2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

Demand your congress member co-sponsor HR 676 (as well as the Kucinich and Weiner amendments to HR 3200). Only the government can guarantee human rights. The only way to reform health care is to eliminate wall street insurance. ...

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Choosing Health Insurance During Open Enrollment - Well Blog ...

2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

Oh wait! That's why their foolishness doesn't kick in until 2013. The sound and the fury signifying nothing. Vashti Winterburg co-chair, Kansas Health Care for All “We're paying for a Cadillac! Why are we driving a Yugo?! H.R. 676!” ...

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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Preview: Wendell Potter pt 2 | PBS ...

2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

research HR 676. suicideking344 Says: September 10th, 2009 at 6:40 pm. I feel sick…crap. Cohort227 Says: September 15th, 2009 at 2:09 pm. Is that the same medicare that is going bankrupt? Is that the same medicare that loses millions ...

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Don't despair–single-payer healthcare is still alive and gaining ...

2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

They said single-payer was off the table. In the next two weeks there will be a floor vote on HR 676 in the House . They said Democrats would never support.

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Single Payer meeting & Action Alert -- (and more) | OlyBlog

2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

Conyers' H.R. 676) for the House leadership's bill, H.R. 3200, will come up for an up-or-down vote on the House floor. This is the first time single payer will have been put to a full floor vote in our nation's history, and it presents ...

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The Story of My 'Socialist Kidney' | Health and Wellness | AlterNet

2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

Dennis Kucinich is a co-signer of John Conyer's bill HR 676 single-payer health care for all. Alternet: where is your coverage on single-payer which is also being advocated by many in Congress? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new ...

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A Government Takeover of Health Care, with Higher Costs, and even ...

2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

The CBO reported that HR 676 would save hundreds of billions annually in health care costs. Enhanced Medicare for All is clearly the most fiscally conservative solution to the health care crisis, from both the standpoint of individual ...

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NYC sit-in against Aetna | SocialistWorker.org

2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

PHIMG is for the abolition of the private health insurance industry and is for the adoption of HR 676, the health care bill for expanded and improved Medicare for all introduced by Rep John Conyers (D-Mich.). ...

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Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

buy Tyson chicken until Mike Ross D-Arkansas the leader of the. Blue Dogs on health care gets the entire house and senate conservative Democrats to help get HR 676 enacted into law. Tell others to call. Send me email after you call to ...

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Campaign Silo » Public Option Opt Out Denies Help to Those Who ...

2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

There are people that have checked out of the whole process and are still saying that the vote should be on HR 676. If everyone that really wanted single-payer were a complete purist about it, there would be no HC reform at all. ...

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Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go!: New Huffington Post Column

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

While there I went to the office of Dennis Kucinich who supports HR 676 (Single Payer). While outside of Kucinich's office, I saw and greeted Alan Grayson! It was pretty exciting! My trip also included a visit to the House of ...

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from SinglePayerNow...SF, Thurs Oct 15 Action

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

Join us in letting President Obama know that Californians want single payer healthcare. We support HR 676, the US National Healthcare Act. We do not have to go to Washington , DC to let our President know what Californians want. ...

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Pharmaceutical Industry, Medical Devices, Health Insurance and ...

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

The Weiner amendment would replace Division A of HR 3200 with the text of HR 676, the “U.S. National Health Care Act,” sponsored by Rep. John Conyers. This would effectively transform HR 3200 into single-payer legislation. ...

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Alley Patron: HR 676 Resuscitation

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

The single-payer financing in HR 676 saves the money to improve coverage for all of us as we expand care to those who have been left out. The bill restores free choice of physicians to patients.HR 676 would cover every person in the U. ...

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Senators Discussing Public Option Opt-Out As Potential Compromise ...

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

Just think we shouldn't compromise on a strong public option, and if we don't get one, we should work to sink the whole enterprise and start over with HR 676 (Medicare for all), or something like it. Reply | Flag Abuse ...

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Dems Discussing Public Option With Opt-Out Clause: The Silver Bullet?

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

I'm a single payer supporter -- H.R. 676. I've been willing to accept a Public Option, and considering voting for Democrats who weren't strong enough on single payer, but were strong there, instead. But now? ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Upcoming vote on single payer and ...

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

Five Key Numbers In CBO's Score of the Senate Finance Bill ...

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

tell the person to get the CEO to get congress to enact HR 676. Single payer health care and enact a new Medicare Prescription drug benefit in Medicare Part B covering 80% of the cost of drugs with no extra premiums, ...

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Obama Campaign Arm Has Doctor Pitch Health Care Reform In Ad

2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Support HR 676! Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:50 AM on 10/06/2009. - + Evil genius I'm a Fan of Evil genius I'm a fan of this user permalink. Here's a thought on how to gain more support for a single-payer universal ...

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'Mad Docs' Crash Obama Rose Garden Event To Push For Single Payer

2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

With HR 676 single payer medicare for all you won't have to worry about letting insurance companies do business across state lines, there won't be any insurance companies. The money they were making will be put into the system for ...

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My Health Care Plan | Room Eight

2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Although I've written speeches, collateral material and web content favoring single payer coverage similar to Michigan Congressman John Conyers HR 676 Bill, I've always been apprehensive about how we'd absorb the lost insurance industry ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog » Now or Never

2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In the next two weeks there will be a floor vote on HR 676 in the House. We need to get a big majority of Democrats to vote for the Weiner amendment –Medicare for All, HR 676–when it comes to a vote. We need you to make as many calls as ...

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If Liz were Queen | All the Who's in Whoville better call their ...

2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

PASS H.R. 676 THIS BILL ALREADY HAS 76 CO SIGNERS IN THE HOUSE. ***************************************************************************. but YOU, yes YOU need to tell your friends, send emails, call your Senators and representatives ...

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Who Holds Wall Street Accountable? « The Confluence

2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I want to thank you for your support for Healthcare for all Americans and co-sponsoring HR 676. Your work on getting healthcare to all Americans including the 47 million currently uninsured has been one of your great achievements. ...

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Don't despair— single-payer healthcare is still alive and gaining ...

2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the next two weeks there will be a floor vote on HR 676 in the House. They said Democrats would never support single-payer, yet PDA led the successful effort to get key state parties to adopt resolutions in support of HR 676. ...

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The Seminal » WellPoint Sues Maine To Raise Premiums 18.5%

2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I think this article suggests that the only cure for them is to get them out of essential health care altogether. The people of the United States shouldn't have to fool around with these folks anymore. We need HR 676 passed now. ...

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Portland City Council endorses single payer bill

2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

WHEREAS, United States Representative John Conyers introduced HR 676, the United States National Health Care Act, in the United States House of Representatives for the 111th Congress; and. WHEREAS, this Act would provide a universal, ...

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My Health Care Plan | culturekitchen

2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ramblings: Mad As Hell Doctors Care-A-Van

2009-10-04T00:00:00Z

We talked about single payer health insurance, HR 676. One question or objection to a single payer system was: Why should my money go to pay for some obese person who drinks and smokes, doesn't exercise and doesn't eat right? ...

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Mike's Blog Roundup | Crooks and Liars

2009-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Capitalism: A Love Story,” and window of opportunity

2009-10-04T00:00:00Z

by Alison Landes Leverage the moment Michael Moore's film, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” – an opportunity that money can't buy. See it. Use it. Rally around it in towns and cities nationwide and bring change to Washington. ...

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B'Man's Hypocrite Watch: Senator Lamar Alexander « BuelahMan's ...

2009-10-03T00:00:00Z

Wonder why you couldn't do a concise 30 page bill like HR 676? • “I think it's obvious that we in Congress have been biting off more than we can chew on immigration, health care, and other issues. We've been producing 1000-page bills ...

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Will the Real Socialist Healthcare Please Stand Up? « digital ...

2009-10-03T00:00:00Z

By doing so, add some clarity to the single-payer debate by debunking the myth that H.R. 676 (the United States National Health Insurance Act) is, for all its forward thinking, the “final fix.” We have the opportunity to open up the ...

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The New York Times Trashes Single-Payer Health Reform | THE ...

2009-10-03T00:00:00Z

Never has the Times really analyzed the true costs and benefits of the plan espoused in a bill, HR 676, authored by House Judiciary Chair John Conyers (D-MI), which would expand Medicare to cover every American. Seelye mentions Rep. ...

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Editorials from Hell's leading daily newspaper, The Dis Brimstone ...

2009-10-03T00:00:00Z

REPRESENTATIVES Tammy Baldwin, John Conyers, Mike Delahunt, Alan Grayson, Dennis Kucinich, Jim McGovern, Ron Paul, and Jan Schakowsky for being strong on their issues, extra credit for Kucinich for co-drafting HR 676 all (Medicare For ...

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BlueOregon: Portland City Council endorses single payer bill ...

2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday September 30, 2009, the Portland, Oregon City Council unanimously passed a resolution urging the Congress of the United States to pass HR 676, to transmit the resolution to President Obama and to the Oregon Congressional ...

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Protect Insurance Companies Profits!! - Care2 News Network

2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

Rhod on Public Affairs: Dave Lindorff Refutes NYT on UHC in US

2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

Talking to Myself: Health insurance reform -- read all about it.

2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

You can read the text of HR 676 here. You can find more information about single payer on the site of Physicians for a National Health Program. I also wrote a recent post on a conservative version of single payer called balanced choice. ...

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NM Congressman's Single Payer Bombshell : One Penny Sheet

2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

1) Over the recess, despite the hysteria about death panels and birth certificates and forced government circumcision, five new co-sponsors signed on to HR 676, the Single Payer Bill. Congressman Conyers' office confirmed that five had ...

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The Time for GOP Shenanigans on Health Care Is Over, Now It's Up ...

2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

Why do you think the Dems haven't had HR 676 costed by the CBO? Because it will come back as fully funded already AND it would create jobs AND it would provide FULL COVERAGE for EVERYONE from cradle to grave including Health care, ...

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Health Care Happenings » National Health Reform and You (Part VII)

2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 (introduced in 2003 and has 86 co-sponsors) does exactly that, with no copays, and adds desirable features (such as long-term care and dental care) that Tricare for Life doesn't offer. The bill includes provisions for funding, ...

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CARE FOR ALL - Public Citizen Refuse to accept official ...

2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

Y.) has obtained assurances that he will be able to introduce H.R. 676, the stand-alone Medicare-for-All proposal, in the House of Representatives as an amendment in full House consideration of health care legislation. ...

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Open Left:: Grayson's Teachable Moment for Democrats

2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

he's raised over $100K. now grayson needs to make his actions match his words and sign on as cosponsor of hr 676 or some other universal healthcare bill. supporting only legislation that leaves millions without healthcare and continues ...

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Let's act NOW to get single payer on the table! | OlyBlog

2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

Speaker Pelosi has promised a full vote on the House floor this Fall on the Weiner amendment, which substitutes the text of the single-payer bill (HR 676) into the current bill, HR 3200. The Kucinich amendment removes barriers to the ...

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Poll Shows Public Wants Medicare for All Â« COTO Report

2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

John Conyers' HR 676, the Enhanced Medicare For All single payer bill â€“ but the measure is anathema to President Obama, who spent most of his energies marginalizing Conyers and his allies in the early months of the administration. ...

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t r u t h o u t | Michael Moore Tells Democrats: "Find Your Spine ...

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

... with the first responders, now getting some care with more publicity about their plight)? H.R.676, (S703)the one payer, universal medical care bill, provides the only really beneficial, ultimately cost effective choice! beneficial ...

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H.R. 676 would expand Medicare for all Americans « Medicare For ...

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

There is a single payer bill in Congress, H.R. 676, to expand Medicare to all American citizens regardless of age or income. Single payer is not socialized medicine because the doctors and hospitals will remain private. ...

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Dissident Voice : The Single-Payer Alternative

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

In the Energy and Commerce Committee, Weiner and six other representatives proposed an amendment that would substitute the text of HR 3200 with the text of HR 676, the single-payer bill. The committee chair, Henry Waxman, ...

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Feminist Advisory Board for Obama: Good Goog Â» Blog Archive ...

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

Show me the language that specifically addresses the rights I, a woman, demand, and I'll take your proposal under consideration. TRACKING H.R. 676...suddenly. HR 3200 strips funding for abortions: TRACK THIS BABY ...

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Wake the Hell Up America! - Enough is Enough! - Healthcare, HR ...

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

Tags: Healthcare HR 676 Michael Moore Sicko Dennis Kucinich Hillary Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards 911 truth impeach cnn. Write a Comment. Related Videos. Dennis Kucinich Confronts MD Who Claimed Canadian Health Care Was Worse That ...

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The Konformist Blog: Why the Public Option is Doomed To Fail

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

And although the progressive caucus in Congress continues to wistfully describe its imaginary version of the public option as a line in the sand, it is neither lining up votes for a promised HR 676 floor vote, nor are they demanding ...

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Kotek, Collymore, Frederick, Shields Et. Al. NO SHOWS At Portland ...

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

WHEREAS, United States Representative John Conyers introduced H.R. 676, the United. States National Health Care Act, in the United States House of. Representatives for the 111th Congress; and. WHEREAS, this Act would provide a universal ...

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Sociologias: Labor: A Renewal of Solidarity and Struggle -- or ...

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

The Single-Payer, Medicare-for-All HR 676 advocates had arrived with a small known core of delegates, well organized, but with untested reach. They would leave the Convention with a victory and new-found expressions of solidarity with ...

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Docudharma:: Loyalty to the Party, The President, and The PEOPLE

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

It;'s HR 676, the Enhanced Medicare For All bill, sponsored by John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich. Unlike the mostly imaginary "robust public option" of MoveOn.Org, it actually exists and ordinary people can read and understand it. ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Send a Letter Today Urging Congress to Pass ...

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

As of 9-17-09, 572 unions have endorsed HR 676, single payer health care. Where is the AFL-CIO. It has been over a week since the National has endorsed it finally, where are you on this â€œreformâ€*? So far their is no legislation that ...

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The Best Health 'Reform' Money Can Buy

2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

John Conyers' bill, HR 676, to expand Medicare to cover everyone. As I have explained in an earlier article, expanding Medicare would result in no net increase in taxes, and because it would eliminate insurance premiums, workers' comp ...

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Mad As Hell Doctors to Hold Final â€œWhite Ribbon Rallyâ€* for Single ...

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

John Conyers who cosponsored HR 676, Rep. Eric Massa from New York, Senator Bernie Sanders, Wendell Potter from CMD and others - these are all extremely wise Washington types who understand that single payer in the only honest solution. ...

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iSinglePayer iPhone App Censored by Apple - Care2 News Network

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Protesting the insurance bosses | SocialistWorker.org

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He energized the crowd in support of a bill that would improve and expand Medicare for all, HR 676. Dr. Paul Gorman of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) spoke to the ideas that unite supporters of both the public option ...

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ReBelle Nation: Mad As Hell Doctors to Hold Final "White Ribbon ...

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Time for Civil Disobedience. Support National, Single-Payer ...

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Cause Announcement from Support National, Single-Payer Healthcare (HR 676). We need your support for a new campaign of non-violent, civil disobedience targeting the private health insurance industry. ...

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As Senate Panel Debates Public Option, Groups Take Direct Action ...

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner, the Democrat from New York, is going to ensure that there's a vote on the floor for HR 676, the single-payer bill. So that'll be the first time ever we've had that. We started this debate, we were off the table. ...

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Diary of a Heartland Radical: MIDWESTERNERS GATHER TO DISCUSS ...

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He made it clear that many Obama supporters also support a single payer health care system and Obama himself would not be opposed to it either if HR 676 got to his desk for signature. The afternoon panel addressed â€œThe Crisis and ...

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Michael Moore targets Blue Dogs - Martin Kady II - POLITICO.com

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

There are single payer bills on the table HR.676 & S.703. If you would like to help pressure your congressman to vote for those bills please join our voting bloc at: http://www.votingbloc.org/H... Reply; Quote; Report Abuse ...

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Which Health Care Bill will we get?

2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

They also have HR 676 but we don't know if that will pass the committees or even make it to the floor. Episode 3 for the House is about to begin as they debate HR 3200, and perhaps HR 676 if it makes it to the floor, making the hundreds ...

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State Lawmakers Move To Ban Health Insurance Mandates

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

It's one thing to be mandated to pay taxes to pass HR-676(single payer--MEDICARE FOR ALL)--as we would pay tax for public schools, fire, police, defense, etc-- but for the government to force you to buy into a private health care system ...

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Peoples World Blog: Kentucky Social Forum: Yes there are ...

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

John Conyers' HR 676, the main single-payer bill, this Congress. It may not pass this time, said speakers David Johnson and Dr. David Bos, but the people's day will come! Phone, write, e-mail, even visit your representative! ...

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Paitients Not Profits..Single Payer Medicare For All.Sit Ins ...

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

Several Dare To Dream Members have been getting signatures for HR 676. That's the bill that Conyers tried to get to the floor but he was not even allowed to express his idea for Single Payer. Conyers and Kucinich have teamed together to ...

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Kathleen Wells: Health Care Is A Civil Right, Declares Congressman ...

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. [John] Conyers (D-MI) and I wrote H.R. 676 and it is an important vehicle for individuals to organize [around] at a local and state level. That is the work in those laboratories of democracy, which [US Supreme Court] Justice ...

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South Heights Borough Council Resolves to Support HR 676 Medicare ...

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

The Borough of South Heights joins the City of Aliquippa and the Borough of Ambridge as the third municipality on the Ohio River in Beaver County to call on 4th Congressional District Congressman Altmire to support HR 676. ...

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Reid Supports a Public Option, But Will He Include One in the ...

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

September 29, 2009 10:27 AM in reply to Tanjaoui. Sorry! That's HR 676. My head in the clouds (with Boeing). Reply | Flag Abuse. Are you sure this comment violates TPM's Terms of Service? ...

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Open Left:: Procedural Dead-ends on Health Care Reform

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

The thing to do from the start should have been to make serious efforts to pass H.R. 676, but none were ever made. Now, there is a small glimmer of hope in that we have the Kucinich amendment to H.R. 3200, which would allow states to ...

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55-40 Memphis: Shallow thought

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Steve Cohen "supports" public option · Rahm Emanuel · Arrested development · Lizard brains · NP4PO · Rahm Ema

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Green for Greens: Deborah Shafto, Don Cook, and Alfred Molison for ...

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

... a plan to reduce landfill waste by 90% by 2040, enact a citywide living wage, move to a medically-focused (rather than criminally-focused) drug policy, and convince the city council to voice support for the single-payer bill HR 676. ...

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The Cantwell Amendments: Community Care | Slog | The Stranger ...

2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

Why The 'Public Option' Is Overrated : Post Politics: Political ...

2009-09-27T00:00:00Z

A similar single payer bill, HR 676 (Expanded and Improved Medicare for All) has 70 co-sponsors in the House. A â€œpublic plan optionâ€* will not realize such savings. Incremental tinkering with private for-profit health insurance will not ...

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Headlines You Should Know!: What Equals a Great Country? Healthy ...

2009-09-27T00:00:00Z

Tikkun Daily Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Congressman Lujan Speaks on ...

2009-09-27T00:00:00Z

Dissident Voice : Medicare for All: Yes We Can

2009-09-26T00:00:00Z

From Health Care to Healing | Civil Religion | STLtoday

2009-09-26T00:00:00Z

On Sunday, I shared information with our congregation on the intent of President Obama's Health Care proposal, reminding them that the United Church of Christ declared support for H.R. 676, an early and more progressive effort calling ...

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Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

2009-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ironically for HR 676 (and a I agree with the BooMan's snowballs-chance-in-hell probabilities for passage of the Weiner Amendment) would be much simpler to implement because it could leverage more of existing Medicare procedures and ...

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Dr. Flowers: HR 676 Medicare for All or bust | Corrente

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

Dr. Margaret Flowers wants the 86 co-sponsors of the House single payer bill (HR 676) to vote against Obamacare. Dr. Flowers is a leader of the group Physicians for a National Health Program, whose 17000 member doctors support a single ...

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Mike Lux: The Public Option Fight Gets Engaged in Public for the ...

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is not Medicare. The plan does roll in Medicare and the VA later on. Medicare as a health care access system works. It just needs work on the funding side. That's where HR676 comes in. Everybody in, nobody out. ...

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PITTSBURGH: health care and g20...blast furnace radio | radio ...

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 provides for single-payer health insurance for all U.S. residents. It covers all medically necessary care, including: primary care and prevention; inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care; prescription drugs; durable medical ...

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The Konformist Blog: Mad-As-Hell Doctors On Cross-Country Tour

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

Their message to legislators, stated on their website, is to reboot the conversation, and use HR 676 as a starting point for a new health care conversation. Assemble a team of the "best minds among health care professionals" to present ...

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Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

It's HR 676, the Enhanced Medicare For All bill, sponsored by John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich. Unlike the mostly imaginary "robust public option" of MoveOn.Org, it actually exists and ordinary people can read and understand it. ...

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@ the Beach: WHICH PUBLIC OPTION?

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

Health Care Bills under Consideration by the House and Senate ...

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

By Mitch Gurney September 24, 2009 There is much confusion over Health Care Reform and the legislation Congress is debating at this time. I have.

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HR 676

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is so sweet in it's simplicity that it is an awesome read. Its only thirty pages long. It is not long and drawn out. It is not based on health insurance. It is based on health care. Many would ask how would it be paid for? ...

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BLOG.AMYADOPTEE.COM: H.R. 676

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 is so sweet in it's simplicity that it is an awesome read. Its only thirty pages long. It is not long and drawn out. It is not based on health insurance. It is based on health care. Many would ask how would it be paid for? ...

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Why the Public Option is Doomed To Fail, and What Can Be Done About It

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

OpEdNews - Article: Why the Public Option is Doomed To Fail, and ...

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

this ain't livin' Â» Smoky Pottery

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

HR 676 isn't quite the form of single payer I want, but, you know what, I will take what I can get, homechickens. Americans, run, don't walk, to your nearest Congresscritter and find out if ou's a cosponsor. If ou isn't, ask why. ...

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55-40 Memphis: Steve Cohen "supports" public option

2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Rahm Emanuel · Arrested development · Lizard brains · NP4PO · Rahm Emanuel · AHIP: Thank you, Max Baucus · Uh oh

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Health Insurance Reform - What You Need To Know About Single-Payer ...

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

It is an estimate value of $387 billion yearly based on H.R. 676. So for nearly 95% of Americans the cost of single payer would be very much less as compared to paying insurance to private companies. A number of researches conducted by ...

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Health Care Reform: Time for an End Run

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

The right has demagogued and distorted the issues, but is correct on one countâ€”any of the bills in Congress (except HR 676, the Conyers bill, still relegated to the closet) will fail to contain health care costs, and will instead add at ...

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Dying to Be Thin: A Young Woman Battles For Her Life And With Her ...

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

Tell your Representitive to get behind this now. Forget Obama and his half assed health care initiative, seeking to keep the frigging MAFIA happy while sticking it to the rest of us "less". HR 676 is a fully Public Medical Option, ...

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Health Care Bills under Consideration by the House and Senate

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is under consideration by the following Committees: Committee on Energy and Commerce, Committee on Ways and Means, Committee on Natural Resources referred to the Energy and Commerce Committee. Further action is pending by these ...

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Vox Populi Â» Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Dâ€”Ohio) says healthcare is â€œthe ...

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

During his speech, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (Dâ€”Ohio) focused primarily on the importance of passing the bill he co-authored, HR 676, or, â€œMedicare for All.â€* The bill would take the existing Medicare system and expand it cover ...

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The Web (Untangled): Single Payer Action. Everybody In (NOW ...

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

The panel was put together by Congressman John Conyers (D-Michigan) â€“ the author of the single payer bill in the House (HR 676). Eighty-six members of the House have signed onto the Conyers' bill â€“ including most of the Congressional ...

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Epoch Times - The Global Health Debate

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

In the late 1970s, long before the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the bill â€œMedicare for Allâ€* (H.R. 676), the World Health Organization (WHO) and its member states (including the United States) embraced the greater goal of ...

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Dr. Flowers to Dems: Vote Against Obamacare Â« Single Payer Action

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

Flowers has met a number of times in recent weeks with the author of the HR 676 â€“ Congressman John Conyers (D-Michigan) â€“ in an effort to get him to come out strongly for single payer. To no avail. Flowers said she was disappointed with ...

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A Scathingly Brilliant Idea on How To Get Real Healthcare Reform ...

2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

Call Joanna Lambert at 212 640 9668 and politely tell her you will not use any American Express cards until Max Baucus gets HR 676 enacted into law. Email me after you call. Now if you want to send people without contagious diseases to ...

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Arkansas Blog: The line is open

2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

By comparison, HR 676, the Enhanced Medicare For All Act comes in just under thirty pages. The only good thing one can say about the president's version of the public option is that even he is not firmly attached to it, ...

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Firedoglake Â» The Republicans and Health Care: They Snooze, You Lose

2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

the significant health care reform you mention? its called HR 676, and it is not just snoozing Republicans obstructing it. Reply. Loo Hoo. September 23rd, 2009 at 6:24 pm. 4. I hope Baucus keeps the committee working well into the night ...

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Mountain Home News: Story: Obama health care is wrong

2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Speaker of the House has promised an up-or-down vote to the Weiner Amendment that would replace all 2000 pages of HR 3200 with the 27-page wording from HR 676. This would expand and improve Medicare to all Americans, no deductibles, ...

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Swiftspeech!: Public Option Ascendent

2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

In other good news, the single-payer bill, HR 676, will finally get a score from the Congressional Budget Office. This score could be an excellent tool for advocates down the road, and it's sad that it's taken this long for such a score ...

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NY Times Article stomps on Single-Payer System Â« Under The ...

2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

The New York Times Trashes Single-Payer Health Reform | Atlantic ...

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Progressives Press Pelosi To Persevere With the Public Option ...

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

HR 676. Tue, 09/22/2009 - 09:37 â€” MountainMan23. Weiner's amendment to HR3200 would have scrapped the entire bill and substituted HR 676 (Expanded and Improved Medicare for All). HR 676 is the best answer - Single Payer Medicare For All ...

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Firedoglake Â» Early Morning Swim: Doctors for the Public Option ...

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

mad as hell doctors are for single payer (hr 676 improved and expanded medicare for all) and AGAINST a public option in a multi payer system. in the ed schultz video in the post, the doc says that single payer is the only way we are ...

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t r u t h o u t | The Global Health Debate

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

In the late 1970s, long before the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the bill "Medicare for All" (H.R. 676), the World Health Organization (WHO) and its member states (including the United States) embraced the greater goal of ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Grijalva and the ...

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

He promises that he and the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) will remain committed to a 'robust public option' while at the same time urging PDA supporters to keep working for HR 676, Medicare for All-(Single-Payer). ...

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Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - Shady Deal Showered Top Blue Dog ...

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Obama and all the Dems , but a handful, have sold us down the river on this one, by taking single payer (HR 676) off the table. It was all over that day. The Blue Dogs are every bit as bad as gOP on this, maybe worse. Report this ...

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Campaign Silo Â» Conrad: I Only Trust The CBO When They Agree With Me

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

By the way, on a Progressive Democrats of America conference call last week, I learned that the CBO is supposedly now scoring HR 676, at Rep Weiner's request. It will probably fare poorly, since â€œscoringâ€* â€” which focuses narrowly on ...

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â€œPolitics is the art of the possibleâ€* | The Democratic Daily

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Like many of my union brothers and sisters, I'm for HR 676. But I'm sorry to say I don't see much evidence that Congress will pass it. Even so, I'm glad groups like the All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care are keeping the ...

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Beware of Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

by Alison Landes Advocates fighting for real health care reform need all the support they can muster. The old fable, Beware of Wolves in Sheep's Clothing holds an important message for anyone sorting through the contradictions and ...

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Dave Lindorff: The New York Times Trashes Single-Payer | BuzzFlash.org

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

55-40 Memphis: AHIP: Thank you, Max Baucus

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Uh oh · Populism · Deep question · Dean: Public option will happen · Sotomayor may not properly respect corporations ·

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In Praise of Senator Max Baucus | Atlantic Free Press - Hard ...

2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Baucus' brilliant bill which, without the public option fig leaf, is more likely to die a well-deserved death, we have one more chance to pass the AmericaPlan, HR 676. To do it, we only have to do two things: ...

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Health care reform: time an end run - PNHP's Official Blog

2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

So, Obama needs to pick up the single-payer ball (H.R. 676), pivot, roll out to the left, pick up his interference, and run around left end for pay dirt. If he does so, he will have a majority of the public with him, and the number of ...

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A Death Every 12 Minutes: The Price of Not Having Medicare For All ...

2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

82% of Max Baucus' constituents want single payer | Corrente

2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

The only thing stopping mass protests is that people don't know about HR 676. yep. i do what i can, but i'm better at the one-to-one f2f stuff, which is an abominably slow method of getting the word out. ...

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DownWithTyranny!: Jerry Lewis-- A Congressman Whose Constituents ...

2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

Yesterday he told us that he's been "a consistent and outspoken proponent of H.R. 676 which is a single-payer Health Care system similar to Medicare-for-all. Unfortunately in the current debate, single payer has been removed from the ...

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Health Care Reform 2009 Part 5: The Bill : What If Post

2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

A single payer bill (HR 676): this would basically eliminate private insurance. One way to think of it is as Medicare for everyone- the government would pay every citizen's medical bills with money collected in taxes. ...

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55-40 Memphis: Populism

2009-09-21T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Deep question · Dean: Public option will happen · Sotomayor may not properly respect corporations · Secret deals · Obama gets

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55-40 Memphis: Deep question

2009-09-20T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Dean: Public option will happen · Sotomayor may not properly respect corporations · Secret deals · Obama gets booed when he mentions

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Backstage, front stage, and off stage at the AFL-CIO Convention ...

2009-09-20T00:00:00Z

It specifically called for expanding government health care for all as spelled out definitively in pending HR 676 Congressional legislation. Throwing his support behind both resolutions, Greg Junemann, President of the International ...

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Tim Ellis: Subverting the Public Option

2009-09-20T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act ( http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.676: ) -- a true single-payer bill -- will be up for a vote this fall; however, the relevant portions can be submitted as an ...

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Open Left:: And the Beat (and Fight) Goes On

2009-09-20T00:00:00Z

It also sites specific single-payer bills, including HR 676, which has 86 cosponsors in Congress. If they endorse single-payer, I'm sure they favor the public option over the horrible BaucusCare bill, but endorsing single-payer is not ...

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If Liz were Queen | But won't H.R. 676 be bad for the economy by ...

2009-09-20T00:00:00Z

Leave a Reply. You must be logged in to post a comment. â†* H.R. 676 FUNDING- the adult version · Re: Asking Paterson to step downâ€“Stinks like typical Clinton politics â†’. Please Donate! Help us keep the news coming! ...

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HR 676 FUNDING- the adult version

2009-09-20T00:00:00Z

Here is the funding section from the table of contents of HR 676 ... The United States National Health Care Act, HR 676. Introduced by Rep. John Conyers. Read the full bill. Read an annotated version of the bill. ...

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HR 676 Refuses to Die

2009-09-20T00:00:00Z

HR 676 â€“ Healthcare-NOW!. We've been giving short shrift to HR676, the Kucinich bill that calls for a single payer system. It lives in the House, and last we heard, will come up for a floor vote. I must admit that while so many of our ...

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Push the Reset Button: HR 676 and the Three-step Strategy

2009-09-20T00:00:00Z

... will be defeated in 2010, but not many progressives, because the latter will be voting for what constituents in their relatively safe districts want. via The Seminal Â» Push the Reset Button: HR 676 and the Three-step Strategy.

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Healthcare: A Week in Review Â« The Widdershins

2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

It took that opportunity to drop the HR 676 and said it was the only true reform bill that would deal with covering the uninsurred. I will try to reform my language and banish the â€œOâ€* term but I do not believe that for a minute that ...

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Pacifica Riptide: Opinion: Ask for Health Care Reform NOW

2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

Tell Pelosi and Speier to vote YES on HR 676 (Medicare for All) and YES on the Kucinich amendment allowing states to have a single-payer health care program if it doesn't pass on the federal level. Tell Feinstein and Boxer to vote YES ...

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55-40 Memphis: Dean: Public option will happen

2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Sotomayor may not properly respect corporations · Secret deals · Obama gets booed when he mentions Max Crapola · Let there be no doub

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I'm Just Saying, Philly: NFL Power Rankings- Top 15 Week 1

2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

Jayson Werth (.315, 11 HR, .676 SLG last 31 games). 3. Carlos Ruiz (.330, 4 HR, .560 SLG Aug-Sept). 4. Matt Holiday (.358, 12 HR, 48 RBI- 49 Card Games). Trending Well. 1. Phillies Starting Rotation (5 deep with Pedro) ...

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afl-cio convention endorses single payer healthcare

2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

resolution 34 singles out hr 676 as one of a number of single-payer bills introduced in congress and states: â€œthe single-payer approach is one the. afl-cio supports and that merits dedicated congressional support and enactment. ...

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United Health Lobbyist Organises Fundraiser For Nancy Pelosi ...

2009-09-19T00:00:00Z

Tell Pelosi to return donations from the health insurance industry and urge her to support single payer HR 676.In the midst of a huge battle for healthcare improvement Pelosi has taken the industriy's pieces of gold,this is outrageous ...

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Comment on HR 676 & other updates â€“ Message from Esther Wanning ...

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

What can we do toget President Obama to push for real reform of the HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. i DO NOT WANT A WATERED DOWN HEALTH CARE BILL.

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Kill the "public option" and put healthcare back on the table

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

The single-payer bills in Congress are HR 676 and S 703. HR 676 has 86 co-sponsors and has been endorsed by over 500 labor bodies, including 39 state AFL-CIO federations. Whether a bill passes or flounders this fall, the details in the ...

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A Letter To President Obama - Matt Funiciello - timesunion.com ...

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

Third, a majority of doctors and patients want Single-Payer Health Care (basically, improved and expanded Medicare for all â€“ HR 676). You must have misunderstood us because, instead of pig #7 supporting single-payer, you chose the ...

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55-40 Memphis: Secret deals

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Obama gets booed when he mentions Max Crapola · Let there be no doubt · Deep thought · Two good reads · It's up to Steve C

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Your turn -- Sept. 19, 2009

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

HR 676 would stop the financial bleeding. Please take the time to read it â€” it can be found easily online â€” and educate yourself on this issue. C.M. Benacci. World isn't fair. Dr. Bruce Leslie is about to receive a bonus of $30000 for ...

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Hell Hath No Fury Like Harry and Louise, a Decade From Now ...

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

A Canadian style single payer system (as envisioned in HR 676) would do that. People will like it. It will work. There would be no eventual political backlash. The problem (and it is a problem) would be getting from here to there. ...

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The Liberal Majority and How To Win With It | Crooks and Liars

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

Boycott American Express who gave Max Baucus $50000 for his campaigns. Call Joanna Lambert at 212 640 9668 and politely tell her you will not use any American Express cards until Max Baucus gets HR 676 enacted into law. ...

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In Praise of Senator Max Baucus | The Smirking Chimp

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

The Porcupine

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

... illuminate how private insurance companies actually work and demonstrate the need for far more extensive reform than any bill currently proposed by Congress, with the exception of John Conyers' single-payer bill, HR 676. ...

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American Exceptionalism Blinds Ignorant Rednecks Â« BuelahMan's ...

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

HR 3200 and HR 676 are NOT the same, dumbass. Stop using Dennis Kucinich to bolster your point about how you disagree with me and those who want Single Payer when Dennis is the co-author of the Single payer bill. ...

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5 Reasons the Baucus Health Bill Fails the Basics | Politics ...

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

Single payer ( HR 676) is the only true reform bill out there. The only reason this bill is rejected is because our polititians, who it seems cannot live on the salaries we the people provide them, would no longer receive the bribes ...

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The Seminal Â» Baucus' Budget Impact is â€œVoodoo Savingsâ€* Achieved ...

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

Thanks. This is a great analysis, revealing one more seamy side of the Baucus Faucus. We need to reset this completely. We need to go for HR 676. We need to get the Health insurance companies off our backs. We can't afford them anymore. ...

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Keystone Progress Blog: AFL-CIO Convention Endorses Single Payer ...

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

Resolution 34 singles out HR 676 as one of a number of single-payer bills introduced in Congress and states: â€œThe single-payer approach is one the AFL-CIO supports and that merits dedicated congressional support and enactment. ...

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top ten reasons for a single payer system Â« celluloid blonde

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

fuck out of them if they don'tâ€* bill while totally ignoring smarter, better ways like the HR 676 single payer plan [which would by the way save $350 billion dollars a year and flat out pay for itself] â€” the [...] ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Workers Paying More for Health Coverage; Docs ...

2009-09-18T00:00:00Z

Greg Junemann, president of International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers and chair of the HR 676 Labor Caucus, which has won similar endorsements from hundreds of international and local unions and state and local ...

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In Praise of the Senator

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

A Fine Line Â« Blue Lyon

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

Can HR 676 at least get to the floor for a vote? Can Single-Payer have a seat at the table this time? Meanwhileâ€¦it isn't just health care you've got to worry about. Obama loves him the Patriot Act and wants to keep it, give lip service, ...

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Band-Aid Fixes - Main Feature - Main Feature - Pittsburgh City Paper

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Tom Ammons sat quietly with his wife, both wearing signs that read "HR 676 Single Payer" around their necks. Neither seemed overcome by Schultz's starpower. But then they weren't overwhelmed by President Obama's Sept. ...

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LABOR CAMPAIGN FOR SINGLE-PAYER HEALTHCARE SPECIAL BULLETIN AFL ...

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

The resolution caps a successful effort led by the Labor Campaign for Single Payer (LCSP), the Labor Caucus for HR 676 (a coalition of national unions) and the All Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care to put the Federation on ...

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55-40 Memphis: Let there be no doubt

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Deep thought · Two good reads · It's up to Steve Cohen · It's driving them crazy · Deep thought · Max Crapola:

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'Baucus Bill' booed at Obama rally | Video Cafe

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: AFL-CIO Endorses Medicare for All ...

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

55-40 Memphis: Obama gets booed when he mentions Max Crapola

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Let there be no doubt · Deep thought · Two good reads · It's up to Steve Cohen · It's driving them crazy · Deep

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Most Sponsors of HR 676 (Canada-Style, Single-Payer Health Care ...

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

While the full House voted by a large margin (345 to 75) to stop federal funding for ACORN today, it was a very different story among the 85 hard-left Democrats who are sponsors of HR 676, the most extreme supporters of a total ...

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Most Sponsors of HR 676 (Canada-Style, Single-Payer Health Care ...

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

AFL-CIO Convention Endorses Single Payer Healthcare // Current

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

I expected this I have been getting notices for the last year or more as each union voted to endorse HR 676. The Democrats better be paying attention the labor unions support is important to a candidate. recommended by Chique, kyackr, ...

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MoveOn Relaunches "Red-Handed" Campaign Against Anti-Reform ...

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

The constant din about it from MoveOn, Obama, Howard Dean and others therefore only serves the interests of the healthcos, by distracting attention from what they truly do fear: single-payer Medicare For All, HR 676. ...

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Most Sponsors of HR 676 (Canada-Style, Single-Payer Health Care ...

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

Howard Dean on Baucus Bill: 'Worst Health-Care Bill I've Seen in ...

2009-09-17T00:00:00Z

HR 676. Thu, 09/17/2009 - 14:31 â€” BOILINABAG. you are correct, or make medicare available for everyone. thats what congress has, even the GOP has public health care, the lying fart nozzles..... Login or register to reply ...

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CP Labor Commission: Labor movement 'fired up' in Pittsburgh

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

This morning, Thea Wilson, the federation's policy director, said that as of today, the AFL-CIO will approve a resolution putting itself on record in support of H.R. 676, the Medicare for all plan introduced into Congress several years ...

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oy vey healthcare! a timeline.

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

hr676 â€“ united states national health care act or the expanded and improved medicare for all act is introduced. it is sponsored by rep. john conyers (d-mi). establishes the united states national health care (usnhc) program to provide ...

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Baucus HCR proposal: Worth the Wait? // Current

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

Senator Max Baucus of the Senate Finance Committee released his committee's health care reform proposal .Though it would meet most of President Obama's goals,

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Mad-As-Hell Doctors On Cross-Country Tour with a Mission

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

He cites a recent study by the California Nurses Association demonstrating that a family of four with an annual income of $56000 would pay just $2700 per year for health care under HR 676, the proposed House bill for single-payer ...

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t r u t h o u t | Baucus Releases Health Care Blueprint With No ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is worth reading. See. Thu, 09/17/2009 - 03:43 â€” Garrett Connelly (not verified). HR 676 is worth reading. See what comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents looks like ..... easy read . ...

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Green Party responds to Obama's speech: Mr. President, make health ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

For all these reasons, the Green Party supports Single-Payer/Medicare For All. It has always been in our national platform â€” and Green candidates and elected public officials are firmly behind the demand for passage of HR 676, Rep. ...

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Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go!: The Baucus Co-Op Plan is Worse Than ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 - the United States National Health Insurance bill that is far better than Medicare, Medicaid and the vast majority of private health insurance policies. H.R. 676 fully covers everthing currently covered by Medicare and ...

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New A.F.L.-C.I.O. Leader Calls for Public Option - Prescriptions ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

The AFL-CIO also voted to support single payer/Medicare for all as embodied in the Conyers/Kucinich bill, HR 676. How about demanding Obama support single payer, just as he did during all those years when he relied on a liberal Chicago ...

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Baucus Bill: Rockefeller Says Dem Senators Are Not Pleased

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

Good enough. Deep six it. HR 676 full debate on the House floor. Pelosi promised. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:27 AM on 09/17/2009. - + New MicheleCA I'm a Fan of MicheleCA I'm a fan of this user 20 fans permalink ...

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55-40 Memphis: Two good reads

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. It's up to Steve Cohen · It's driving them crazy · Deep thought · Max Crapola: Epic Fail · Max Crapola Part 3 ·

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Bob Cesca: With a Health Care Plan This Insane, Who Needs Wingnuts?

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

HR 676 has growing grassroots support. Here in PA we also have a good state single-payer bill moving through the system. If the numbers are crunched, there is NO plan that will save more money than single-payer! ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Baucus Bill Is Far Short of Real Health Care Reform

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

Docudharma:: The Health Care Deficit

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

We need SINGLE-PAYER, such as Medicare for ALL or H.R. 676, with a robust PUBLIC OPTION, giving ALL Americans a choice. Say "YES" to Generation We Go there, read the Petition and sign, if you agree! Say "YES" to GENERAL STRIKE ...

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55-40 Memphis: It's up to Steve Cohen

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

Suggestion: Why don't you just throw the mess out and start over with HR 676 (single-payer), which you've already signed onto as a co-sponsor. Use that as the core. It's only 30 pages -- an easy read, if you haven't already. ...

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Kucinich: The Incredible Disappearing Public Option it's Insurance ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

So sorry that the audio sucks. What Kucinich has to say is important, we need a mass movement for Single Payer Medicare for All, HR 676. firedoglake. September 16, 2009. more about â€œKucinich: Insurance Care instead of Hâ€¦ ...

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Blogging the Baucus Press Conference - Prescriptions Blog ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

Americans are dying, both literally and economically, as a result of the current health care system. It is time Congress vote to enact H.R. 676 - Medicare for All, before our health care system and economy collapse entirely. ...

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Strong Public Option and Weak Democrats | B12 Solipsism

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

A cosponsor of H.R. 676, he is also the CBC's Health and Wellness Task Force. He is a signatory to a letter to President Obama dated September 3, stressing the need forâ€*a strong public health option that will allow the nation's more ...

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55-40 Memphis: It's driving them crazy

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Deep thought · Max Crapola: Epic Fail · Max Crapola Part 3 · Tweet I didn't need to read · Max Crapola Part 2 · RT

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The MNGOP: Protecting you against policies nobody has proposed ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

Wouldn't a single-payer system such as HR 676 basically remove the option of selecting a private health plan? Single-payer may not be on the table now, but it is the long-term goal for many supporters of healthcare reform, ...

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Many employers to raise cost of health benefits, survey finds ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

We need HR 676. Improved expanded Medicare. We better start fighting or we are going to be in deep shit with the plans they are talking about and they are going to force us to buy something. reply; flag. Marilynn_Murray; 1 hour ago ...

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Baucus' health-care bill: GOP balking: The Swamp

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

It should be administered by the government to cut the 30% of current health spending that represents insurance marketing, corporate profits and bureaucratic waste. Support HR 676! Posted by: Aviva Patt | September 16, 2009 12:20 PM ...

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55-40 Memphis: Max Crapola: Epic Fail

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Max Crapola Part 3 · Tweet I didn't need to read · Max Crapola Part 2 · RT blog comment · RT two tweets · Jay Leno

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Democrats Divided Over Waxman's Plan To Grill Insurance Executives

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

Waxman and Pelosi promised Weiner a full debate in the House for HR 676. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:36 AM on 09/16/2009. - + New Scent I'm a Fan of Scent I'm a fan of this user 20 fans permalink ...

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BREAKING: DNC, OFA Dump Demand for the Public Option - The New ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

We are especially interested in seeing H.R. 676 become the law. This would extend Medicare to all U.S. residents, allowing all of us to receive high-quality, affordable health care from the physicians whom we, and not the insurance ...

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Richmond Greens Â» The Green Party responds to Obama's speech: Mr ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

For all the reasons, the Green Party supports Single-Payer/Medicare For All. It has always been in our national platform â€” and Green candidates and elected public officials are firmly behind the demand for passage of HR 676, Rep. ...

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Watching 'Capitalism: A Love Story' with Michael Moore Â« Beaver ...

2009-09-16T00:00:00Z

It's harsh class realities like this that explains why Michael Moore is a working-class hero, why HR 676 single payer is a just cause, despite wimps in Congress and the White House, and why the rightwing populist Tea Baggers are suckers ...

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55-40 Memphis: Tweet I didn't need to read

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. Max Crapola Part 2 · RT blog comment · RT two tweets · Jay Leno · Deep thought · Michael Moore · Max Crapola &mi

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FACE FACTS | Midwest Conservative Journal

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

â€œI'm a co-sponsor of [H.R.] 676, and those of us who are pushing for a public health insurance option don't disagree with the goal. This is not a principled fight. This is a fight about strategy for getting there, and I believe we will. ...

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Docudharma:: Since We ARE Going To Have To Use Reconciliation...

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

Hell, why not just come right out and say it? (4.00 / 1). Scrap the bills now being considered and expend every effort to pass H.R. 676 - and pass it intact. That is the ONLY legislation now in Congress that will work. ...

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Health Care Reform on the Homestretch | The Progressive

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

The so-called Kucinich Amendment--HR 676, the "Medicare for All" bill, sponsored by Representatives Dennis Kucinich and John Conyers, is supposed to come to the floor this month, and various single payer advocates are planning events ...

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55-40 Memphis: Max Crapola Part 2

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. Sign the petition · Read the legislation · Wikipedia article. Previous Posts. RT blog comment · RT two tweets · Jay Leno · Deep thought · Michael Moore · Max Crapola · Redemption · Si

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The Green Party responds to Obama's speech: Mr. President, make ...

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

The Great Health Care Debate: For Universal Coverage and ...

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

I think the best case scenario is if the House and Senate are able to pass a bill based on United States National Health Care Act, H.R. 676, which is an institutionalization of universal coverage similar to what is in place in England ...

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Sen. Rockefeller Won't Vote For Baucus Health Bill

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

Nancy Pelosi promised Weiner a full debate of HR 676 on the House floor. What are they waiting for? For the Baucus bill to be shredded? Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:16 AM on 09/16/2009. - + PaiaGirl I'm a Fan of PaiaGirl I'm ...

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Drinking the Sand? Â« Blue Lyon

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

In the House, Dennis Kucinich has introduced HR 676, the single payer plan. Yet he has not yet ruled out voting in favor of HR 3200, the neoliberal giveaway plan. For all its awfulness, that plan would disallow the insurance companies ...

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Bozeman Talks | News | Bring ON HR 676 Health Insurance for All ...

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

HR 676 represents the key to jobs jobs jobs and new economic growth to the nation. It will make the USA far more attractive to new industry and hopefully halt Toyota from relocating more factories to Canada. HR 676 is key to ending the ...

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Bring ON HR 676 Health Insurance for All = Dollars & Sense

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

fiscally smart democrat. Do we need bi-partisanship? NO absolutely not. We need HR 676 the only proposal on the table that saves money and contains costs. And it brings everybody in and leaves nobody out no matter what.

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Left In Alabama:: A Message From Representative Artur Davis...I ...

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

What about HR 676, the single-payer bill? Let's have this discussion anyway - pro-Davis, anti-Davis, pro-Sparks, anti-Sparks, anti-Byrne, anti-Moore, anti-James, laughing-at-Kay, whatever. - promoted by herding old cats) ...

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Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. Â» By tabling single ...

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

Democrats pushing for a government-backed insurance option as part of their health reform strategy are finding out the hard way that, by taking single payer health care off the table early, they have little leverage now to force a ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | The Time Is Now for Health Care Reform, Safe ...

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

Representative Kucinich is a champion HR 676 the single payer bill which constitutes real reform which is not a placebo but the real curative for what ails our health care system. He dissects the current health care debate talking about ...

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The Washington Independent Â» Democrats Lost Leverage From Start in ...

2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

It's Showdown Week for the Baucus Six, With a Medicaid Fight ...

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

Take a look at HR 676, a mere 27 pages double-spaced. Simple, elegant, beautiful. Contact your Senators and Congresspeople today and tell them to get on it. â€” David Mintz. 24. September 14, 2009 11:19 am Link ...

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The Federal Twist | The Smirking Chimp

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

In Congress, H.R. 676, if passed into law, would replace private insurance companies with just such a publically managed insurance plan. It would prove how superfluous health insurance companies are. They pocket one-third of the money ...

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Because taxes are high in zoos and africa | SamSederShow.com

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

Please write Speaker Pelosi and tell her (1) Return donations from the health insurance industry and other health care profiteers; (2) Urge her to support the single payer bill, HR 676 as the very weak public option passed by the House ...

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Green Party responds to Obama: Mr. President, make health care a ...

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

GOP Leader Cantor To Hold Public Health Care Debate With Democrat ...

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

Co-Sponsored HR 676 (Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) - Not listed as committed to a Public Option. http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/publicoption. @Greg: Any chance you can hunt down some more information on where he ...

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Obama: Confident Congress Will Pass "Good Health Care Bill"

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

Eighty-six Democrats in the House are signed on to Congressman John Conyers's (D-Michigan) single payer bill (HR 676). But not one has said they will vote against the break the bank, leave tens of millions of Americans uninsured ...

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The BRAD BLOG : ObamaCare: Correct Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

The man who personally gave Presidential Daily Briefings to Reagan, Bush Sr., alludes to JFK, says Panetta and the President 'afraid of these guys because a whole lot to lose if justice takes its course'. ...

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In Praise of Joe Wilson: What's Wrong with Calling Out Liars ...

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

We have a viable option - HR 676 a program that will eliminate the Very Costly profit incentive of making money from human illness and thereby cut nearly 300 billion (yearly) in the cost of health care. The current bill is large and I ...

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Truthdig - Reports - The Other Public Options

2009-09-14T00:00:00Z

We need HR 676â€”Medicare for All. A letter from Rep Kucinich: It is said one should not ask how sausage or laws are made. Are you concerned about a public option? Let me share with you some insight about health care legislation which may ...

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Wonk Room Â» Olympia Snowe: Trigger Is 'Not On The Table And It Won ...

2009-09-13T00:00:00Z

Igor, will you please ask constituents in or from San Francisco to ask Speaker Pelosi to appoint Rep. Wiener and others in support of H.R. 676 and card check to money bill conference committees? I asked and Mark Knoller said Obama would ...

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Kucinich creates petition "establishing healthcare as a civil ...

2009-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Federal Twist Â« amahchewahwah

2009-09-13T00:00:00Z

In Congress, H.R. 676, if passed into law, would replace private insurance companies with just such a publicly managed insurance plan. It would prove how superfluous health insurance companies are. They pocket one-third of the money you ...

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Editorials from Hell's leading daily newspaper, The Dis Brimstone ...

2009-09-13T00:00:00Z

I'm going to tell you what AmerPolitricks fucked up by not dealing with Conyers/Kucinich HR 676 in the right way.Yesterday, I had a doctor trained at the National University Medical School (*socialism*) give me a full physical at my ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Sunday Toon of the Moment: 'Then and Now...'

2009-09-13T00:00:00Z

Kucinich, Progressives Still Seeking 'Medicare for All'. 'Economic Justice' at heart of single-payer healthcare reform, according to petition circulated by Ohio Congressman. HR 676 to see floor vote, seeking support. ...

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Tea Party Protester: "We Think The Muslims Are Moving In And ...

2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

I'am for HR 676 single payer and it will be law. Too many states know the truth and even if single payer does not pass on the federal level they know HR 676 will save them vast sums of money that they can use to run their state ...

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The BRAD BLOG : NYTimes 9/12/09: 'Thousands Rally in Capital ...

2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

Headlines You Should Know!: Answers(?) from the President and ...

2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

John Conyers (and his dozens of cosigners), whose bill, HR 676, to expand Medicare to all has been barred from getting even a hearing by the House leadership with encouragement from the White House? 4. The president insisted that ...

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Mad as Hell Docs Head to Salt Lake City Â« Dandelion Salad

2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

(KCPW News) A group of Oregon physicians is on a road trip to the nation's capital to gather support for a single payer health care system. These â€œmad as hell doctorsâ€* will be in Salt Lake City tomorrow. KCPW's Elizabeth Ziegler spoke ...

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Business Leaders Want Health Care Reform, Poll Shows

2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

I heard what runs directly against my support HR 676 and movement toward it. I heard: "Let's hand the insurers many more customers". Please enlighten me on the parts I missed that will genuinely fix this system. ...

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18000 Die a Year for Lack of Insurance. Here's One. - Nicholas D ...

2009-09-12T00:00:00Z

We need a single payer/Medicare for All program (see H.R. 676) to stop the death and disability suffered by so many. As a volunteer EMT for decades I have seen countless patients sicken and die from the lack of health coverage. ...

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Wilson's rallying cry - Care2 News Network

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

I support H. R. 676. You can see & read the full bill itself - download it and read it later. Here is a link for the full bill that you can read for yourself. http://healthcare.kucinich.us/petition/nhi_bill_final1.pdf ...

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Over 70 Labor Organizations Call on AFL-CIO Convention to Endorse ...

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

More than seventy labor organizations have submitted resolutions to the AFL-CIO Convention calling for the labor federation to endorse HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). ...

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The Political Bridge: Time for You to Take Action on Health Care ...

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

22 Bridgewalk and flyers and postcards for the Weiner HR 676 Single Payer Amendment will be available at the booth. 2. Sun. Sept. 13, Join the single payer team in the AIDS Walk. Join the KSPH team on Sunday, September 13 at the ...

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MyDD :: Congressman Heckler Trailing, within MoE

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

Eighty-six Democrats in the House are signed on to Congressman John Conyer's (D-Michigan) single payer bill (HR 676). But not one has said they will vote against the break the bank, leave tens of millions of Americans uninsured ...

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The Konformist Blog: Obama's Abandonment of the Public Option

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

In the last session just under a hundred Democrats in the House endorsed HR 676. House leadership has committed to a floor vote in September on the Enhanced Medicare For All Act. The collapse of the public option makes the upcoming vote ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Guest Hosting the 'Malloy Show' (Friday)

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

Disgraceful Democrats Â« Single Payer Action

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is being used as a way to placate the Democrat's progressive base. Sure, we believe in single payer. But no way we're going out on a limb to fight for it. That's disgraceful. Wilson is fighting for his cause â€” insurance company ...

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Over 70 Labor Organizations Call on AFL-CIO Convention to Endorse ...

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

The Sanctuary:: Heckle Obama to Include Everyone in Health Care Reform

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

However, single payer is still the best option (H R 676). I am including a video where Congressperson Kucinich (D-OH) responds to Obama on why we need a different kind of system and how that might come about. ...

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BuzzFlash Mailbag for September 11, 2009 | BuzzFlash.org

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

Which brings us to H.R. 676. I'm curious. Do you think the President has read H.R. 676? It is such an elegant, eloquent and compelling document. If saving money is the most important issue to the President, H.R. 676, I think it is clear ...

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Mad as Hell Doctors unite over health care reform - Federal Way Mirror

2009-09-11T00:00:00Z

Visit http://kucinich.house.gov/UploadedFiles/HR_676_111th.pdf to read the full text of HR 676. â€¢ Visit www.pnhp.org/facts/singlepayer_faq.php#insurance_companies to learn more about single payer health care. ...

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The Impolitic: The President's Speech to Congress

2009-09-10T00:00:00Z

I'm told that there's a Weiner-Welch amendment due to come to the floor that would replace the House bill with HR 676, the Single Payer bill. It's worth a shot to push it, but if that fails we will need the public option as a fall back ...

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Over 70 Labor Organizations Call on AFL-CIO Convention to Endorse ...

2009-09-10T00:00:00Z

endorse HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Resolutions were submitted by five national and international unions including the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), ...

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News From Underground: Healthcare FOR ALL! H.R. 676!

2009-09-10T00:00:00Z

We want Health Care for all the people, Medicare for All, which is exactly what the bill John Conyers and I wrote, HR 676, accomplishes. And the only way we will achieve it is to organize and take action in our communities to effect ...

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BuzzFlash Mailbag for September 10, 2009 | BuzzFlash.org

2009-09-10T00:00:00Z

So, kudos, Mr. President. Great speech. Now, on to the heavy lifting. Let's work together to get H.R. 676 enacted into law. Deal? You wouldn't veto that bill if given the opportunity to sign it, now would you? Happy warriors to the end! ...

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New Homeland Security Headquarters: Cost To The Taxpayer? $3.4 ...

2009-09-10T00:00:00Z

Scan the pages of H.R.676 and H.R.3200. The words â€œcommunity organizationsâ€*â€¦â€¦.ACORN. Home health servicesâ€¦â€¦SEIU. BIG UNION PROFITS made off the backs of American taxpayers. Wonderful! As readers have commented on this statemen

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Opinions Are Like... - My Ideas For Health Care

2009-09-10T00:00:00Z

I mentioned H.R. 3200 and H.R. 676 and she stated that, to the best of her knowledge, those are the only two that have a possibility of being passed. I recommend that everyone keep their eyes on what goes on with those two bills. ...

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Firedoglake Â» Late Late Night FDL: Tainted â€œObamaâ€* Love

2009-09-10T00:00:00Z

Well, the onliest thing he could say that would make me happy would have been all the good stuff about the moral imperatives involved and followed it with, â€œAnd therefore, pass HR 676 and send it to my desk.â€* ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Guest Hosting the 'Malloy Show' (Thursday)

2009-09-10T00:00:00Z

A New Movement: Health Care as a Civil Right

2009-09-09T16:50:25Z

Dear Friends, There is only one true health care public option: Single payer. It covers everyone, all basic health care needs, with doctor of choice. No more premiums, co-pays or deductibles. All health care assets in America would become not-for-profit.

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The Early Word: Prime-Time Health Care - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

HR 676, or some form like the models used in France, England, Canada, or any number of developed nations that spend less and provide more care. These systems enable a healthier population, lower infant mortality rates, and longer life ...

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Good News for Single-Payer Health Care: Votes expected in both ...

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) will offer amendments to replace proposed legislation with language from HR 676 and HR 1200, respectively. HR 676, as many of you know, is the Medicare For All ...

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socialists: health care

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

Something like HR 676 doesn't cost any more, doesn't add to the deficit and doesn't change health*care* at all, just the necessity for health insurance. And if you want to still have private insurance on top of the government plan you ...

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Bo For Congress Â» Nationalized Health? HR676 Awaits, But Why Are ...

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

Now, H.R. 676 is the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act. It proposes to widen the current Medicare system to cover everyone in the United States. There are 92 co-sponsors, all Democrats. With a formidable list of supporters such ...

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ACTION ALERT: Now They Want To Punish Us For Not Buying Over ...

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

Congress is voting on HR 676 this September. Call them and make sure they know you support it. Call and email the President, relentlessly!!!! Aren't you mad yet? What is your breaking point America? ...

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John Conyers Won't Vote For a Bill Without a Public Option | Video ...

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

If this option isn't an option to join Medicare by paying whatever reasonable price it is they want to charge, don't call it a "public" option. Their current idea of a public option is just one more way to get screwed. HR-676 or nothing .

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One Penny Sheet Â» Unions for Single Payer Health Care

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

The All Unions Committee for Single Payer Healthcare â€” HR 676 has undertaken the task to win the endorsement of 1000 local unions and other labor bodies for this bold and just legislation. We're creating an honor roll of those unions ...

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Healthcare Is A Human Right: Let's Pursue It With HR 676 ...

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

It is HR 676. Congressman John Conyers and I wrote the bill. Our bill has the support of 85 co-sponsors in the House. And it is backed by a growing national movement of labor, doctors, and nurses. The movement needs you. ...

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Baucus proposes a fine on the uninsured - Reformed Chicks Blabbing

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

Richard Clark. September 9, 2009 9:49 AM. It's because of stupidity like Baucus' proposal, we need Single-Payer Health-Care (HR 676). Why this clown and DINO is involved in this extremely important issue, is beyond me. ...

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Keep On Keepin' On...: Labor Day Bus with Beaver County Steelworkers

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

As we passed through other mill towns like Carnegie, PA, the chatter on the bus was mainly about health care, with SOAR among the hardliners for HR 676, Medicare for All. "What are we going to do about Altmire?" was one grumbled topic, ...

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My Fellow Americans -- The Speech Obama Should Give on Health Care ...

2009-09-09T00:00:00Z

We should spend our energy making real progressive voices, and options like HR 676 heard and evaluated. Not politically evaluated behind closed doors before it's even discussed, but really, honestly evaluated and compared to our other ...

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Everybody in, nobody out - PNHP's Official Blog

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

Representatives John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich are sponsoring HR 676, the single-payer, not-for-profit health insurance bill in the house, along with 85 other representatives. Kucinich says, â€œInsurance companies will stop at nothing ...

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NYC Local of the Socialist Party USA: Private Health Care Lobby ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

No surprise then that Evan Bayh has followed his wife's lead by declaring opposition to single-payer (HR 676) and describing himself as "agnostic" on the issue of the public option. Susan Bayh is not, of course, the only resource ...

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Strategies to Pass a National Public Option/State Single Payer ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

single payer in the form of HR 676 for all 50 states; if that's not a political reality given the conservatism of many states, demand that your representative vote for a robust national public option in HR 3200; vote yes on the Kucinich ...

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If Liz were Queen | Rep. Anthony Weiner says to give Single Payer ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

The 53rd Annual Montana AFL-CIO State Convention reaffirmed its previous endorsement of HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The Montana AFL-CIO endorsed HR 676 for the first time ...

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Fines Proposed For Going Without Health Insurance

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

Here is the bill for Medicare for All, HR 676, which explains how it would be paid for. Don't worry, it's not close to being a 1300 or 1000 bill. This bill is not "out there" but it's being promoted widely and being talked about widel

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What Should Obama Tell You About Health Care? - Prescriptions Blog ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

I would like to hear him say that he is endorsing HR 676, which would extend Medicare to everyone, and that he will not compromise on the goals of providing affordable health care to all Americans, cutting costs, and letting people ...

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Docudharma:: Health Care or Insurance Care? A Call to Action from ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

Return of the Honeybee Â» Blog Archive Â» HR 676

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

HR 676. Posted by Maryam Henein on Sep 8, 2009. More than 45 million people are without health insurance. Nine million of them are children. 31 million belong to families with one or two full-time workers. ...

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View from the choir: Congressman Massa Sidesteps

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

You may be pleased to know that I am an original co-sponsor of H.R. 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act. H.R. 676 will come to a vote on the House floor in the fall, and I intend to support it and urge my colleagues to ...

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Labor Councils in Tennessee, Texas and Minnesota Endorse HR 676 ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

In Texas, the Tarrant County Central Labor Council in North Richland Hills and the Webb County Central Labor Council in Laredo also endorsed HR 676. William Koehn, President of the Webb County Central Labor Council, reports that UTU ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Kucinich to U.S.: Single-Payer Needs Your Support

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

"Whereas, HR 676, authored by Congressmen John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich provides for Medicare for All, a universal, single payer, not-for-profit health care system which means the end of premiums, copays and deductibles; and ...

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More than Blue DOges: Democrats for Universal Health Care Rights

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

Preparing the special election: The House records of 7 ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

Also, they all are or have been co-sponsors of H.R. 676, which would implement a single-payer system. They all opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment, the repeal of the estate tax and the FISA Act of 2008, which split Democrats nearly ...

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Campaign Silo Â» Michael Capuano & Sam Farr Are Open to Triggers ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

And if health care goes down because a couple of progressives who are cosponsors of H.R. 676 don't think there's a problem with health care in this country sufficient to enact immediate change, I think making sure Democrats in their ...

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Inland Z: Labor Councils in Tennessee, Texas and Minnesota Endorse ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation endorsed HR 676 and submitted its resolution to the AFL-CIO Convention. Both Texas labor councils have also submitted their resolutions to the AFL-CIO Convention. ...

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The Green Party appeals to Labor: Democrats have failed working ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

We're firmly behind single-payer national health care (HR 676), which would relieve business of the economic burden of providing health care benefits, end management's use of such benefits as leverage over employees, and create more ...

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Labor Councils in Tennessee, Texas and Minnesota Endorse HR 676

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). One hundred and thirty four central labor councils and area labor federations have now endorsed HR 676 In Tennessee, the Central Labor ...

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Dennis Kucinich has petitions, a conference call, and possibly RL ...

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

Buy Legit Copies of Popular Software for Less [Deals] - CCORTEZ

2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

Amendment is essentially to replace HR 3200 with HR 676â€”single payer Medicare for All. Read the amendment energycommerce.house.gov ... HR676 Marcy Winograd Single-Payer Health Care Kucinich Weiner Welch ...

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Green Party appeals to Labor: Democrats have failed working people ...

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

Barney Frank Is Interested In Cabinet Post

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

Frank was for HR-676, then changed his tune to defend the insurance companies using the Obama/Sebelius mantra of "We have a tradition in this country of employer based health care"....... He sold out. ...

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Health Insurance Policy Terms | e-commerce information article for ...

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

People in United States should get behind, and support, HR 676. If you don't knowÃ¯Â»Â¿ what it is learn about it! GM & Ford are going bankrupt because of the rising cost of health care. If United States had single-payer system, ...

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Obsidian Wings: It's Aliiive, Sort Of

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

IIRC, there are 163 house votes for HR 676, or were before Nancy and Rahm/Obama started threatening. "could or would fulfill?" Just say no. If we can get 50 House members to say no to anything but single-payer, as FDL, again IIRC, ...

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On the status of health reform - PNHP's Official Blog

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

The proposals before Congress, with the exception of HR 676 and S 703, will simply not work. Whatever happens in Congress this fall, the system will grow more dysfunctional. And with expectations for fundamental reform now raised even ...

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Robin Grantham---Curious Distractions: HR676 for twitter readers...:~)

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

I 111TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 676. To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 26, 2009 ...

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Single Payer advocates still around - Rev. Sam Trumbore ...

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

I attended (and assisted in organizing) a rally for HR 676 at One Hundred Black Men's building on Clinton Ave. in Albany that featured Rep. John Conyers. He spoke to a full room, with Mayor Jennings, County Exec. ...

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Rep. Betty Sutton Commits to Voting No if No "Robust Public Option ...

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

Then I asked why she had sponsored HR 676 for national single-payer in the last congress but not in this congress. She claimed that she could do more in committee if she was not a sponsor of that bill. So, there you have her to all ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Labor Councils in Tennessee, Texas ...

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

The Green Party appeals to Labor: Democratic Partyhave failed ...

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

SINGLE PAYER CENTRAL: AFGE National Convention Endorses HR 676

2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

AFGE National Convention Endorses HR 676. Reno, Nevada. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is. the twenty-second international union to endorse HR 676, single payer. healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman ...

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Gibbs: Obama will make case for public option | Video Cafe

2009-09-06T00:00:00Z

HR 676. But, in an effort to set the stage for the future with a single payer component, I'd be willing to accept this for now. I don't like it. but there it is. Have a great day Alice. And thanks for all the links. I enjoy them. ...

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This ain't Wonderland - Health Care reform, what it is, what it ...

2009-09-06T00:00:00Z

It's the hot issue of the moment, and is being touted as the make or break point for Obama, but what isn't being said? Primarily, the truth. As usual,

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Dollars & Sense blog: Good Piece on Deficiencies of Public Option ...

2009-09-06T00:00:00Z

Counterhegemonic: Private Health Care Lobby Dictates Terms in ...

2009-09-06T00:00:00Z

John Conyers: House Health Care Bill Must Be Strengthened For His ...

2009-09-06T00:00:00Z

Weiner also announced that he will introduce H.R. 676 as an amendment to the health care legislation, marking the first time that a single payer bill will have been voted on by Congress. Mitch Jeserich is a seasoned political journalist ...

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Everything in Its Own Time Â» This ain't Wonderland - Health Care ...

2009-09-06T00:00:00Z

This ain't Wonderland - Health Care reform, what it is, what it isn't. It's the hot issue of the moment, and is being touted as the â€œmake or breakâ€* point for Obama, but what isn't being said? Primarily, the truth. ...

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Why Does The Administration (And The Media) Only Choke at Cost ...

2009-09-06T00:00:00Z

HR 676 would be heaven on earth. As I recall it covers everything to include dental, eyes, hearing aids, old folks home, etc. Boy, I bet dentists would really be wizzed off having to accept MediCare level payments. ...

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They Made Him Do It - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime

2009-09-06T00:00:00Z

RESOLVED that the Congressional Progressive Caucus members will instead support an amendment to HR 3200 that replaces HR 3200's language with that in HR 676, The United States National Health Care Act. NOTE I don't really think "health ...

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Top Communist Assesses Obama-Pleasing So Far, But More Effort ...

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

It may have to start with passage of the Obama plan for a public option included with a mix of private plans, but that can open the door for the passage of an HR 676 single-payer-type bill at a later point. ...

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Sick for Profit - Care2 News Network

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

Congress is voting on HR 676 this September. Call them and make sure they know you support it and if they don't they need to look for another job. It is literally a matter of life and death for many Americans. Obama's plan is criminal. ...

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It's time for President Obama to step up! - US Message Board ...

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

See HR 676 for the general idea. ahuh, bull shit ............... it's time for Obama to step down! Just because you have been indoctrinated into one of his mindless sheep, don't expect others to follow! ...

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Mike Lux: The Simplest Thing

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

That's H.R. 676. It really is that simple. Universal health care for all Americans. There are still plenty of details to be worked out, but in one stroke, it renders this mountain of complexity unnecessary. ...

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3 Things Obama Must Demand From Congress on Health Care | Health ...

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. [Report this comment]. Posted by: Col. Jackleg on Sep 5, 2009 6:31 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]. Reich is a bobble-head with no redeeming value as an economist, labor or healthcare expert. ...

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Gail McGowan Mellor: The New Town Hall Reality: Why Did ...

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

While Representative Hill did not take a position on the "single payer" bill, H.R. 676, he did say that he would "like to support the public option" on H.R. 3200, to give each citizen a choice between private and public heath insurance,

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Alley Patron: Afternoon President Obama

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

Afternoon President Obama, In 1990 I wrote ANYTHING WORTH THE HAVING IS WORTH THE RISK ANYTHING ENORMOUS IS WORTH THE HAVING HR 676, S703 Single Payer or Better Fits the Bill The more I learn about Private Insurance Companies, ...

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For Unions, Labor Day Is Health Care Rally Day - Prescriptions ...

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

Unions and Central Labor Councils across the nation have endorsed single payer/Medicare for All (H.R. 676) as the real answer to health care reform that we need as a nation. Why aren't unions standing up for the only reform that we know ...

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t r u t h o u t | Coming Soon to a Democracy Near You ...

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

Call Joanna Lambert at 212 640 9668 and politely tell her you will not use any American Express cards until Max Baucus gets HR 676 enacted into law. Email me after you call. See our blog http://blog.democratz.org I also have these ...

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HR 676 | Letter to Barack Obama

2009-09-05T00:00:00Z

We can't afford our premeiums anymore. Single Payer HR 676 is the only answer. Please Mr President, don't let the corporations win their proposals. Whatever happened to, By and for the people in America. We desperately need Single Payer ...

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If Liz were Queen | Upcoming event for H.R. 676 - Sept 5 Albany NY

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

House Representative Conyers will give a presentation on his bill H. R. 676 â€œto provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizensâ€*, he sponsored in 2007 and 2009. Where: 100 Black Men Technology Center, ...

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Healthcare NOW! Georgia: Top Ten Ways To Tell Your President & His ...

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

Despite the president's own admission that only a single payer health care system will deliver what Americans want, he and the leaders of his party insist that Medicare For All, HR 676, us utterly off the table. ...

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ABC News To Air Republican Response To Obama's Big Health Care Address

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

HR 676 Medicare for ALL WHO WANT IT and add an OPT OUT CLAUSE for those who want to pay an Commercial Insurance Company! ______ ______ ______. Definition of Health Care: 1. The treatment and management of illness and the preservation of ...

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Campaign Silo Â» Chris Bowers is a Narcissistic Megalomaniac Who ...

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

(Don't read too much into the fact that H.R. 676 cosponsors are heading for the hills and won't support it now that it might actually come to the floor for a vote. Three words: Nancy Pelosi, nunchucks.) ...

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American Federation of Government Employees Endorses Single Payer ...

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

"AFGE members from around the country overwhelmingly endorsed H.R. 676, Single Payer Health Care, on August 27. Federal workers understand that Medicare-for-All will save money, provide health care to all, and start addressing health ...

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Obama the mortal - OregonLive.com

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

the "Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act" (H.R. 676)". Hmmm they seem to not have any prejudice in this matter....lmao...and the most recent poll was conducted July 2009....even before the august recess ... you know the august ...

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The Seminal Â» Cease Fire! Ezra Klein Agrees with Jane Hamsher!

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

HR 676 should be what everyone backs. Or maybe we can just take Japans model and scale it up. They have more than 3000 private insurers, with a set price for their products. It would be great to be able to pick whatever insurer you want ...

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White House: We're Creating an Economic Environment for Lessening ...

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

Single Payer/Medicare for All, HR 676, would create 2.6 million new jobs and guarantee healthcare for all Americans, with coverage that allows you to choose your own doctor and never lose benefits, even if you move or lose your job. ...

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Congressman John Yarmuth Health CareTown Hall HR 676 Video

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

Congressman John Yarmuth "I'ma Co Sponsor of HR 676 and will vote for it if it comes to the floor."

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Loudon: Top Communist Assesses Obama â€” Pleasing So Far, But More ...

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

Working for Our Common Good: AFGE National Convention Endorses HR 676

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

On August 27th the 38th AFGE National Convention passed Resolution #4003, "Endorsing Universal Health Care H.R. 676." The resolution was submitted by Local 2157 which represents workers at the Portland, Oregon, Veterans Administration ...

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Linda Bergthold: What do You Want Obama to Say Wednesday Night?

2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

I want him to say, "Pass H.R. 676 or expain to your constituants why you hate them." Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:49 PM on 09/04/2009. - + New Linda Bergthold - Huffpost Blogger I'm a Fan of Linda Bergthold I'm a fan of this .

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Download or Read Online: Democratic Alternative HR 676

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

To Download or Read Online HR 676 (PDF), click <HERE>. (Note: Some readers have reported having difficulty downloading PDFâ€™s using Mozilla Fire Fox on Apple Computers. To avoid this issue, when downloading this file on an Apple, ...

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Obama Reform Speech Will Kick Off "Final Debate," Axelrod Says

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

The summary on HR 676 on Conyers page stated the average premium for a family of 4 is $7600 and under HR 676 it would be $2600. If people could buy it for $7600, they could buy it for $7500. This is ridiculous! ...

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Obama, GOP's Snowe Working On Health Care Reform Compromise: Sources

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

Thirdly, Hey, I want HR 676 Medicare for All. It is the most comprehensive, the best money saver and the simpliest to understand and implement. But I will settle for the Public Option. I will also settle for Regulated Insurance done ...

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Progressives Carry the Day at Loebsack Town Hall - US Message ...

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of applause again when Loebsack pointed out that he was a co-sponsor of HR 676, the single payer bill that he described as Medicare for all. He emphasized that this is NOT a government take-over, that it is publicly ...

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Truthdig - Reports - Don't Be Fooled by the Public Option

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

(I am for HR 676). If Congress had the cajones to actually REGULATE the insurance industry, like another utility, we would have a system like the Netherlands. They dont. Hulkâ€”I dont think that expecting the govt to do things in the ...

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Drs. Lyn Gullette and Barry Karlin of HealthcareforAllColorado on ...

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

And the Weiner Amendment, HR 676, SB 703, supporting a rational single payer system, could represent the gold standard for individuals and the country. Please see HealthCareforAllColorado.org. and Physicians for a National Health ...

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House Progressives To Obama: No Public Option, No Support

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

If you want a Public Option then pass HR 676 Medicare for ALL And ADD a clause that let people OPT OUT to buy Insurance! 100000000 people to 306000000 people in Medicare can negotiate "FAIR PRICING" for Health Care Services! ...

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Inland Z: American Federation of Government Employees National ...

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the twenty-second international union to endorse HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). On August 27th the 38th AFGE National ...

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AFGE National Convention Endorses HR 676 â€“ Medicare for All ...

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

â€œAFGE members from around the country overwhelmingly endorsed H.R. 676, Single Payer Health Care, on August 27. Federal workers understand that. Medicare-for-All will save money, provide health care to all, and start ...

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Editorials from Hell's leading daily newspaper, The Dis Brimstone ...

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

The failure of the Democrats to get HR 676 or even Kucinich's "States Rights' Single-Payer Carve-Out Amendment" into any sort of discussion or debate let alone become a core position, has made all politicians as irrelevant as mainstream .

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NYC Local of the Socialist Party USA: At a Brooklyn Town Hall ...

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

The Congresswoman sensed this, so she engaged in a bit of political huckstering by proposing that single-payer (H.R. 676), the plan which would cover all residents in one publicly administered health plan, has not been taken off the ...

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The Raw Story Â» Another Democratic senator bails on public option

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

Support HR 676 and S 703. Expanded Medicare for All. 12 Stanley. I can only hope that Arkansas voters are incensed by this arrogant betrayal. Senator Lincoln is without heart, wisdom, and honesty.....just shameless. ...

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Paging A Different President Obama

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. It's a bill anyone can read and understand. It's provisions are simple: Universal, high-quality care for all, regardless of their means. It's the only civil course we can take, and still call ourselves a civil, moral society. ...

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Firedoglake Â» Day II Spin on the Death of the Public Option

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

Hey, if the White House is trying to simplify the legislation, reduce the cost, and move it along, HR 676 is already written, simplifies by leveraging off Medicare instead of 1500 insurance companies, and in principle has a base of ...

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Dems, do you prefer the healthcare bill that Obama first proposed ...

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

Nancy 1:50 pm on September 3, 2009 Permalink | Reply. I am partial to HR 676. FugQ2 1:50 pm on September 3, 2009 Permalink | Reply. Obamabots are bobbleheads that agree with whatever Joy said on the "view" or Whoopi or Chris Mathews or ...

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Health Care Sparks Heated Debate In Duarte - Neon Tommy

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

Maria Barragan, a member of the organization, explained that the group supports John Conyer's universal health care bill, H.R. 676, but opposes any reform bill which leave the HMO system in place. According to Maria, those that would ...

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Thornburgh backing Brownback | CJOnline.com

2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

How will HR 676 and ONLY HR 676 reduce the cost of medical insurance by billions? * Eliminates high dollar medical insurance spending on what 2000 health insurers add to the actual cost of medical insurance such as : â€¢ its bureaucracy ...

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SquareState.net:: DeGette Facebook Town Hall

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Why are you not a cosponsor of HR 676, a bill for single-payer healthcare. It's the only real solution to our healthcare mess. 1/3 of all money spent on "healthcare" goes to the activities of the for-profit insurance companies. ...

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Texas and New Jersey Machinists Endorse HR 676

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

The Texas State Council of Machinists (IAM) has endorsed HR 676, reports Council President Danny T. Cooke. The Texas State Council is the sixth IAM State Council to endorse HR 676. The others are Washington, Connecticut, Ohio, ...

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Obama Plans "New Season" Of More Direct Health Care Advocacy

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

HR 676 will never see the light of day. It has been offered for the last two years and can't even get a committee hearing. It is terrible legislation that will, according to its eligibility rules, cover illegal aliens....and that's just ...

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Greens say town meeting on health care deserve civil protest ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Greens urge Americans who support real health reform to contact Congress members in support of single-payer (HR 676) â€¢ Greens mourn the deaths of two single-payer heroes: Marilyn Clement and Nick Skala ...

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What are we supposed to do with this pig in a poke? Â« The Confluence

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

With no less than five working bills, plus a few amendments and a token Single Payer bill (HR 676) allegedly going up for a feel-good vote, not to mention the 1000+ pages of the House Bill HR3200 that has yet to be agreed upon, ...

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Healthcare Rationing Is Good Â« The Baseline Scenario

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

By â€œthe House billâ€* I presume you mean H.R. 3200 and not H.R. 676, and why you think that huge, cumbersome jumble marred by legislative medical practice without license is â€œthe bestâ€* is more than I can fathom. ...

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If Liz were Queen | There are FIVE health care Bills. S703 â€œThe ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

We applaud Senator Sanders [VT] for introducing S703 â€œthe American Health Security Act,â€* a comprehensive single-payer bill, though not a direct companion bill to HR 676. Differences between the bills are noted in the attached document ...

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Nadler: Article On Obama Dropping Public Option "Better Be Wrong"

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

The White House stacked the deck against itself when they took single payer off the table before the debate even began. Put HR 676 back on the table. Start over. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:29 AM on 09/03/2009 ...

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White House: Obama May Detail Health Care Goals In Speech, Shift ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

HR 676 - Medicare for ALL who want it! Add a OPT OUT Clause for anyone who wants to buy Insurance! No New Bureaucracy and 306000000 to negotiate LOWER PRICES that bring America into Alignment with the REST of the WORLD! ...

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If Liz were Queen | What can you do to further healthcare reform ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

I would like to see H.R. 676 Medicare for All passed. It is a lie that we don't have enough money. We have more than enough money. What needs to be done is to change our priorities on how we spend it. Instead of spending billions to ...

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O, Canada! O, Congress!

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

For those folks who want a simple bill and a simple plan, I recommend John Conyersâ€™ HR 676. Actually, that would be the reform I prefer. I support single-payer, government-run health care. I donâ€™t think anyone needs to get rich by ...

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Dems Backtrack on Single Payer Bill

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Johnson adopted a similar tone in a statement to The Hill: â€œI have supported legislation like HR 676 in the past, but this year I support Americaâ€™s Affordable Health Choices Act because it has a much better chance of becoming law.â€* ...

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Rally for REAL healthcare reform â€” Medicare for All

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Suggested sign slogans: â€œMedicare for All - HR 676â€³; â€œHealth Care is a Human Right â€” HR 676â€³; â€œHealth Care YES â€” Insurance Companies NO,â€* â€œEverybody In, Nobody Out â€” HR 676.â€* For more ideas, see this b

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If Liz were Queen | Even the Huffington Post overlooks H.R. 676

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Not even a passing nod to H.R. 676, the single payer, â€œMedicare for allâ€* bill â€“the only health care bill that promise REAL reform. Any one reading that article would believe as they do if they read anything from mainstream media, ...

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Citizens for Reasonable And Fair Taxes - Croydon: Follow-up to ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

HR 676 was a house bill was a straight-up Canadian-style single-payer system that puts everyone in a government plan. It was DOA but there were 86 co-sponsors to the Bill. I believe people should be aware of this and the Representatives ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Plumbers & Fitters Local ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

We urge all union members to contact their own congressperson and let them know that you and your union have endorsed HR 676. Urge them to vote for the single payer HR 676 amendment which will be offered by Representative Weiner (D-NY) ...

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Peoples Press Collective Â» Diana DeGette's Attempted Facebook Wall ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Why are you not a cosponsor of HR 676, a bill for single-payer healthcare. It's the only real solution to our healthcare mess. 1/3 of all money spent on â€œhealthcareâ€* goes to the activities of the for-profit insurance companies. ...

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Why half a loaf was no more practical than HR 676 | Corrente

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

From AHIP's point of view there was no difference between HR 676 and the public option. A true public option would have put them out of business as easily as HR 676. So the politics of the two were the same from the industry's point of ...

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What's The Point? Â« The Widdershins

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Feisty New York Representative Anthony Weiner has forced Nancy Pelosi into a face-saving floor vote on HR 676, John Conyers' Medicare Expansion and Improvement bill, later on this month. So some are for Medicare for All. Others are ...

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Letters to the Editor | SeacoastOnline.com

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

John Conyers, D-Mich., is championing H.R. 676 (the U.S. Health Insurance Act) despite intense lobbying from health insurance industries to prevent it from being considered. This is a single-payer plan. Physicians for a National Health ...

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Impractical Proposals: Health Care: Obama endorses HR 676 ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

This administration will work closely with Representatives Conyers, Kucinich and other leaders in the House to pass HR 676 by the end of September. I am confident that the passage of Medicare for all by the House will encourage ...

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CYRANO'S JOURNAL ONLINE | Who's Blocking Health Care Reform Now?

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was, â€œa uniquely American solution,â€* she said, implicitly echoing the right wing canard that HR 676, the Enhanced Medicare For All which she professed to support a few breaths before, was somehow â€œun-American.â€* ...

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USA : AFGE National Convention Endorses HR 676

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Source: Unions for Single Payer Health Care.

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Healthcare NOW! Georgia: Rally for Medicare for All: Sept 3rd- 11 ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

Suggested sign slogans: "Medicare for All - H.R. 676"; "Health Care is a Human Right -- H.R. 676"; "Health Care YES -- Insurance Companies NO," "Everybody In, Nobody Out -- H.R. 676." For more ideas, see the attached

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Alley Patron: Insurance Healthcare Reform Support Letter

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

These stories paint a picture, as Dr. Gurel calls it, of a â€œnational catastrophe,â€* So, If HR 676 Single Payer was resusitated would you support that form of Health Insurance Reform? I want the return of HR 676 Single Payer and so do ...

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Data on Debt Demonstrates Need To Act - California Progress Report

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

We need to keep advocating for SB 810 (State Single Payer) and HR 676 (National Single Payer). And if HR 3200 passes, the Kucinich amendment needs to be there so that states can create their own Single Payer system. ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Williams, Gage, Sullivan Re-Elected, Urge Fast ...

2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

â€œEndorsing Universal Health Care H.R. 676.â€* The resolution was submitted by Local 2157 which represents workers at the Portland, Oregon, Veterans Administration Medical Center. AFGE represents 600000 federal and ...

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rochesterturning.com Â» Blog Archive Â» HR 676 vs HR 3200

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I get these Google blog alert thingys about HR 676. Today, I hit pay-dirt with a site called Donna Darko. She compares and contrasts the two house bills to demonstrate why you can't argue with 676, unless you are very rich, very stupid, ...

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TheHill.com: Dems backtrack on single-payer bill Â« The Real San ...

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Johnson adopted a similar tone in a statement to The Hill: â€œI have supported legislation like H.R. 676 in the past, but this year I support America's Affordable Health Choices Act because it has a much better chance of becoming law.â€* ...

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Watergate Summer: IS WHITEHOUSE BACKING OFF PUBLIC OPTION- TIME ...

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

HR 676. WH officials saying tonight Obama preparing new strategy/specifics on HCR aimed at helping dems and achieving bipartisanship. ??? CALL THE WHITEHOUSE, 202-456-1111, 202456-1414, FAX 202-456-2461 ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Texas and New Jersey Machinists ...

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hoyer maintains support for public option

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Strongest Possible Public Option: HR 676 Medicare for ALL WHO want it and add an OPT OUT Clause for those who want to buy Insurance! Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:54 PM on 09/01/2009 ...

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Hattie's Web: Busy busy

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her parting words were that she did not think HR 676 was going to get out on the floor. Oh dear. I hope she's wrong. Here are pix. I'm lost in the last row in the group pic, right behind Mazie. Oh well. ...

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The Washington Monthly

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

HR 676 has 93 co-sponsors. Posted by: Davis X. Machina on September 1, 2009 at 4:26 PM | PERMALINK. eric cantor is a sociopath. Dick Cheney, John Yoo, and David Addington are sociopaths; Eric Cantor simply isn't bright enough to be one. ...

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Did we elect President Rahm or President Obama? | Crooks and Liars

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Obama actually gave a happy damn about healthcare or the well-being of the poor, working poor, the middle class and basically everybody except the most well-to-do, he would have been ardently supporting HR-676 or a close equivalent. ...

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Congress Matters ::

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

single-payer bill (H.R. 676) in the last Congress but not in this Congress, four have indicated they will vote no on a single-payer bill to be offered by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.). The four members are Reps. Joe Baca (D-Calif. ...

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Firedoglake Â» The means are the end

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

No argument, though I am calling Reps each day about single payer vote on Conyers HR 676 bill in fall. And Kucinich's state right to single payer deserves support. (I fear public plan useful as Trojan Horse for more corporate ...

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HR 676 Single Payer Health Care.. the REAL stimulus program Â« C.O.T.O.

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

HR 676 Single Payer Health Care.. the REAL stimulus program. Obamacare is a gift to the insurance companies and big pharma. Obama is a president with strings attached to those industries. ENOUGH. No more for profit health care. ...

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Texas and New Jersey Machinists Endorse HR 676

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Texas and New Jersey Machinists Endorse HR 676 Machinists' organizations in Texas and New Jersey have endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). ...

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SquareState.net:: Broomfield Dems demand public option from Udall ...

2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, he refuses to answer questions about whether he'll vote against a bill without a public option whenever he posts on Dailykos, and will not answer questions about his hypocrisy on supporting H.R. 676 which includes a tax on the ...

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'Public Plan' Divides Democrats On Health Bills - Kaiser Health News

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

John Conyers's (D-Mich.) single-payer bill (H.R. 676) in the last Congress but not in this Congress, four have indicated they will vote no on a single-payer bill to be offered by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)" (Shalleck-Klein, 8/30). ...

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The Rag Blog: Storming the Bastille : Bidding Bipartisanship Adieu

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

The House Bills, including HR 676, which the Speaker promises will be debated, have their basis in the long standing drive for single payer/national health care by Physicians for a National Health Program. I have been a member of the ...

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Why is Firedoglake Going After HR 676 Co-Sponsors?

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

The thing is, I actually really like the "Standing Up For the Public Option" campaign. It makes great sense to have the 65 Representatives refuse to vote for a bill without the compromise measure that is having a public option (it being ...

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Baucus: Health Care Reform Will Happen This Year With Or Without GOP

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

PubOp676/petition.html = NOT SINGLEPAYER HR 676!!!!!!!!! THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE HR 676. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 12:44 AM on 09/01/2009. - + New Chernynkaya I'm a Fan of Chernynkaya I'm a fan of this user 107 fans permalink ...

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HR 3200 vs. Anthony Weiner's single payer amendment (HR676 ...

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

HR 676: Yes. Everyone is covered automatically at birth. HR 3200: No. More than 20 million remain uninsured and tens of millions remain underinsured. Full Range of Benefits. HR 676: Yes. Coverage for all medically necessary services. ...

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Failure to prosecute: why Obama is having trouble passing he ...

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

Ridiculous and sounds like an excuse to avoid any options outside the ONE proposed. Why hasn't HR 676 even been mentioned? Maybe I don't understand how the word Option is being used here...what option do we really have? ...

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The Political Bridge: Key Dems backtrack on single-payer ...

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

House Leadership Seeks CBO Score for HR676 Â« Donna Darko

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

Democrats in the House of Representatives will move this week to get the Congressional Budget Office to score HR 676 â€“ the bill that will create a single payer national health insurance system. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has already ...

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Tennessee Guerilla Women: Tell Your Rep. to Vote for Anthony ...

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

Finally it's almost time for the vote on Anthony Weiner's Single-Payer Amendment (HR 676) to HR 3200. The last month of debate over health care reform was so idiotic as to be unfit for coverage by the National Inquirer, but, hey, ...

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Aux telephones, citoyens! Quick, before their pragmatism kills us ...

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, whispering in the other ear is another little birdie telling me that House members who went so far as to cosponsor HR 676 are now saying they prefer HR 3200 instead, at least when it comes to voting on Anthony Weiner's ...

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The Politics of Jamie Sanderson: Health care Vigil Planned for ...

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

Some of us are long time supporters of John Conyers' Enhanced Medicare for All legislation, and endorse H.R. 676, along with 86 members of the House. Join us for this solemn occasion. More info: Grace Gifford 365-6654. brfherb@aol.com ...

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Campaign Silo Â» We're Having A Contest: Which Democrat Has the ...

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

Yeah, Speier signed on to HR 676 too. I believe Pelosi when she says it will reach the floor, but I don't see how it can possibly pass. Pelosi can count noses better than anyone, and I'm sure she knows it won't pass. HR 676 is, sadly, ...

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National Journal Online -- Health Care Experts -- Age Rating ...

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

Next Left Notes (NLN)

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

Some carried signs supporting Obama, some wore raincoats with â€œHR 676â€³ stenciled on the back, many had placards demanding a public option and a number of demonstrators had signs honoring the late Edward Kennedy â€” and demanding that the ...

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Public Health Plan Option Divides Democrats Â« Three Fish Limit

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

single-payer bill (H.R. 676) in the last Congress but not in this Congress, four have indicated they will vote no on a single-payer bill to be offered by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)â€* (Shalleck-Klein, 8/30). www.teddecorte.com ...

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There's a better health care plan | Letters to the Editor | STLtoday

2009-08-31T00:00:00Z

The only single payer proposal in the House of Representatives, HR 676, (Conyers), actually saves money,over $50 billion per year, insures everyone with better benefits than a Senator, is an extension of Medicare and with the larger ...

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GOP senator signals fading hopes on health care - Democratic ...

2009-08-30T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 is still up for a vote. Write your congress member now. JDPriestly, Aug-29-09 05:22 PM, #33. Seriously, why does any GOP get any credibility on this issue? AlbertCat, Aug-29-09 07:59 PM, #43 ...

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Green Party of Monroe County: Greens to attend 'Medicare: Made In ...

2009-08-30T00:00:00Z

Under a single-payer system (HR 676), Medicare will be expanded to cover all Americans, with a dramatic reduction in medical costs because of the elimination of for-profit insurance overhead. "Insurance firms don't make money by ...

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Roger Hickey: Let's Pass Ted Kennedy's Health Plan

2009-08-30T00:00:00Z

Or, we could actually have real healthcare reform, and instead, pass John Conyers bill, HR 676. Single payer medicare-for-everyone. Everybody in. Nobody out. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:43 PM on 08/31/2009 ...

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Single Payer Scores Â« Single Payer Action

2009-08-30T00:00:00Z

Democrats in the House of Representatives will move this week to get the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to score HR 676 â€“ the bill that will create a single payer national health insurance system. ...

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The Political Carnival: Dems backtrack on single-payer bill

2009-08-30T00:00:00Z

Green Party of Monroe County: Greens: Democrats' town meetings on ...

2009-08-30T00:00:00Z

Greens urge Americans who support real health reform to contact Congress members in support of single-payer (HR 676) Greens mourn the deaths of two single-payer heroes: Marilyn Clement and Nick Skala ...

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Bill Moyers Journal: Money-Driven Medicine | Video Cafe

2009-08-30T00:00:00Z

According to this doctor, H.R. 676 would "poison" the legislative process so badly that the Senate would not be able to compromise any legislation and health care reform would go down in flames. ...

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One Of The Three GOP Senators Considering Bipartisan Health Bill ...

2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

HR 676 - Medicare for ALL who want it! Add a OPT OUT Clause that lets anyone who wants to buy Insurance! No New Bureaucracy and 306000000 to negotiate LOWER PRICES that bring America into Alignment with the REST of the WORLD! ...

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Summaries and Comparisons of HR 676 and S 703

2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

John Conyers introduced HR 676 (the single-payer bill being debated in the House of Representatives in September). Here are two clear, simple explanations of the bill. Great talking points, specific answers: ...

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What The Congressional Research Service Report Really Says About ...

2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. The Healthcare Debate. Cry, The Beloved Country August 28, 2009 | 9:17 am. Meanwhile, to my knowledge, only one elected Republican official has called for this to stop. I guess crazy is a pre-existing condition, ...

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Change of Subject: Public option, public ignorance

2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

There are two other bills in the House also getting no atttention at all - the one I support is HR 676. Unfortunately, I think none of these bills will be under consideration. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is about the only Congressman who is ...

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NYT: Dems Need To Push For Majority Vote On Health Care Reform

2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

Senator Edward Kennedy at 2008 Democratic Convention! LETS GET THE DREAM FULFILLED! Enhanced Medicare for ALL WHO WANT IT! Plus an OPT OUT Clause for those who want Commercial Insurance! HR 676 + S 703 Medicare + an OPT OUT Clause! ...

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t r u t h o u t | Beware Authoritative "Inside Washington" Sources

2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is the ONLY way to go. Sat, 08/29/2009 - 22:22 â€” Anonymous (not verified). HR 676 is the ONLY way to go. Email this comment. Comment viewing options. Flat list - collapsed, Flat list - expanded, Threaded list - collapsed ...

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Profit and Healthcare Don't Mix Â« Wake Me Now

2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

John Conyers' bill HR 676 proposes. While mistrust of the government is an understandable sentiment, it is clear that the HMOs and PPOs can no longer be trusted with our lives, so I believe it is time to expand Medicareâ€“something that ...

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McCain Throws in With Sarah Palin: Agrees That VHA Pamphlet is ...

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

(HR 676 is already a better start, yes to Paul). Since both proposed bills (house and senate) have the same insidious provisions, the reconciliation will be resolving things like: - what is the sliding scale for subsidies up to 400% ...

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Progressives Need to Make More Noise, And Not Just Keys Clacking ...

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

So calls for HR 676 with a request that it be honored with his name might be a game changer. Who knows? Four toll-free switchboard numbers for the Senate and House: 1-800-828-0498, 1-866-338-1015, 1-866-220-0044, and 1-800-473-6711 ...

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Rep. Patrick Murphy lies about HR 676, Medicare for All | Corrente

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

If you live in Murphy's district, please contact Murphy and tell him that HR 676 would save us $400 billion a year. Please write a letter to the local newspapers explaining the same. Ask him to at least support the Kucinich amendment ...

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Make sure the historic first ever House floor vote on single payer ...

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

US joined a coalition of single payer advocates to urge Rep. Weiner to introduce HR 676, the most popular single payer health care bill, on the House floor for a historic first ever vote on a single payer national health care plan. ...

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On Cable News, "Truth" Sometimes Resembles "1984" | The LA Progressive

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

Coalition Urges Rep. Weiner to Introduce Single Payer on House ...

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

We are mobilizing support for a real single-payer amendment, and we urge you to take advantage of this grassroots energy to introduce an amendment based on HR 676, the most credible solution to our healthcare crisis. ...

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BBCW: HR 676: The Single Payer Congressional Plan

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

HR 676: The Single Payer Congressional Plan. A woman at John McCain's town hall meeting exposes their could be an alternative healthcare bill that gives the government total control of the healthcare system by creating a single payer ...

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How The Profit-Hungry "Medical-IndustrIal Complex" Hurts Health ...

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

HR 676 proposed by the House and S 703 in the Senate will accomplish what we need, but the establishment has manipulated Washington into proposing other plans such as HR 3200. I have read these bills. HR 676 is by far the better bill. ...

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Friday Feedback: A Better, Stronger, More Unified Nation | The LA ...

2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

Harry Reid greeted by supporters of Medicare for All | Corrente

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

HR 676, is the National Health Insurance Act, introduced by Congressman John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., who represents Detroit. Conyers' Web site states the bill's purpose is "to ensure that every American, regardless of income, ...

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the Big Mattress - Freeform Interactive Radio on the Net: What is ...

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

HR 676, a true single payer bill, Medicare for All, has been on the table for years already, with more sponsors in the House than any other proposal. So why don't they just pass it already? Because the insurance companies won't have it? ...

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Working for Our Common Good: AFGE and IUPAT Locals in Oregon ...

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

The local endorsed HR 676 following a presentation by member Betsy Zucker and Jobs with Justice activist Peter Shapiro. Local 2157 President Leonard Fearn said: â€œWe are proud to join the growing number of unions who support single payer ...

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In California State University System, Students Pay More for Less ...

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. The Healthcare Debate. The Spirit of Ted Kennedy August 26, 2009 | 11:30 am. In the words of US Senator Ted Kennedy, â€œwe will end the disgrace of America as the only major industrialized nation in the world that doesn't ...

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Red Maryland: Unhealthy Environment

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

The result of the President not saying anything as far as what he wants to see reformed are H.R. 676 and H.R. 3200, two bills that I am not a fan of. H.R. 676 would practically require everyone to become a non-profit in order to be ...

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Dem Rep. Marshall: I Haven't Read the Health Care Bill And I Won't ...

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

Matt Tiabbi has three videos that make it clear the only useful option for Americans is HR 676 Single-Payer with an option for people to OPT OUT and Buy Insurance! All the others have LOOPHOLES and GIMMICKS that give the Corporatists ...

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Insurance Giant Anthem Blue Cross Attacks Democratic Plans

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is 50 pages long. 50 pages of easy to read, easy to understand healthcare. Everyone is covered, no one is denied, it covers medical, dental, psychiatric. 50 pages. http://pnhp.org. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 02:29 AM ...

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Bill Schneider: Stuck In a Moment You Can't Get Out Of

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

I told him I want HR 676 or an extremely strong public option that could lead to HR 676, and that I consider anything less to be a complete failure and betrayal. The man muttered something about how the lobbies are so powerful. ...

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Countdown: Bernie Sanders- Let's Pass Sen. Kennedy's Bill From the ...

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

Adopt HR 676, put Kennedy's name on it (it is not far from his 1971 proposal, after all) and pass it. Sadly today, the Democrats sound very much like Richard Nixon from 1971. That is how far they have fallen. Here is another take: ...

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What Happens to Immigration Reform Now That the 'Stalwart of the ...

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. The Healthcare Debate. Hope for Health Reform Fading August 27, 2009 | 3:09 pm. The White House showed a white flag last weekend, discarding its commitment to a "public option" that would compete with private health insurance. ...

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Sign the Petition: Name The Healthcare Bill After Its Biggest ...

2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

The entirety of HR-676 can be read in one short setting. It is clear, unambiguous and clearly designed to see to the welfare of all the People. this thing is 1000+ pages long, and is filled with what looks like, on first reading, ...

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Feingold: No health care bill before Christmas - Democratic ...

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

There *is* a bill worth considering, though: HR 676, Roland99, Aug-25-09 03:12 PM, #24. "Democrats control the house and the senate... unkachuck, Aug-25-09 09:47 PM, #38. I am beginning to like his suggestion............. joeycola ...

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peoppenheimer | (no subject)

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

15:55 @cyn3matic What do you think about H.R. 676? #; 16:16 @shelisrael I love hiking Mt Tam. #; 16:51 @tapps Does the relax the back chair work for you? #; 22:39 According to the Associated Press, Senator Ted Kennedy has died. # ...

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Obama's Health Care Approach Risks His Base | The LA Progressive

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

RedBankGreen Â» HOSTILE CROWD SHOUTS DOWN PALLONE

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

The Bill HR 676 is being sponsered by John Conyers D Michigan. Definitely not a right winger. In addition, there were people from a group with a name something like the National Supporters of Health Care Reform. ...

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Bill O'Reilly freaks on the Commerce Clause: it's "total B.S" and ...

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

A nice circular strawman that I could argue isn't constitutional under either Commerce Clause or Dormant Commerce Clause legal theory. Still, the best argument is single payer financed with taxes. Totally constitutional and HR 676 ...

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UPDATED: Progressives Are Raising the Temperature on Healthcare ...

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

Submitted by glad01 on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 2:57pm. Chabuka I second that motion. HR 676 and S 703 - Expand Medicare for All. Â» Login or register to post comments. Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash.com. BuzzFlash: Editorials | Interviews ...

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Docudharma:: A Liberal Lion, RIP Teddy.

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

Wed Aug 26, 2009 at 06:45:42 PDT. | More. UPDATED: I SUGGEST WE NAME THE SINGLE-PAYER BILL STILL FLOATING OUT THERE AFTER TEDDY!!!!! Name HR 676 "Kennedy Expanded Medicare Bill" Its a cold rain falling. ...

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Vegetarian In Boston: Health reform: throwing good money after the bad

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

There is now a bill in Congress that calls for exactly that -- H.R. 676 ("Expanded and Improved Medicare for All"), which was introduced by Rep. John Conyers of Michigan and has many co-sponsors. Unfortunately, given the power of the ...

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Don't Succumb to Deficit Hysteria | The LA Progressive

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

Commentaries Â» Blog Archive Â» The mirage of U.S. healthcare | Blogs |

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

Specifically, H.R. 676, John Conyers bill. If not now, when? - Posted by Christine, RN. August 27th, 2009. 1:16 am GMT. It is just the kind of comments like the one Clemdog made that convince me that America is the new Nazi nation. ...

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The Socialist WebZine: Dis-Invited from Healthcare Rally, Single ...

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

Nope, they had come prepared to support HR 676. I started talking to folks and told them what had happened, and most agreed it was awful, and that they would still wave their signs and be vocal about single-payer. ...

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85 Congressmen Support Single Payer Bill : Vote in September to ...

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner1 amends Division A of HR 3200 by substituting the provisions of HR 676, â€œThe US National Health Care Actâ€* for its presentcontents. HR 676, introduced by Rep. John Conyers Jr., would create a single-payer National ...

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SINGLE PAYER-TAKEOVER of the MoveOn.org Photo Petition // Current

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

HR 676 would institute a single payer health care system by expanding a greatly improved Medicare system to everyone residing in the U. S.. HR 676 would cover every person for all necessary medical care including ...

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Unhealthy Environment at Maryland Politics Today

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

The result of the President not saying anything as far as what he wants to see are H.R. 676 and H.R. 3200, two bills that I am not a fan of. H.R. 676 would practically require everyone to become a non-profit in order to be compensated ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Right-wing Abortion Movement Terrorist Shouted ...

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

2009 Grove Insight Opinion Research poll finding that 60% of all Americans favor Medicare for All, the single-payer concept embodied in H.R. 676. The chant "kick-him-out" came from so many and was made with such volume, it drown out the ...

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I've Changed My Mind About "Death Panels" - Care2 News Network

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

So after reading this article how is Obama's "secret plan" going to get us single-payer HR 676? What is the difference between the Democrats and Republicans? Most of congress and our President are nothing more than just plain hateful, ...

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Western PA Progressives vs. Blue Dogs on Health Care Â« Beaver ...

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

If Altmire votes against the Weiner Amendment for single-payer health care (HR 676) when it comes to the floor in Congress in a few weeks, it won't be because he hasn't heard strong and passionate arguments for â€œMedicare for All.â€* ...

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If Liz were Queen | John Conyers on Health Care H.R. 676

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

John Conyers on Health Care H.R. 676. August 26, 2009 By: admin Category: Health, Healthcare, single payer. Single payer H.R. 676 is on the table. Trackback URI | Comments RSS. Leave a Reply. You must be logged in to post a comment. ...

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"We're Going to Kill Your Children": The CIA Inspector General's ...

2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. The Healthcare Debate. They Say Obama Lies and Grandma Dies. Grandma Dies Anyway Because Co-Pays Are Too High August 24, 2009 | 3:22 pm. Any talk of healthcare reform has to take into serious account the skyrocketing costs of ...

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Democratic Strategy: Baucus on the Run? | Corrente

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

IF I get admitted, in a couple of hours, to my Congressmember's Town Hall on Health Care, what should I ask? Should I mention HR 676? (He's a Republican, a former realtor, and a recipient of a *lot* of insurance-industry loot.) ...

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Health care: Change the discourse with your own demonstration ...

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

rally for HR 676, only to find it was really in support of HR 3200. > > Well, yesterday, I and the others were informed that we were no longer invited > to speak, and that there was to be no talk of single-payer. ...

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The Washington Monthly

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

I think the proper comparison is not with a budget bill, which is actually concise given all that needs to be in it, but with H.R.676, the 30-page single-payer bill -- and not because H.R. 676 uses language more economically than the ...

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One Penny Sheet Â» Everybody In, Nobody Out â€” Single Payer Health ...

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

â€œPut The Piggy In Its Placeâ€* HR 676 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zC0YVlxRjM&feature=related. SiCKO Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BJyyyRYbSk&feature=related. Union Presentation: US vs. Canada Healthcare ...

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The Great Liberal Lion: Ted Kennedy will be missed. Â« Left Agenda

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

Rename it "Ted Kennedy Single Payer Bill" and PASS it - HR 676 (or the "Kennedy Extended Medicare Bill"!) #hcr 1 day ago; RT @DianeGee: Rename it Ted Kennedy Single Payer Bill and PASS it - HR 676 #hcr AWESOME! ...

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The Pulse of American Ideals: Resurrecting HR 676 To Tackle Healthcare

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

Six years ago, the bill HR 676, also known as the "United States National Health Care Act" was introduced into the United States House of Representatives. This bill calls for a new, single payer health care system that will set up a ...

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The Patriot Page: Stand Down Sen. McCain! The American People Got ...

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

In response to complaints over the length, complexity, and clamour over all the controversial issues with HR 3200, Rep. Anthony Weiner offered HR 676 which would scrap HR 3200 and simply expand Medicare to cover every American. ...

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Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Bucks County Dems To Rally for Single ...

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

These local Democrats recently adopted a resolution demanding Congress to adopt House Bill 676, although I think they mean HR 676, the single-payer option. Deputy Chair Bruce Whitesell adds, "Congress must act when they return from ...

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HR 676 and Healthy Americans Act Â« HealthyUSA

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

It's time to check up on two proposed pieces of health care legislation that we've talked about here previously: HR 676, which was reintroduced in the House on January 26, 2009, and the Healthy Americans Act, which was reintroduced in ...

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Marcia Angell: Opposing "Health Insurance Reform", Supporting ...

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

Asking Advice: Single Payer Healthcare

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

to make on the phone. We have done everything we can to make it as easy to use as possible, just like our regular email action pages. So please take the time to use one or the other. HR 676 People's Phone Lobby: ...

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Why Democrats Should Not Submit To Nativists' Health Care Demands ...

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

Single Payer Advocacy Email Message Â« The Widdershins

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

What The Health? | Stem Cell Nutrition

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

We are the only industrialized country that connects healthcare to a job because we live in a fascist eat and die corporatocracy. Support HR 676! overkill0lethal says: August 25, 2009 at 2:23 pm. GREAT VIDEO! GREAT VIDEO! RoseSkye says: ...

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Wake Up California Assembly! Who Are You Punishing with This ...

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

Stealing From California's Young People | The LA Progressive

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

Tonko holds health care town hall tonight - Capitol Confidential ...

2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

Tonko is also a sponsor of single payer legislation (HR 676) and has agreed to vote for Cong. Weiner's single payer amendment to HR 3200. Local single payer advocates will also be out in large numbers at this event. ...

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Obama and the "Fundamental Transformation of America"

2009-08-24T11:00:00Z

by Mark Polege Keyboard Militia " We are 5 days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America , " but what does that really mean? He at least gave us an idea . With President Obama, the real action is never in the forefront but behi

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On Face the Nation, Howard Dean Says Co-op Plans Are 'Political ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

Dana Herbert: Why Is Holistic Dentistry So Against National ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

HR.676. Right now, congress is in full revolt against the Obama administration's backtracking on this issue. It's up to us. Dave. 2) Published on Sunday, August 23, 2009 by The Washington Post Socialized Medicine? Not Quite ...

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Somebodies and Nobodies: Understanding Rankism | The LA Progressive

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. The Healthcare Debate. Why the Gang of Six is Deciding Health Care for Three Hundred Million of Us August 22, 2009 | 10:17 am. Why has it come down to these six? Who anointed them? Apparently, the White House. ...

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The Seminal Â» Krugman: The Public Option and Why the Reagan ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

Before congress returns from August recess, the left must speak with one voice, and simple clarity, that we are for HR 676, Medicare 4 All, starting in 2010. This will eliminate the â€œmystery-meatâ€* aspect of Public Option that the left ...

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If Liz were Queen | WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD MAX BAUCUS AND BLUE ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

House Resolution (H.R.) 676. The United States National Health Insurance Act (â€œExpanded & Improved Medicare for ALLâ€*). Sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH). (Click images). Read The Text Of The Bill ...

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The Shotgun: A tale of three healthcare plans

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

As a sign of how extreme this proposal is, compared to the other systems just discussed, only Dennis Kucinich and a handful of other Democrats seem to have any interest in supporting it (the bill is H.R. 676. ...

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If you think Obama is like the Nazis, you need a history lesson ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

... September 2008, August 2008, July 2008, June 2008, May 2008, April 2008. Support H.R. 676 â€“ Single Payer Now. or, Create a Petition · Change.org · Get a free blog at WordPress.com | RSS 2.0 | Comments RSS 2.0 | Theme: Quentin.

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Our Children Should Not Be Messengers of Hate! | The LA Progressive

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

Left in the West:: The Health Reform Bottleneck (and why I'm still ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

As a fiscal conservative, I see Medicare-for-All (HR 676) is a way to reign in the costs of health care by eliminating insurance profiteering and obscene administrative costs then redirect the savings toward actual health care. ...

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Steelworkers and British Union Counter Lies About British ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care--HR 676 c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO) 1169 Eastern Parkway, Suite 2218. Louisville, KY 40217 (502) 636 1551. Email: nursenpo@aol.com · http://unionsforsinglepayerHR676.org ...

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How The GOP Flip-Flopped On Medicare

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

HR 676 proposed by the House and S 703 in the Senate will accomplish what we need, but the establishment has manipulated Washington into proposing other plans. It is "Us" against "Them". Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:53 PM on

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Universal Health Insurance

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

A study by Dean Baker of the Center for Economic Research and Policy concluded that under HR 676, a family of four making the median family income of $56200 per year would pay about $2700 for all health care costs. ...

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n e u f n e u f: download HR 676 pdf

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

download HR 676 pdf. [right click image to download bill pdf]. love, 99. at 8/24/2009 06:14:00 PM ///// healthcare, social darwinism. 0 comments: Post a Comment. Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) ...

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HR 676

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

Under HR 676, a family of four making the median income of $56200 would pay about $2700 in payroll tax for all health care costs. No deductibles, no co-pays, no worrying about catastrophic coverage. The services covered include primary ...

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Michigan Liberal::: Where does Michigan's Congressional delegation ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

Dingell hasn't signed onto HCAN because of his HR 676 bill. That said, he has agreed not to actively oppose the current legislation and most (but not all) single-payers have stopped attacking the public option because they feel its ...

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Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. Â» Video: Health care ...

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

We need quality healthcare, not tied to employment, we need medicare for all (HR 676), and we need leadership to get us down that road. The only really cost saver is single payer and with all the other rhetoric being tossed around that ...

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Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act). It is necessary to point out that HR 676 is a la Medicare for all. Medicare Parts A & B, bless them, do not cover a number of things. ...

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Hispanic / Latino Anti-Defamation Coalition SF

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

HR 676, United States National Health Insurance Act, was introduced by Representative John Conyers (MI-14) and has 91 congressional co-sponsors--more than any other current healthcare legislation in Congress. For more information on HR ...

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Steven Weber: What Can We Do to Help?

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

Call Joanna Lambert at 212 640 9668 and politely tell her you will not use any American Express cards until the American Express CEO gets Max Baucus to get HR 676 enacted into law. Email me after you call. ...

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Feisty town meetings on health care mix ardent beliefs, civics ...

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

... that the document has not been changed or altered. Go to www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?granuleId=&packageId=BILLS-111hr3200IH. You can also find H.R. 676, a separate bill, using the GPO Web site's search function. ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Rep. Anthony Weiner to Joe Scarborough: Health ...

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

2009 Grove Insight Opinion Research poll [PDF] found that 60% of all Americans favor Medicare for All, the single-payer concept embodied in H.R. 676. Of course, I hope this piece is not construed as unduly critical of Weiner's ...

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Mario Solis Marich â€“ Hope for Progressive Talk Radio | The LA ...

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

Afternoon Open Thread - Jack & Jill Politics

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

I hope the health care plan passes with a public option or hell just pass HR 676. I must say he is who is........ Tone, Truth, and the Democratic Party I read with interest your recent discussion regarding my comments on the floor(1, 2, ...

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Grassley Reverses Course: No Death Panels In Bill

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

HR 676 - 50 pages of simple reading - Basically MEDICARE for ALL but let people Buy Insurance if they want! F1GHT THE BUREAUCRACIES and NEW LOOPHOLES IN HR 3200+BAUCUS BILL! HR 676 = No Loopholes + No NEW Bureaucracy! ...

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Astroturfing on the Left | Let's Try Democracy

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

AFSCME nationally "endorses" HR 676 (a bill to create single-payer) as do at least 22 AFSCME locals that I know of. I'm willing to bet that AFSCME's membership would be outraged at the tactics funded by its money. ...

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Gunning for Obama: A Modest Proposal | The LA Progressive

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

People's Town Hall on Healthcare â€“ 8/29/2009 | The AroundFortWayne ...

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

Did you know that New York Congressman Anthony Weiner was able to work with Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, to get HR 676, Single Payer Health Insurance brought before the full house in September? On August 1, 2009, ...

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Teabaggers | The LA Progressive

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

Willamette Reds: AFGE and IUPAT Locals in Oregon Endorse HR 676

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

The local endorsed HR 676 following a presentation by member Betsy Zucker and Jobs with Justice activist Peter Shapiro. Local 2157 President Leonard Fearn said: "We are proud to join the growing number of unions who support ...

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Health Insurers Set To Reap Financial Windfall From Health Care ...

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

Dems have all the muscle they need to pass HR 676 and the only reason they're not is due to their being bought by the insurance industry. LBJ passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 within less than a year of taking office. ...

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Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis:: National Health Care Reform with ...

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

Such backdoor amendments will ultimately be overturned and group plans should be converted to non-profits as H.R.676 originally proscribed. To provide background, this is part of what the bi-partisan effort has been about but as this ...

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PROGRESSIVES ON THE MOVE: NATIONWIDE MARCHES FOR PUBLIC OPTION ON ...

2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

Progressive Alaska: Saturday Alaska Progressive Blog Roundup ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

Linda Kellen at Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis, posted a number of articles by Jeanette, about both the ongoing debate itself (most recently, comparing comparing House Resolution 3200 to HR 676), two essays (perhaps the best yet by Jeanette) ...

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Daschle: Obama May Abandon Effort to Reach Health Deal With ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

HR 676 - 50 pages of simple reading - Basically MEDICARE for ALL but let people Buy Insurance if they want! No Loopholes + No NEW Bureaucracy! Maximum Cost Savings: A Savings of $1.3 Trillion over 10 years from uninsured NOT using ...

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More than 700 attend town hall meeting | press-citizen.com | Iowa ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

Loebsack also is one of the 93 cosponsors of H.R. 676, The United States National Health Care Act. This act calls for "essentially Medicare for all ... publically funded but privately delivered," Loebsack said. ...

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Blog for Iowa :: Loebsack Town Hall â€“ Progressives Carry the Day ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of applause again when Loebsack pointed out that he was a co-sponsor of HR 676, the single payer bill that he described as Medicare for all. He emphasized that this is NOT government take-over, that it is publicly funded ...

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California's Three Strikes Law | The LA Progressive

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

Conflict Of Interest? Daschle Promotes Co-ops Which Dovetails With ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

Frank Rich: Guns Of August And The Threat Of The Radical Right

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

Remember that Pelosi promised HR 676 would get a full debate on the House floor. Now it is up to us to continue to push if we want to get Health Care Reform with a Strong Public Option passed - we need to keep up the pressure on these ...

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CIS Event Exploits 'Mind Boggling' Health Care Reform To Promote ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

Raw Story Â» Obama attacks 'outrageous myths' in health insurance ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

This man takes NO CORPORATE donations, co-authored H.R. 676 for Single-Payer, is TOTALLY anti-war, wants to cancel tax loopholes for the wealthy, return jobs back home, supports FAIR Trade and tax equity, is an ambassador instead of ...

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Obama May Give Up Effort to Reach Health Deal With Republicans ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

sustainable world is possible. Death panels are being run by the insurance companies right now. Pass HR 676. RIGHT NOW; Create for. America a Health Service. No Co-ops. No Cowards No Sellouts Single Payer HR 676 NOW Fuck the DLC ...

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Obama: Is Disappointment or Disillusionment Justified? | The LA ...

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. The Healthcare Debate. Remember When Health Insurance Was a Great Idea? August 20, 2009 | 2:51 pm. The fact of the matter is that the medical delivery system can certainly use improvement, which is being done by, ...

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Mike's Blog Roundup | Crooks and Liars

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

Besides, ConcernedCanuck, many posters here agree with me as a medical professional and as a known progressive, I DO support the "Democratic" Progressive Caucus' H.R. 676!!! (Even though these members happen to have a "D" beside the

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Green Lollipop: On Healthcare

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

and demand that they support and vote for single-payer legislation (HR 676 in the House). Call the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your Senator or Representative. Be firm but nice! ...

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Single-Payer HR 676 re-introduced as amendment to HR3200

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Conyer's HR 676 rears it's ugly single-payer head again. http://www.antonnews.com/roslynnews/opinion/2375-letter-reach-out-america-goes-to-washington.html Vigilance!

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U.S. Rep. Courtney Plans Town Hall Meeting By Phone -- Courant.com

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

The congressional budget office is going to do an analysis of HR 676 in September, JOE C your office should stop telling callers that HR 676 is dead. NOT DEAD! Stop spreading disinformation, the corporations have enough paid flacks ...

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Unions want their money's worth from politicians // Current

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

1 responses // Unions want their money's worth from politicians. Things seem to be heating up. There are alot of union members. They want single payer HR 676. In the current Congress, HR 676 has 86 co-sponsors in addition to Conyers. ...

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Apple Eating Notes: Organizations endorsing Single Payer

2009-08-22T00:00:00Z

HR 676 has been endorsed by 508 union organizations in 49 states. Endorsers include 124 Central Labor Councils and Area Labor Federations and 39 state AFL-CIO's (KY,PA, CT, OH, DE, ND, WA, SC, WY, VT, FL, WI, WV, SD, NC, MO, MN, ME, AR, ...

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Nadler to Obama: Give 'Em Hell Already | Politicker NY

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Call Joanna Lambert at 212 640 9668 and politely tell her you will not use any American Express cards until Max Baucus gets HR 676 enacted into law. Email me after you call. Imagine 50 million democrats forming their own health ...

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Joe The Nerd: The Man Who Challenged Obama On Health Care

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Hr 676 is simple to read and gets the JOB DONE for AMERICANS! S 703 is also GOOD in the SENATE! ______ ______ ______. Pe10si says HR 676 Single-Payer is on her table! Matt Tiabbi has three videos that make it clear the only useful ...

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Truckfuls of Bodies | The LA Progressive

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

AFGE and IUPAT Locals in Oregon Endorse HR 676

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Portland, Oregon. American Federation of Government Employees Local 2157 and Painters Local 10 have endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). ...

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Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis:: *** UPDATED (in comments section ...

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Nobody seems to want to force the vote on HR 3200 yet. Perhaps because a trojan horse to replace all of it lies waiting right over the horizon named HR 676. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/... or the PDF version at: ...

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Olympia Snowe reverses herself on co ops and admits public option ...

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

If we don't get it, we kick whoever didn't support HR-676 out of office when their turn comes up, including Obama. What these jokers don't seem to grasp is that this is about more than just healthcare, it's about taking our government ...

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Death Panel Myth Creator Betsy Mccaughey Resigns - Democratic ...

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

HR 676 NOW Fuck the DLC. FIGHT THE CORPORATISTS That's the real fight! I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe. Democratic Underground is the best source for news on the internet! Medicare for all who want it. Why not? We're paying ...

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Montanans Not Backing Baucus' Work On Health Care

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Celtic Diva's Blue Oasis:: *** UPDATED (in comments section ...

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

THE SWASH ZONE: WE'RE MAD AS HELL!

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

They have put up some of their own money to fund a cross country trip in a message wrapped motor home promoting universal health care in the form of HR 676, calling for single payer health insurance. Here is what they have to say: ...

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HealthCare Reform Info & Graphics - ShantyWorld

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Read the Actual Text of the U.S. National Health Care Act (H.R. 676). Don't take the word of some talking head. Read the Bill for Yourself. (Note these are preliminary, as the Senate and House bills will be refined before any final ...

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rochesterturning.com Â» Blog Archive Â» Massa Giving Up on Single Payer

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Eric Massa is throwing in the towel on Single Payer health care and HR 676. He leaves the door open to the posibility of supporting another bill, under the right circumstances. A quote from Massa, via WXXI: â€*Single payer's off the table ...

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AMERICA SUFFERING BUYERS REMORSE WITH OBAMA

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Here is a four minute Video of a Dennis Kucinich HealthCare briefing in Washington, DC which fully explains the merits and necessity for HR 676. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWXRwrYa4oU. Over 60% of physicians favor single payer ...

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Open Letter to President Obama | Nye - Gateway to Nevada's Rurals

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. President, we ask that you join us in endorsing single payer reform as the only practicable means to reach our shared goals, and H.R. 676 and S. 703 as the appropriate starting point for debate in the House and Senate. Respectfully, ...

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Dissident Voice : Bronx Health Care Town-Hall a Charade of Democracy

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

No surprise then that Crowley has avoided the single-payer bill in the House (HR 676) and has provided only tepid support for the public option in the House Bill. The literature he distributed makes no mention of a public option. ...

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When Are White People Going to Get Over It? | The LA Progressive

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

Health-care organizer Ajamu Sankofa

2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

The financing in HR 676 would come from a payroll tax that the employer pays and a progressive income tax, a tax on stock transactions and an increase in the rate of taxes on the upper 5 percentâ€”the richest will have to pay more. ...

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SINGLE PAYER CENTRAL: AFGE and IUPAT Locals in Oregon Endorse HR 676

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

AFGE and IUPAT Locals in Oregon Endorse HR 676. Portland, Oregon. American Federation of Government Employees Local 2157 and Painters Local 10 have endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John ...

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Obama Smerconish Interview: "Guarantees" Reform, Still Open To GOP

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

ACCEPT: The Kucinich/Weiner HR 676 is a simple 50 page BILL that can include the option for those who wish to buy from an Insurance Company to do so! So Simple: Medicare exists so allow anyone who wants it to get it! No New Bureaucracy! ...

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En Passant Â» Profit and health care don't mix

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

Wendell Potter Says 'The Fat Cats Are Winning,' This is A 'P ...

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

Use this simple electronic form to tell your representative â€“ Blue Dog or otherwise â€“ that you want him or her to vote for the HR 676 amendment in September. The form will automatically be submitted to your own Representative and ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Health Care 'Co-Ops': Strategy for Killing Real ...

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

The large majority of union members support HR 676, single payer health care. And in true bureaucratic fashion, the ranks were ignored. â€œLeadershipâ€* retreated to a concept called a public option. They did so for several possible ...

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Single Payer HR 676 is on the floor of the House | Democracy for ...

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

HR 676 Single Payer National Health Care Act or Medicare for All is on the house floor via the Weiner Amendment to the HR 3200 House legislation. HR 3200 merely gives window dressing to the current severely fractured health care system, ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Trumka to Congress: Want Workers' Support? Back ...

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

Our message should be one voice, loud and clear: HR 676, Single payer health care. RPG on 20.08.2009 at 13:48 (Reply). If a union man has healthcare from an employer he will lose that option under this plan. ...

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Health Care - Issues Raised by the People - POST SCRIPTS

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

Drug companies are making between 5000% and 60000% profit on medications; H.R. 676 would fix this inequity and restore fairness. The" for profit" health care system we currently have is dominated by ruthless corporations that ration ...

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Minuteman Civil Defense Corps President Named In Property Tax Scam ...

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. The Healthcare Debate. Mainstream Media Fails to Report the Facts on Healthcare Reform August 20, 2009 | 7:13 am. Major media outlets have failed the public again. Share This Article: Sphere: Related ContentRelated Posts in ...

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John Geyman: Fiscal Conservatism and Health Care Reform: a ...

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

The only proposal in Congress that could meet goals of fiscal conservatives (of either party) is the Conyers bill in the House (H.R. 676), a single-payer Medicare-for-All bill. But so far it has been kept off the table by supposedly ...

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The Socialist WebZine: Bronx Healthcare "Town hall" Meeting a ...

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

No surprise then that Crowley has avoided the single-payer bill in the US House of Representatives (HR 676) and has provided only tepid support for the public option in the Bill. The literature he distributed makes no mention of a ...

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A Fund-Raiser for the Public Option - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

Now I need you to support HR 676 â€“Medicare for Allâ€“ for America. â€” Christopher. 2. August 20, 2009 3:13 pm Link. Rasmussen Reports shows that single-payer is profounding unpopular with the American people. These results are particularly ...

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Sam Seder Interviews Matt Taibbi on Health Care Reform | Video ...

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

Is HR 676 not being considered? Why do we stand idly by while those elected to act in our best interests do the exact opposite? Why, when commanded by corporate psychos to worship them, so many of us do just that? ...

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letter to my congressman on HR 676

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

John Culberson is a Republican piece of shit, but unfortunately, he's the congressman from my district. I wrote him a letter about HR 676, the National Healthcare Act, currently to be debated in September, and FAR superior to the plan ...

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The Plan for White Slavery | The LA Progressive

2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676. The Healthcare Debate. Mr. Becerra: Go to Washington! We Need a Hero in Health Care Reform August 19, 2009 | 2:32 pm. I met you at a town hall meeting and was so impressed with how conscientiously you listened to every person ...

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President Obama to Health Care Reform Opponents: Thou Shalt Not ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Barney Frank says single payer and public option is the best way to get there. Schiakowski wants to kill of insurance companies." Why stop there? HR 676 has 96 cosponsors. Posted by: Ryan C | Aug 19, 2009 10:30:34 PM ...

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HR 676

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

read the entirety of this. i just did, and really? it's by far one of the better health reform bills out there. especially when compared with HR3200.

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Chuck Todd thinks we support the public option just because ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

On Andrea Mitchell's show this morning, Chuck Todd was on to opine about health care reform. He said one outrageous thing and one right thing. The Toddster said that progressives might be attached to the public option because ...

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Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Single-payer as in HR 676 does that. The Weiner Amendment replaces the text of HR 3200 with the text of HR 676. When the House comes back it's time to pass this bill. President or no president. Force it through Congress and put it on ...

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Anthony Weiner Defending the Public Option on Hardball (H.R. 676 ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner Defending the Public Option on Hardball (H.R. 676) August 19, 2009; Scores dead as blasts strike central Baghdad - 19 Aug 09 August 19, 2009; Fresh: How We're Supposed to Eat August 19, 2009; Dennis Kucinich: Audit the ...

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Open Left:: I'm For the Obama Health Plan, Are Anonymous White ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

HR 676 -- socializing only the insurance -- is as big a compromise as I'm willing to make, since my values call for fully socialized medicine (education, research, pharmaceuticals, equipment, hospitals, caregivers, etc). ...

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New Mexico Independent Â» LujÃ¡n speaks to Santa Fe Reporter about ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

You can listen to Congressman Ben Ray LujÃ¡n, D-New Mexico, talk health care reform in an interview with the Santa Fe Reporter. You can get the embedded version over at SFReeper, or just download the mp3 . Some quick notes on this: ...

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Oh Bummer: Wing-Nut Mobs Provide Cover for Obama/Baucus Health ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

He was and is a co-sponsor of H.R. 676 --- single-payer "Medicare for All." Candidate Obama, by contrast, chose to play it fast and loose with a vague "universal coverage" plan that could involve an undefined "public option" -

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Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

That's our compromise position because we really want HR 676. This is one example where a Republican talking point is somewhat accurate. But the Republicans mistake progressives for Democrats. We want to lop off the head of Aetna. ...

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Unions for Single Payer Health Care : Video Â« Talking Union

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Huff TV: Roy Sekoff on AC360: On Health Care, The White House Has ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

HR 676 Single-Payer in House supported by Antony Weiner! Only 50 pages! No Loopholes! S 703 Single-Payer in Senate supported by Bernie Sanders! Only 100 pages! No Loopholes! Modifying these two Bills to meet the Public Option and the ...

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Frank Confronts Woman With Obama as Hitler Picture at Town Hall ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Luj?n speaks with the Santa Fe Reporter about health care

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

You can listen to Congressman Ben Ray Luj?n sit down with the Santa Fe Reporter. You can get the embedded version over at SFReeper, or just download the mp3. Some quick notes on this: When asked about the report that shows health care ...

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Health care bill HR 676

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

"Health care is a defining right in a democratic society." Congressman Dennis Kucinich Check out some of the tremendous benefits that the new Medicare will bring and see what you think: Every resident of the US will be covered from ...

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HR 676 Single Payer to be debated and voted on

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

As you will see, if you read this post, we ordinary people aka grassroots have some representation in Congress. Pay attention in the weeks ahead to Representative Anthony Weiner (NY-9) with HR 676 and Senator Bernie Sanders with S. 703. ...

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Wendell Potter Says 'The Fat Cats Are Winning,' This is A 'Pig of ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Now, add in ALL the Blue Dogs, the DINOs, and the DLC Corporatist Democrats that are also opposed to the HR-676 or equivalent reform legislation. NOW is the time to create a "DEAD POOL" that includes ALL of these "Speed Bumps" to ...

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Read HR 676 United States National Health Insurance Act | Nye ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Need to find and read a summary of HR 676? It is here along with the names of the co-sponsors of the bill. HR676 was introduced by Representative John Conyers.

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Fiscal Conservatism And Health Care Reform: A Bipartisan No ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

force a favorable vote on the floor of the House this Fall on H.R. 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act, a single-payer bill for all Americans; an amendment to H.R. 3200 will be introduced by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N. ...

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Swiftspeech!: I'm Convinced--H.R. 676

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

44: I choose to support H.R. 676. My decision in no way means that I feel Congressman Waxman has not accomplished a great deal for his constituents and the U.S. However, You can say, "I told you so" as often as you choose. ...

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White House Draws Line In The Sand... But Not On Public Option

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Support HR 676! It's time for the coalition that elected Obama and this Congress to rally and insist that they exercise their mandate. The Republicans can't be allowed to steal the elections again and destroy this opportunity for change ...

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Who Counts On Cloture? - Blog - OpenCongress

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Rather than another blog on the politics of politics in America and all the stuff that comes with it. I'd really like to see a blog on H.R. 25. Or on H.R. 676 as its appropriate for the subject matter. ...

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Dear Senator Schumer - onNYTurf

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

I'll admit, I'd prefer a "single payer" bill-- HR 676 or its equivalent-- but if we must compromise, then we need what amounts to an optional single payer choice. I've outlined what I think the simplest, most straightforward, ...

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CYRANO'S JOURNAL ONLINE | Obama's team cowardice and dishonesty ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Obama Calls Health Plan a 'Moral Obligation'

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

HR 676 A Bill to help all Americans will be presented on the House Floor: http://www.pnhp.org/publications/united_states_national_health_care_act_hr_676.php. S 703 a Senate Bill for Americans - Bernie Sanders Bill to Help All Americans: ...

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How Bad Is America's Healthcare Crisis? | The LA Progressive

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Oh Bummer: Will Obama's Abandonment of the Public Option Take ...

2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

Real Health Care Reform HR 676

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

... to all its citizens like most of the world enjoys. This bill puts the emphasis on actually providing health care as opposed to making profits for the wealthy CEO's and shareholders of the ProfitFirst-Health Industry Full Text of HR 676.

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The Konformist Blog: Obama On Health Care: A Comprehensive Betrayal

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

Conyers is the sponsor of HR 676, the Enhanced Medicare For All Act, which proposes the expansion of the highly successful Medicare program, along with enhancements such as dental coverage to all Americans. President Obama has admitted ...

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I Shoulda Had a Dennis Kucinich

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

Kucinich, along with Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), introduced Medicare For All as HR 676. This bill would provide citizens necessary care at a high standard of quality, as well as free choice of provider. ...

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Cannonfire

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

The alternative is, of course, Weiner's HR 676 -- single payer. (I would also vote for that, much more enthusiastically.) 676 has one big drawback: It won't pass. Even if it passed the House, how can we expect the Senate to go for 676 ...

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Balloon Juice Â» Blog Archive Â» They got money for wars, but can't ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

A new social provision on the scale of what is being discussed in HR 676, or something like HR 3200, is orders of magnitude more expensive, and more complicated. Nixon didn't bring in anything of that scale. ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Richard Trumka Gives Speech on Final ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

... who presented the Paul Wellstone Award to Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY). Massa is a co-sponsor and one of the most outspoken supporters of HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). ...

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LEAVE A LIGHT ON // Current

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

Making health insurance a public utility is exactly what HR 676 does. You should all call your representatives and demand they support HR 676, EVERY DAY. Also, show up at the town hall... â€* lookatmypix commented on Hemp: A smoothie ...

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Firedoglake Â» Early Morning Swim: Rachel on the Public Option

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

The Democrats already have a bill that addresses this it's called HR 676. Surely you know that. The California Nurses Association already did a study widely available on the internet as to how single payer actually stimulates the ...

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Truthdig - Reports - Playing Defense Isn't Working

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

The â€œpublic optionâ€* was a sure-to -be-watered-down compromise for progessives anywayâ€”they never should have agreed to keep HR 676 off the table. The civilized world does itâ€”maybe we could bring in a French or Danish Ambassador. ...

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Health Care and the Circular Firing Squad | Health and Wellness ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

I agree that every Congressperson and Senator should co-sponsor H.R.676 and work on a public option simultaneously as a fallback. My Congressman, Dave Loesack has done this. I have contacted Senator Tom Harkin's office but he has not ...

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PolicyBusters!: Health Care Reform Follies: The Obama Retreat from ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

The Weiner amendment would replace Division A of HR 3200 with the text of HR 676, the â€œU.S. National Health Care Act,â€* sponsored by Rep. John Conyers. This amendment would effectively transform HR 3200 into single-payer legislation, ...

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Public Option, Insurance Co-op, Mandatory Insurance Purchase â€“ Who ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

And that is why â€œourâ€* legislators have not even considered the single payer solution (HR 676). It was also unbelievably ironic, because that grotesque distortion occurred just a decade after the shameful, tragic renunciation of ...

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OpEdNews - A Few More Thoughts About Single-Payer and Medicare

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

Conyers' HR 676. Under pressure from the public, and groups like Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP.org) and Progressive Democrats of America (PDA), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has agreed to allow a floor vote next month on ...

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Citizens lobby for HR 676 in Washington DC

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

If you watch the mainstream press, you will hear that a single-payer health care plan will not be seriously considered by lawmakers crafting reform of the US health care system. Advocates of HR 676, the single-payer health care plan in ...

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Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com Â» Block Obama's Abject Surrender to ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

The full Medicare, single payer bill (backed by nearly ninety legislators) is H.R. 676. The go-to citizen group for your sustained engagement is singlepayeraction.org. The rest is up to you, the majority, who want to put the people ...

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From Off the Table to On the Floor of the House

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

your Member of Congress to vote "yes" on the Weiner HR 676 Amendment. On July 31 in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D, NY) sought to replace Division A of HR 3200 with the text of HR 676, ...

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Blue America and the Netroots thanks Democrats for backing the ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

Unless it's H.R. 676 where the profits are TOTALLY removed from the health reform equation, I don't trust anything this government is promoting...especially when you consider the involvement of major corporations in crafting the ...

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Derrick's Progressive News 08-18-09: Tom Hartmann Plan ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

Fortunately in September, HR 676 will go to the floor for debate and vote. The House will have a real choice between a bill written by and for special interests, versus one written by the people. We need to spread the truth at every ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Wing-Nut Mobs Provide Cover for Obama/Baucus ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

FCJ Interview with CA-10 Candidate Anthony Woods | Fog City Journal

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

In several debates, unlike his fellow Democratic challengers, Woods has not enthusiastically embraced HR 676, a federal single-payer bill that would expand Medicare coverage to all Americans. â€œWe should have started the debate at ...

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Mike Lux tries to makes sense of how the public option will pass ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

HR 676 single payer a la Medicare for all. ---. On getting a bill passed you left out one, Obama just needs to say he won't sign anything less than single payer. Something like he said in 2003, here ...

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Matt Taibbi: No Public Option Will Mean a Revolt Among ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

HR 676. Tue, 08/18/2009 - 16:23 â€” MountainMan23. Thom Hartmann wrote a Letter to Obama asking that all Americans be allowed to buy into Medicare, paying precisely what Medicare would cost for them. Suggested charging a bit extra to ...

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Compromise is not working pass HR 676

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

So it is time to drop this watered down crap in the House and Senate and to pass HR 676. It is true health care reform. It is expanding health care coverage in a medicare like system to all Americans. Will it be hard to pass, yes, ...

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It's now or never for a public option-take a stand against g ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

Single Payer HR 676. Tue, 08/18/2009 - 21:23 â€” MountainMan23. Pelosi promised Weiner to bring HR 676 to the floor of the House. And Weiner has hit the MSM, taking advantage of the White House waffle on the public option to "start from ...

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OpEdNews - From Thom Hartmann; Dear President Obama: A Modest ...

2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

In contrast to Thom's proposal, H.R. 676 does restrict peoples' choice in this sense: it eliminates private insurance by making it illegal, as I discussed in H.R. 676: a stronger public option than expected. So, yes, if they amend H.R. ...

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t r u t h o u t | Howard Dean Calls Public Option Indispensable

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

Let's not quibble. HR 676,. Tue, 08/18/2009 - 00:29 â€” Anonymous (not verified). Let's not quibble. HR 676, S703 - universal single pay - the only way to go . Email this comment ...

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AMERICA SUFFERING BUYERS REMORSE WITH OBAMA

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

It all depends on what the House does with the Weiner Amendment that substitutes HR 676(single-payer) language for the HR 3200 (public option) bill. I'm not expecting it to pass (it would require 15 Blue Dog votes), but it does set the ...

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<center>Lotus - Surviving a Dark Time</center>

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

Nancy Pelosi, after having declared single-payer was "off the table," has now promised a vote on HR 676 before the end of the year. Considering the timing (well after the "health care reform" bills are supposed to have passed) and the .

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My union health insurance premiums went up $110/month Â« The ...

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

We need a healthcare plan that works for the middle-class and that plan is H.R. 676 (the Federal plan) or House Bill 311 (the Illinois plan). To get involved with the Illinois Single-Payer Movement, please stop by the Healthcare for all ...

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Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: America Suffering Buyers Remorse ...

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

MadMikesAmerica: Politics, News, Analysis, Reviews, Pet Tips

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

I am trying to make sense of the Kucinich Bill (H.R. 676) and the Waxman's co-sponsorship of H.R. 3200 summaries. The Democrats are splintered in their support. Until the House reaches a consensus&madash;which should take a long time ...

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White House appears ready to drop public option in healthcar ...

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, supporters of single-payer -- who should have been using their precious time promoting awareness of H.R. 676 -- WASTED IT by arguing with those who wanted NO reform! So, it would seem, the diversionary tactics have worked ...

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Obama Concession on 'Public Option' Compromise Is Attempt to ...

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

The Weiner Amendment substitutes the text of HR 676 the National Healthcare Act for the current text of HR 3200, the liberal compromise with the insurance industry. See article below by liberal blogger Jane Hamsher. ...

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Memos Show Nixon's Bid to Enlist Brazil in a Coup Â« Past in Print ...

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

Ronald Reagan and Obama's Health Care Struggles -- Politics Daily

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

At the one I attended this weekend, a woman sitting near us was assaulted by a right wingnut thug who knocked her to the floor because she held up a sign that said "HR 676" on it. The police took him out. You right wingnuts should watch ...

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Push for single-payer: everybody in, nobody out - Philadelphia ...

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

Gibbs: Nothing Has Changed, We Are Still Expecting The Public ...

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

Key Blue Dog Democrat Pushes Health Insurance Co-ops (VIDEO)

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is a 50 page simple Bill that requires NO NEW Bureaucracy and gives Simple Enhanced Medicare Coverage to ALL! Support Single Payer the OPTIMAL WAY TO SAVE $TRILLIONS over 10 Years! HR 676 - Single-Payer is the ONLY TRUE REFORM! ...

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What Glenn Beck USED To Think About Health Care in The U.S. Â« WOK3

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

While I could understand the impossibility of passing H.R. 676, to not even include H.R. 3200 should let all of us know that as usual, money talks the loudest in D.C., even louder than the shouting voices at town halls. ...

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Would you support HR 676 if it meant ending the Health Care debate?

2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is a simple, easy to read, health-care bill that simply expands Medicaid to everyone who wants it. Take a few minutes to actually read the text. This was the bill Progressives (Kucinich and the Green Party) backed. ...

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This is dedicated to our fine Democrats in Congress and our strong ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

By hipparchia on Sun, 08/16/2009 - 10:51pm. [about abortion]. her campaign sent me emails asking for money, i always wrote back and said i'll send you money if you'll support hr 676. Â» Login or register to post comments ...

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Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

While all that is going on, we should give up on HR 676 and put all that effort into passing single-payer in Pennsylvania (and other states where it is remotely feasible). My advice is based on my best assessment of the political ...

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MyDD :: UPDATED-Healthcare: On bad negotiation and blood in the water

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

Though I would prefer HR 676, you are fooling yourself if you think the GOP couldn't gain traction with "The government will make you give up the insurance you have." There are a significant number of insured people who haven't yet been .

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Firedoglake Â» Jan Schakowsky's Constituents Demand A Public Option ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

Loo Hoo, we'll have to throw everyone out who doesn't vote for HR 676 because there's no robust public option plan on the floor of either House. If you want to threaten Congresspersons, you have to use not voting HR 676, Medicare for ...

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NJ Rep. Frank Pallone & Bill Pascrell Work for Private Health Care ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

Frank Pallone (NJ-6th), more than five times to persuade him to cosponsor the single payer, universal health care bill in the House of Representatives â€“ HR 676. But to no avail, I received some baloney excuse that Rep. ...

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t r u t h o u t | The Brutal Truth About America's Healthcare

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner (NY-9) introduced an amendment to President Obama's healthcare reform bill (HR 3200) to replace it with HR 676, the single-payer bill, and Speaker Pelosi pledged to bring it to a debate and vote on the full House floor in ...

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Kathleen Sebelius: The public option is "not the essential element ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was at a forum at Indiana University Southeast in May, attended by nearly 200 supporters of Single-Payer Health-Care (HR 676). Rep. John Conyers stated that the 60+ Congressional members who have signed on to support Single-Payer, ...

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Say What? Sebelius Touts Public Option on 'This Week', Throws It ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

Rachel Maddow Unmasks Dick Armey's Radical Opinion: 'Medicare is ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

It is a very successful and efficient program (except for the Republican Part D), which is precisely why the least we should have is Medicare for all as in HR 676. The Republicans and the Blue Dogs know that and are trying to scare the ...

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My Letter to Obama Â« Justice Today

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

While I am disappointed that single payer is not being seriously considered outside of HR 676, I am also pragmatic and understand that our nation is years away from being able to intelligently consider its merit. ...

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Trumka Tells Netroots Nation: â€œMy Preference Is Single Payerâ€*

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

the most outspoken supporters of HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Trumka will return to Pittsburgh in mid September for the AFL-CIO Convention where he is expected to be elected ...

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RIP: Public Option Â« The Confluence

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

We need them to hold a press conference and they need to let the American people that they support Medicare, Social Security and they are still working towards HR 676 Single Payer! As it stands now, if they stay silent they are ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Trumka to Netroots Nation: Keep Telling the Truth

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

rochesterturning.com Â» Blog Archive Â» Asking for help from Blue ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

Weiner's amendment would replace the text of HR 3200 with HR 676. So many have been drinking the Kool-aid of , â€œ676 is dead in the waterâ€*. Now it's time to show that the US can keep up with the rest of the world by providing healthcare ..

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Has Sebelius Made It Official? Says public plan not "essential ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

The article takes nearly a full tabloid page in the paper and is followed by a shorter article entitled "Tiny steps for single-payer" which discusses the plan to allow a vote on HR 676 (or whatever) in the full House, as well as the ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Sebelius: Public Health Care Option ...

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

HR-676 will be allowed a vote on the floor of the House. It will not pass, but getting a strong vote helps move the debate so that reform might actually help citizens. Bookmark and Share. Labels: health care reform, HR-676, ...

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Grassley Clarifies 'Death Panel' Position

2009-08-16T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is a 50 page simple Bill that requires NO NEW Bureaucracy and gives Simple Enhanced Medicare Coverage to ALL! They add MORE "DUCT-TAPED" LOOPHOLES than they FIX! Support Single Payer the OPTIMAL WAY TO SAVE $TRILLIONS over 10 ...

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Blue Dogs, America Needs Your Help to Pass HR 676

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

Rather, Iâ€™m referring to HR 676, also known as the United States National Health Care Act. HR 676, which provides true universal health coverage for all Americans, is based on a single-payer system and is modeled after Medicare. ...

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NYC Local of the Socialist Party USA: A Socialist Attends a Town ...

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

Always be willing and able to explain the benefits of HR 676, in comparison to the false options of the other proposals. Flyers with basic information on single-payer can be placed at local establishments such as coffee shops, ...

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Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is a 50 page simple Bill that requires NO NEW Bureaucracy and gives Simple Enhanced Medicare Coverage to ALL! Support Single Payer the OPTIMAL WAY TO SAVE $TRILLIONS over 10 Years! They adds MORE â€œDUCT-TAPEDâ€* LOOPHOLES than they ...

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The Daily Fuel: The Problem with Ralph Nader and the Insanity of ...

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

Yes, those who frequent certain websites and who spend a considerable amount of time scouring the Internet for real news can always find an insightful article by Nader, like this one, in which he asks people to support H.R 676, ...

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A Few More Thoughts About Single-Payer and Medicare - Care2 News ...

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 would be a dream-come-true even in Canada. There are a few things in this bill that Canadians used to have before the slash and burn techniques from our "Right and Centre" governments. That being said, I don't know what ...

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Obama's Health Care is About Zionist Profit Care- RALPH NADER ...

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

And he's not going to have much left, given the rebellion in his own ranks by the right-wing Democrats, even to put forth what he is proposing, which is a huge step backward from HR 676, which was the single-payer bill that he was on ...

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Kucinich Predicts Retreat On Health Care Reform - Democratic ...

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

Payer. Said it as if he was talking to me and others who want HR 676. He also said that he feels the insurance companies should be in the mix. Said some things today I do not agree with. ...

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AMERICANS SHOULD BE ANGRY / WE'RE BEING RUN OVER AGAIN

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

I urge all Americans who support real health reform to contact Congress members in support of single-payer (HR 676). Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2009/08/14.html. Freelance Alternative Press Online columnist and ...

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â€œNow Make Me Do Itâ€* Â« Chrisy58's Weblog

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

Blue Dogs, America Needs Your Help to Pass HR 676 | Rollover USA ...

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

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What Happened to Obama Nation? Â« The Confluence

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

President Obama needs to know what Real Health Care Reform looks like and why we can't wait another 16 years to get it. HR 676 Single Payer, Everyone In, Nobody Out, It's All American, just like gran's Medicare! ...

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Bad Attitudes: Obama's No FDR

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

Anderson Cooper is Shocked That the Insurance Industry is Feeding ...

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

HR 676 ("MediCare For All Act") is one plan that will be voted on the Floor of the House of Representatives this Fall. HR 676 will: .. provide all individuals residing in the United States and in U.S. territories with free health care ...

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HR 676 Full Text | Gather

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

Aug 15, 2009 Text of HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act Th.

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Advantages of HR 676 & S 703 - The Single Payer, Enhanced Medicare ...

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

single-payer solution Posted By The Liberal Voice. Advantages of HR 676 & S 703 - The Single Payer, Enhanced Medicare for All Alternative | AfterDowningStreet.org Shared via AddThis.

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HR 676 Full Text

2009-08-15T00:00:00Z

Text of HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act This version: Introduced in House. This is the original text . . .

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Workers' Press: Town Hall Mayhem Heats up Healthcare Reform Debate

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

While media outlets like CBS, The New York Times and Yahoo! have consistently shown for years that 2/3 of Americans want a publicly run, single-payer national health service (like the proposals in H.R. 676 or S.B. 703), ...

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Storm'n Norm'n: I SUPPORT THE GUY WHO WROTE THIS

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

Congressman Wexler is one of the biggest supporters of this bill as well as, even worse, HR 676. Why should he care about our businesses, our seniors or our children in District 19 and Florida , he doesn't even live here. ...

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The Big Dog talks to Netroots Nation about how to keep the ...

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

John Olver here in Western Massachusetts, he let us know that when H.R. 676 is debated and voted on in September that there MIGHT be 180 voting "yes". Obviously that's not enough to pass H.R. 676..."Medicare for All". ...

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Bill Clinton: The Time Is Now - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

Tabby Biddle: Healthcare: It's a You-and-Me World

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

That is what is in the HR 676 bill that will finally be debated on the house floor and voted on. Call your congress person and tell them to support HR 676 (as well as the Kucinich amendment for state's rights to enact single payer). ...

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Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: Americans Should Be Angry--We're ...

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

I urge all Americans who support real health reform to contact Congress members in support of single-payer (HR 676) Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2009/08/14.html. Freelance Alternative Press Online columnist and ...

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Docudharma:: That's It! Obama's Sell-Outs and Give-Aways To Health ...

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

We ought to insist on a floor vote on HR 676, and demand that our representatives support it. We also have to demand that states be free to pursue their own single payer experiments. (Emphasis mine) ...

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Zack Cooper: English Healthcare in the US Reform Debate: Setting ...

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

Please, sir, read H.R. 676, the Medicare for All bill as co-sponsored by 80 US Congressmen. It is a 27 page bill, it accounts for funding, and it treats everybody. Everybody in, nobody out. It phases itself in over 15 years. ...

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Cafferty File: Is President Obama Meeting Your Expectations ...

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

But the way it is now he started out with a private insurance ass-kissing program and at the end of the process the CBO will score H.R. 676 but by then it will be too late to convince the American Public of anything. ...

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How American Health Care Killed My Father

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

Health insurance is another big problem--we're much better off with single payer HR-676--cut the waste and provide Medicare for ALL. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 01:25 AM on 08/15/2009. - + BruceHNV I'm a Fan of BruceHNV I'm a ...

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26 Dems: Public Option on Life Support? Can Single-Payer September ...

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

Weiner goes through," then the single-payer bill, H.R. 676 would replace it. Graap adds that it is time to talk reality about costs and coverage. He said that "single payer is the most conservative, fiscally responsible way to meet our ...

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Dissident Voice : A Socialist Attends a Town Hall Health Care Meeting

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

It turned out that few of the Obamacare advocates I spoke with had even heard of HR 676, but were very interested to learn more. It became apparent that the near silence I experienced after asking Congressman Murphy about single-payer ...

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Live From Netroots Nation â€“ Day 2 : Delaware Liberal

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

The single payer advocates (HR 676) are out in force. I haven't seen any Obama = Hitler signs yet. Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak in a forum. Unfortunately it's not a debate, each one is speaking separately. I think we'll get a chance to ...

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Keith Young Recommends Â» Tough questions on health care

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

People in United States should get behind, and support, HR 676. If you don't know what it is learn about it! GM & Ford are going bankrupt because of the rising cost of health care. If United States had single-payer system, the companies ...

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Greens: Dems' town hall meetings & phony health reform deserve ...

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

Congress members in support of single-payer (HR 676). â€¢ Greens mourn the deaths of two single-payer heroes: Marilyn Clement and Nick Skala. WASHINGTON, DC â€” Green Party leaders spoke out today against the ...

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At Netroots, Howard Dean says exluding single-payer was a mistake ...

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

Outside the convention center in Pittsburgh, a number of protesters have been carrying signs promoting John Conyers' (D-Mich) single-payer bill, HR 676. Inside, many of the bloggers and advocates I've spoken with have expressed their ...

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Why HR 676, Medicare For All, is the best option

2009-08-14T00:00:00Z

HR 676, Medicare For All, and return to the Hill-Burton Hospital Act standard of before the enacrment of the HMO Law could start to turn us away from the murderous health bill proposed under this administration.

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Canvassing for HR 676 in Terre Haute | Corrente

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

TERRE HAUTE â€” As the Congressional battle over health care looms, some local organizers are heating up their efforts to advocate for major health care reform. Two groups have been collecting signatures in support of HR 676, ...

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Tiahrt at Topeka town hall | CJOnline.com

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

HR 676 would cover every person for all necessary medical care including prescription drugs, hospital, surgical, outpatient services, primary and preventive care, emergency services, dental, mental health, home health, physical therapy, ...

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A Few More Thoughts About Single-Payer and Medicare | The Smirking ...

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

There Are Two Types of Single Payer - Politics & Current Affairs Forum

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

In the best interest of this nation now floundering over what to do about health care, please support H.R.676/S.703 as the far better of the two Single Payer plans and first step toward dealing with providing affordable health care for ...

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I R a member of the press! | Corrente

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

When I started asking in more detail about whether this meant a straight substitution of HR 676 for HR 3200, and that I'd heard about Dingell's bill, and ... that was when they started trying to figure who to transfer me to. ...

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GOP Senate Leader Acknowledges He Hasn't Read Full Health Care Bill

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

A better bill: HR-676 http://www.pnhp.org/. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 07:52 PM on 08/13/2009. - + wonketteRAWKS I'm a Fan of wonketteRAWKS I'm a fan of this user 8 fans permalink ...

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The Socialist WebZine: A Socialist Attends a Town Hall Health Care ...

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

HR 676 or The Health Care Tyranny will Continueâ€¦

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

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Tiahrt takes in anti-govt sentiment | CJOnline.com

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

rochesterturning.com Â» Blog Archive Â» Peter Mott, MD - Why single ...

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

The â€œsingle payerâ€* proposal is easiest to understand by looking at the bill now in Congress called HR 676 or â€œMedicare for All.â€* Everyone would be covered. We would have free choice of doctor and hospital. All needed services would be .

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ProgressNow Colorado | Michele Swenson's Blog: Small Window of ...

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

Another small window of opportunity for a congressional debate and vote on the single payer bill (HR 676) will open next month. In response to Rep. Anthony Wiener's (D-NY) proposed amendment for HR 676 in the House Energy & Commerce ...

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Terre Haute News, Terre Haute, Indiana- TribStar.com - Health care ...

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

HR 676 was introduced by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., and currently has 85 co-sponsors in the house. The two advocacy groups say the bill would expand and improve Medicare to create a single-payer national health care system. ...

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Taking the FDL Challenge: Whip the Blue Dogs! [day 4] | Corrente

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

I added the hashtags #hc09 for health care 2009 and #HR676 for [obviously] HR 676. If you click on any hashtag in any tweet, it brings up a list of all the tweets that have that hashtag. Feel free to add other hashtags if you like, ...

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Obama On Health Care: A Comprehensive Betrayal â€“ Where Do We Go ...

2009-08-13T00:00:00Z

There Are Two Types of Single Payer

2009-08-12T00:28:47Z

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I feel I must speak out for those who believe our current Medicare system is a success and that the coverage in that system should be extended to all Americans. I have Medic

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Single-payer advocate criticizes Obama, Dems : Augusta Free Press

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

They are the 86 Democrats signed on to HR 676, also known as Medicare for All, a true single-payer bill . Among those 86 is Virginia's own Bobby Scott. I wish we could claim a few more signatures; Jim Moran is sympathetic but not a ...

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Murkowski Rebuts Palin: Don't "Gin Up Fear" With Death Panel Lies

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

HR 676 in House and S 705 in Senate! Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:17 PM on 08/12/2009. - + KillgoreTrout43 I'm a Fan of KillgoreTrout43 I'm a fan of this user 29 fans permalink. Comoe on now! Don't start scrubbing my posts. ...

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Montana LIUNA Local Endorses HR 676

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Laborersâ€™ Union Local 1686 has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The union is a part of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA). ...

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Progressives Should be shutting Down These So-Called 'Town ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Health Scare or Health Care Reform? Inside Susan Davis' Town Hall ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

True health care reform- Universal Coverage/Single Payer is languishing in the House in the form of HR 676. http://www.hr676.org/. Davis addressed the cost issue by pointing out the long term savings associated with the bill's emphasis ...

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On Truth: Blue Cross and Blue Dog Democrats: Reflections on ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

"Well, there are a group of 85 members of the House who support single-payer bill HR 676. They are all Democrats and unfortunately it's not a real serious effort. And it's not a real serious effort because, unlike the Blue Dogs - and ...

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Common Man News: Reflections on "Health Reform" Under "The ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

John Conyers' (D-MI) HR 676, a bill that would transcend corporate-managed health-care ridiculousness by introducing a basic single-payer health insurance system. Under the "Canadian" (and Australian and New Zealand-esque) single payer ...

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Greens: Dems' Town Hall Meetings & Phony Health Reform Deserve ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Greens urge Americans who support real health reform to contact Congress members in support of single-payer (HR 676). â€¢ Greens mourn the deaths of two single-payer heroes: Marilyn Clement and Nick Skala ...

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Open Left:: Obama vs. Obama on Single Payer

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Of course Farr is a cosponsor of H.R.676 (Medicare for All), so it was actually a germane point. But she didn't manage to phrase it as a question, so Farr didn't really respond. A large majority in the hall favored reform and a majority ...

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Reader Rant: No Homes for Dog-Owners?

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

She is NOT supporting HR 676 ... Catherine on Reader Rant: No Homes for Dog-Owners? We had a hard time as well and were frustrated that such a dog-friendly area is so un-dog friendly for ... jon on Reader Rant: No Homes for Dog-Owners? ...

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Rachel Maddow Show: Wendell Potter on the Health Care Industry ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Even though he is aware that Conyers H.R. 676 will come to a full House vote in September, even after the C.B.O. has scored the bill (and members of Physicians for a National Health Program feel confident that the scoring will show it ...

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Campaign Silo Â» Yvette Clarke ALMOST Takes the Pledge

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Yvette Clarke is a cosponsor of H.R. 676. She lives in a D+38 district. If 76% of Americans support a public plan, the people who live in Rep. Clarke's district undoubtedly support one overwhelmingly. It's great that Rep. ...

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Change you CANNOT trust | Cyrano's Journal's Dispatch

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Inc. 500 Winner: Northern Capital Insurance Tops List Of America's ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

A money machine for the EL1TES! 306 Million People Should Self-Insure their Health Care! Big Corporations do it all the TIME to avoid the SCAM! Single-Payer is SELF-INSURANCE of 306 Million people! HR 676 in House and S 705 in Senate! ...

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HR 676 Resolutions submitted to AFL-CIO Convention Â« Talking Union

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

From South Carolina to Alaska and California to Vermont over 40 labor organizations have sent in resolutions calling on the AFL-CIO Convention to endorse HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers ...

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Oh Bummer: Obama On Health Care: A Comprehensive Betrayal â€“ Where ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Richmond Greens Â» Greens: Democrats' town meetings on health care ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

... whether Democrats or Republicans win the health care debate, Americans will lose, say GreensGreens urge Americans who support real health reform to contact Congress members in support of single-payer (HR 676)Greens mourn the deaths ...

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For Nick Â« Illinois Media Progressives

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

Nick Skala, former principal researcher for PNHP, law student, contributor to both IL H.B. 311, and H.R. 676, close friend and confidant of Dr. Quentin Young, died suddenly on Sunday. He was a good egg. ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Here Are the Real Facts on the Proposed Health ...

2009-08-12T00:00:00Z

The House will be voting on HR 676 (single payer) in September. Contact your repentatives now and tell them to support it. It's our best chance to get â€œchange we can believe in.â€* mistybeige on 12.08.2009 at 14:13 (Reply) ...

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Taking the Hamsher Challenge: Whip the Blue Dogs! [day 3] | Corrente

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

who thought that. everybody in the whole health care deform drama has been obfuscatory to one degree or another, so it's hard to tell sometimes. for now, i've resolved to keep typing hr 676 til they pry my keyboard from my cold dead ...

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Left in the West:: Rep. Anthony Weiner: 'The CBO is performing a ...

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

He said that the vote on Single Payer HR 676 will be much more effective when they have this analysis in hand, to be able to compare it with the other plans being discussed. This is very good news because it will give us all more ...

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Dobbs Sort Of Sorry For Saying Dean Could Be Stopped With "Stake ...

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

While I wish Dr. Dean would support HR-676, as this would save us money and lives far more than what he's advocating, I do think he's trying to help and he has a good heart. Reading this makes me so sad, Lou Dobbs is a meanie! ...

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Action Needed - HR 676 to be voted upon in Sept. Act Now

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the strength of the single payer healthcare movement, HR 676 will be voted upon in September. NOW is the time to contact your legislators for a yes vote on single payer. You can contact them by letter, by phone, by attending ...

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Swiftspeech!: These "town meetings" are really nothing but ...

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

Health Care Reform and Me - HR 676

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

I attended yesterday's meeting at the Loyola Park Fieldhouse on healthcare reform. It was a friendly crowd whose biggest issue was single-payer vs public option. After the usual chest thumping by Moore, Fagus and James we got down to ...

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Progressives Should be Shutting Down These So-Called 'Town ...

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

Progressives Should be Shutting Down These So-Called 'Health Care ...

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

Mike's Blog Roundup | Crooks and Liars

2009-08-11T00:00:00Z

The House just ordered the Congressional Budget Office to do an analysis of Conyers H.R. 676 so Congress members would have the stats prior to the full House debate/vote on H.R. 676 coming up next month: ...

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Durbin Says He's Open to a Bill That Does Not Include a Public ...

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 (what Obama "used to" support) will be coming up for a full vote in the House next month! We are now living in The United States of Corporate America evietoo. And "progressives" don't have a seat at that table. Ever. ...

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Health Care's Biggest Money-Wasters

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

In House HR 676 - Single Payer and in Senate S 705 - Single Payer! Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 08:15 PM on 08/10/2009. - + PhilipTaylor I'm a Fan of PhilipTaylor I'm a fan of this user 350 fans permalink ...

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Pachyderm Points: Massa Declares He'll Vote Against Our Interests

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

Well he's a supporter of H.R. 676,which is a far more liberal healthcare bill. This is for single payer healthcare, which gets us to socialized medicine immediately. We shouldn't be surprised he campaigned even out in California in ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Reply to critics of â€œBait and switch ...

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

Will HCAN and Hacker put out a call to their followers to do all they can to win the floor vote on HR 676 this fall? Or will they give lip service to HR 676 and sit on their hands? When the 2009 session of Congress ends, ...

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Progressive Democrats of America Blog Â» Many HR 676 Resolutions ...

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

Rep. John Conyers, Jr., on HR 676, at Capitol Hill Rally

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

John Conyers, Jr., on HR 676, at Capitol Hill Rally On Thursday, July 30, 2009, advocates for a Single Payer Healthcare system (Medicare Expanded for All) stormed Capitol HIll, in Washington, DC This date marks the 44th birthday of the. ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Here's How One Union Community Took Back a Town ...

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

We need to push for HR 676 and a single payer system that saves administrative costs and provides real care. Otherwise we'll get a phony reform that just lines the pockets of corporate CEOs at our expense. ...

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If Medicare for Everyone is So Bad, Why Does Every Nation Who Has ...

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is essentially Single Payer Health Insurance modeled on Medicare. It has been around since 2003. (So at least it could not be called Obamacare.) I am throwing my support to that proposal and would urge anyone interested in a fair ...

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Taking the Hamsher Challenge: Whip the Blue Dogs! [day 2] | Corrente

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

Now to start showing up at Blue Dogs' Town Halls, wearing T-shirts that say Vote YES on HR 676, if you have to. If you get the chance to ask a question, and you should try very hard to get that chance, ask: Will you vote YES on HR 676? ...

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Mike Lux: What Should Obama's Strategy For the August Recess Be?

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

Obama's only choice right now for effective REFORM is to reboot the entire process -- start with hearings on HR 676 (medicare for all) and work from there. Of course, that assumes that Obama wants real health care reform, ...

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Kucinich on the Kucinich Amendment Â« Donna Darko

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

Support HR3200, HR 676, Senate bill 703 and the HR3200 Kucinich Amendment. Join Paulie Abeles and Lynette Long for Sins of Omission tonight at 9PM EST. Looks like Lynette is back from her much-deserved vacation. Tonight they discuss sex ...

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Tikkun Daily Blog Â» Blog Archive Â» Only YOU Can Save Health Care ...

2009-08-10T00:00:00Z

The only rational alternative is Single Payer, as promoted by Bernie Sanders in the Senate and John Conyers in the House HR 676. But this will not have a chance against the tens of millions of dollars being spent by the insurance ...

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Stop Complaining about Right-Wing Protests! The Left Should be (Re ...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

I'd rather see Obama support H.R. 676 with his full power and some fire in the belly, and fail, rather than see some screwy plan for health reform that just further enriches the insurance and drug industries, and turns out to be no more ...

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Rep. John Conyers, Jr., on HR 676, at Capitol Hill Rally

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

Dennis Kucinich-HealthCare briefing in Washington, DC -Video

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

... initiatives at the national and state level. Tell your congressional representative and Democratic Leaders in Congress to support the Kucinich amendment to HR 3200. Tell your congressional representative to support HR 676. ...

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Single Minded Women Â» Blog Archive Â» SMW Single Women, Single ...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

Under H.R. 676, a family of four making the median income of $56200 would pay about $2700 in payroll tax for all health care costs. No deductibles, no co-pays, no worrying about catastrophic coverage. ...

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CYRANO'S JOURNAL ONLINE | Some Single Payer Advocates Want Obama ...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

RUSSELL MOKHIBER: Well, there are a group of 85 members of the House who support single-payer bill HR 676. They are all Democrats and unfortunately it's not a real serious effort. And it's not a real serious effort because, ...

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Hillary Is 44 Â» Blog Archive Â» Dumb White People, Death Panels ...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

He's also one of the most consistently progressive members of the House, chairman of the Judiciary Committee and author of single payer health care bill H.R. 676 â€“ legislation the White House has done its best to smother. ...

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August 14 Deadline for Single Payer Resolutions to AFL-CIO ...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

Single Payer vs. Public Option: What Makes The Grade? ~ Random ...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

There are currently two major bills in Congress right now that could bring single payer health care to the USA: H.R 676: United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) and S. 703: ...

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Matthew Dowd: GOP Playing With Fire On Health Care

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

I support HR 676, it is the best bill out there. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 09:21 PM on 08/09/2009. - + New senorlou I'm a Fan of senorlou I'm a fan of this user 40 fans permalink. I love it when Republicans talk about ...

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One Penny Sheet Â» Dennis Kucinich-HealthCare briefing in ...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

Tell your congressional representative and Democratic Leaders in Congress to support the Kucinich amendment to HR 3200. Tell your congressional representative to support HR 676. via YouTube â€“ Dennis Kucinich-HealthCare briefing in ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Dennis Kucinich-Health Care briefing ...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

Tell your congressional representative and Democratic Leaders in Congress to support the Kucinich amendment to HR-3200. Tell your congressional representative to support HR-676 rate it up at YouTube. Bookmark and Share ...

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Firedoglake Â» Sunday Talking Heads: August 9, 2009

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

and this one that will pressure Blue Dog Democrat Mike Ross to get his conservative coalition to get HR 676 enacted. http://bit.ly/single_payer_ross. Read our blog http://blog.democratz.org. Reply. maximus7 August 9th, 2009 at 3:49 am ...

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lets do the math...

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

John Conyers (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Anthony Wiener (D-NY), and 83 other members of the House are pushing a bill, HR 676, which would do exactly what I'm suggesting -- expanding Medicare to cover everyone. ...

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Frank Rich: Is Obama Punking Us?

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

Clearly, the HR 676 and S703 are the way to go! So there is REAL HOPE for CHANGE that helps all Americans! S 703 a Senate Bill for Americans: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s111-703. HR 676 a House Bill for Americans: ...

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Back Door to Obama-care Discovered Â« Randy's Right

2009-08-09T00:00:00Z

H.R.676. Title: To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/26/2009) Cosponsors (86 ...

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Single-Payer Healthcare | Nye - Gateway to Nevada's Rurals

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

111TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION HR 676 To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery,

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Apple Eating Notes: Health care reform needs single payer to make ...

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

Congressman John Conyers, sponsor of single-payer proposal H.R. 676, was asked earlier this year what it would take to get single-payer legislation passed in the current political arena. Mr. Conyers answer: "nuclear weaponry. ...

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Mirror On America: The Healthcare Fight: Where the Battle Lines ...

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

Rep. Mike Ross on Thursday boasted about how his Blue Dog coalition "held the [health care] bill hostage in committee for 10 days" and prevented a single player plan. We ensured that if there is a government option, it will be just that ...

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Drug Industry Payback For White House Surrender: $150 Million In ...

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

You can read them for yourselfâ€¦ HR 676 http://www.pnhp.org/docs/nhi_bill_final1.pdf. HR 3200 http://energycommerce.house.gov/Press_111/20090714/aahca.pdf. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 05:26 AM on 08/10/2009 ...

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When Some Think That Freedom of Speech Means This, Then Freedom is ...

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

H.R.676, the single-payer initiative would be a tough sell to a country this misinformed, but H.R. 3200 might have a chance. Of course, what will probably happen is that any legislation that actually makes it through the Senate and the ...

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What's Not So: Don't unplug Granny to plug in healthcos

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

DEMAND single payer Medicare For All, HR 676. Rep. Anthony Weiner a week ago extracted a committment from Waxman and Pelosi allowing him to put it on the floor of the full House for debate and vote. See the 2-minute video of this ...

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Millions Illegal Immigrants Will Be Covered. Democrats Lie To Us ...

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

Wilkow Cracks Case: Millions of Illegal Immigrants Will Be Covered. Democrats Lie To Us, HR 676! of. Posted on 08 August 2009 by Newzworth. icon for podpress Andrew Wilkow Busts Democrats Lie About Illegal Immigrants Coverage [7:38m]: ...

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Reply to critics of â€œBait and switch: How the â€˜public optionâ€™ was ...

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

In the House, single-payer legislation, HR 676, has been rammed back onto the table, thanks to hell-raising by the single-payer movement, including the arrests of some brave doctors and nurses who disrupted hearings in the Senate ...

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Hillbilly Report:: Single-Payer Is Still the Best Solution

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 is single-payer or "expanded medicaire". If Americans were serious about real reform to healthcare it would be the way we would go. It has the most benefits for the most Americans as any plan: ...

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Dennis Kucinich: Health Insurance Companies Have a Death Grip on ...

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

Tell your congressional representative and Democratic Leaders in Congress to support the Kucinich amendment to HR 3200. Tell your congressional representative to support HR 676. more about â€œDennis Kucinich: Health Insurance Comâ€¦ ...

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Nancy Pelosi Needs To Apologize : NO QUARTER

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

The single payer/expansion of medicare for all bill, HR 676, has been viewed by less than 10000 people, 28% indicate support. This bill, introduced by Conyers (D, MI), has 86 cosponsors. The bills share three sponsors in common. ...

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TAKE ACTION: Speak Up For Health Care Reform Â« Onely: Single and Happy

2009-08-08T00:00:00Z

When the House reconvenes, our representatives will finally be voting on H.R. 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act, which would create a single-payer health care system for all Americans. A health care system that ...

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It's Time for Obama to Lead on Single Payer: HR 676 Â« OntheWilderSide

2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner (D-NY), would effectively remove the entire existing health plan and replace it with the text of H.R. 676, Rep. John Conyers' single-payer legislation. ( click here to see the text of the amendment). ...

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Morning Widdershins: â€œTHE FAMILYâ€* Â« The Widdershins

2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

I personally support HR 676 Single Payer, Everyone In, Nobody Out, It's All American, just like gran's MEDICARE (based on the same model and would give seniors dental care and other benefits they currently don't have). ...

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HR 676 SINGLE PAYER is the only health care solution that can ...

2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

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Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community

2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

First, advocating that the Democratic Caucus vote on record for the Anthony Wiener substitute amendment (HR 676) to the House bill and the Sanders bill in the Senate as a "show of strength" for healthcare reform. ...

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The Single Payer Solution - The WashingtonWatch.com Blog

2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

The petition supports H.R. 676, the United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act. According to its authors, it would provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States ...

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Health Insurers and Their Pavlovian Ideologues Disrupt Health Care ...

2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

Have you read HR 676? It is a Draconian bill that would require that every single provider covered under its Oh-So-Benign auspices convert into a nonprofit or public entity within 15 years. Further, it doesn't really address many of the ...

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"Insurance Companies Make Me Sick" - Care2 News Network

2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

Gather your courage, get up off your behinds, quit moaning and whining and fight for single-payer heatlhcare HR 676. The House is going to debate it and and vote on it in September. This is our chance to stop private insurance companies ...

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Real Health Care Reform - Universal Single-Payer - Progressive ...

2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

On January 26, 2009, HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act was introduced in the House "To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, ...

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Insur-Animals #1 | Nationwide Insurance

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

If congress passes HR 676 (universal single-payer health INSURANCE), all hospitals and doctors' offices will remain private/non-profit and untouched and we will be able to see any of them we want. It will allow us ALL access to ...

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Tampa Town Hall On Health Care Reform Disrupted By Violence (VIDEO)

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

http://bit.ly/HR676 to pressure a big Republican contributor to get HR 676 enacted into law. http://bit.ly/single_payer_ross to pressure Blue Dog Mike Ross to get the conservative Democrats to enact HR 676 into law ...

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Best Health Care Industry Lobbying Money Can Buy

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Single-Payer Health Care To Get House Vote | Smoke Break

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner (D-NY), would effectively remove the entire existing health plan and replace it with the text of H.R. 676, Rep. John Conyers' single-payer legislation. (click here to see the text of the amendment). ...

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Greens to attend 'Medicare: Made In America' rally on July 30 ...

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Balloon Juice Â» Blog Archive Â» Report from a local town hall

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Some of the supporters of government health care were identified by signs supporting HR 676. A few of the opponents sported yellow t-shirts and caps emblazoned with wesurroundrochester.com, which marked them as Glenn Beck followers. ...

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White House: Reconciliation "Certainly Out There" As Health Care ...

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

I'll agree with you on this point, but you know where I stand with HR-676,I'm for it as it will save billions, and everyone will be covered. No more death and suffering because one can't afford this rotten system--and other benefits to ...

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Grant Lawrence--Bodhi Thunder: 16000 Physicians Urge Medicare for ...

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Weiner's amendment would delete most of the language of in the House bill and instead substitute language from H.R. 676, the single-payer bill introduced by Reps. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). ...

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TWENTIETH EDITION - AUGUST 6, 2009

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

John Conyer's HR 676. the U.S. National Health Insurance Act, is no longer even mentioned on the television news shows nor is it seriously discussed in Congress. President Obama predicted in 2003 that such a plan would be enacted by the ...

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Real Health Care Reform â€“ Universal Single Payer by The Daily Crock

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

On January 26, 2009, HR 676: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act was introduced in the House â€œTo provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, ...

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Bugs 'n features | Corrente

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Have you noticed how, in their better moments, bloggers often define what they mean when they say "public option" / "strong public option" / "robust public option"? That's not necessary when you say "Medicare for All,

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Townhalls Gone Wild! â€” The Commerical : Delaware Liberal

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Conyers is of course a progressive and author of HR 676 the single payer bill before Congress. Progressives will not support any plan that comes from the Congress/Senate without a Public Option, single payer. ...

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On a Plane Ride Home from Paris Sitting Next to a Douchebag With ...

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

And H.R. 676 was already written. All he had to say was "I'm for H.R. 676". Right now the cheapest health insurance policy I can find is $1700/month. So if health care reform gives me $2500 a year it wont even make a dent in that ...

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Chicago Rules | TPMCafe

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Holding my breath until I turn blue or Congress passes HR 676 sounds suicidal to me if the goal is to begin transforming health care into something that stops killing us. Posted by jason everett miller in reply to a comment from ARG in ...

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Action Alert! Please call, fax or email your representative on ...

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Who's Holding Doctors Back? (Universal Health Care - Change.org)

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

We're told that the government, as empowered in HR 3200 and the Senate Health Education Labor and Pension bill, or in HR 676, the Medicare for All bill, will just get in the way. Interesting. This video first made the rounds of the Web ...

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One Penny Sheet Â» Single-Payer: From Off-the-Table to On-the-Floor

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner, (D-NY) willâ€¦make a motion before the House Energy & Commerce Committee toâ€¦replace H.R. 3200 [the hybrid, "public option plan] with H.R. 676 â€” single payer Medicare for All.â€* In exchange for Weiner's agreemen

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Let's Make A Deal! White House Has Egg on Face After Admitting ...

2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

HR 676 prohibits insurance companies from offering a policy that duplicates the Expanded Medicare Program. It extends basic health care to ALL residents of the US and its territories. It MANDATES bargaining bulk purchase prices for all ...

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The BRAD BLOG : Single-Payer: From Off-the-Table to On-the-Floor

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

In exchange for Weiner's agreement to withdraw his amendment during the House Energy and Commerce Committee health care markup session, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) promised to permit Weiner to bring H.R. 676 to a vote on the House ...

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Know Your Opposition: Mimi Signor | St. Louis Tea Party

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, the precursor to HR 3200 (Obama Care) was HR 676 (The United States National Health Insurance Act), introduced by Congressman John Conyers to the 109th Congress. HR 676 was to "provide a univeral, comprehensive, single-payer ...

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The Fight to Keep Single-Payer Healthcare Alive

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, talk about HR 676, the single payer bill he co-authored with Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan. â€œHastert Countryâ€* recently turned blue with the election of Democrat Bill Foster, but conservative ideas still dominate ...

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Report on July 30th Rally, Medicareâ€™s 44th Birthday

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

David Scheiner, Obamaâ€™s personal physician of 22 years who is calling for President to enact Medicare for all, State Senator Jim Ferlo who gathered over 100 signatures from fellow state legislators in support of HR 676, Terry Oâ€™Neil, ...

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Spirit of Haymarket: Hundreds hear Kucinich at Illinois Healthcare ...

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

John Conyers, D-Mich., in sponsoring H.R. 676, a House bill that would essentially create improved Medicare for all. He, along with Conyers, is among 60 members of the House who have signed a letter saying they cannot support a reform ...

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The Hill's Pundits Blog Â» Single-Payer or Bust

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

So I checked out H.R. 676, the United States National Healthcare Act of 2009. Turns out that this is a single-payer plan. It's really simple. If we want to insure everyone and cut costs, the only way to do this is to go with a ...

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Editorials from Hell's leading daily newspaper, The Dis Brimstone ...

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

John Conyers introduced HR 676, a true Universal Single-Payer health-reform bill, in 2007. As defacto White House press-flack Keith Olbermann receives plaudits for his technically correct flaying of Republicans and "Blue Dogs" for their ...

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SteveLendmanBlog: Real Health Care Reform - Universal Single Payer

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

Nate Silver: Health-Care Reform is Far From Dead | Crooks and Liars

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

I am a big faqn of HR 676 (unfortunately my rookie Congresscritter is a gutless wimp and wouldn't co-sponsor. I informed him he'd never get anyothe dime from me until and unless he DID sign in. He's still not on board.) ...

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Singletude: A Positive Blog for Singles: Single-payer Health Care ...

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

Emptywheel Â» Mark Ambinder Thinks Granny â€œReallyâ€* Is a Clunker

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

But one thing is perfectly predictable: The Q&A session will be dominated by single-payer activists asking about HR 676. [snip]. The media hasn't shown the slightest inclination to cover their presence at event after event after event. ...

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What Planet Is Max Baucus On? | The Progressive

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

HR.676 FREE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. BAN! UNIVERSAL FOR-PROFIT INSURANCE SYSTEM. Rusticus's picture. Submitted by Rusticus on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 12:04pm. Login or register to post comments. AMEN ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! hljmesa's picture ...

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Dave Lindorff: The Health Care Reform Sell-Out -- Why Barack Obama ...

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

Real Health Care Reform: Universal Single Payer | Mostly Water

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

Health care for all, part 2 Â« LightPond

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 bright idea. Not. I called my representative in Congress, and asked him to support HR676 and please do not support HR3200. The phone staff advised me that HR676 was not likely to pass. â€œWhy would HR676 not pass?â€* I asked. ...

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Oh Bummer: Real Health Care Reform - Universal Single Payer

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

A First Hand View of a Raucous Town Hall Meeting - Political Punch

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

HR 676, the single-payer bill, will be voted on in the fall, though the MSM refuses to report on it. Rep. Weiner got a promise out of Waxman and Pelosi for a floor vote because the Dem leadership was afraid that the Reps would vote for ...

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One Penny Sheet Â» Conyers: â€œThere is no one more disappointed than ...

2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

Robust Public Option?

2009-08-04T18:28:07Z

The way of Congress seems to be to engage in public battles, name calling and mud slinging over issues that are not well defined. In health care reform, the battle has now shifted to whether or not there should be a public option and how robust it will b

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Own up, Obama, Own Up! at Desert Conservative

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

Frank is referring to his support for H.R. 676, The United States National Health Care Act, which has 85 congressional co-sponsors. He says trying to push a single-payer bill through Congress before getting a public option approved ...

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From After Downing Street: PUSH FOR HR 676

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

â€œThe people started lining up an hour early in Aurora, Illinois, 40 miles west of Chicago and not a hotbed of radical socialism, to hear Representative Dennis Kucinich talk about HR 676, the single payer bill he co-authored with John ...

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Obama V. Drudge: White House Rebuts Heath Care Clip (VIDEO)

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

Call your Representatives and ask CONGRESS for "HR 676 - Single-Payer!" And do this with close to 100000 already signed up (may be busy but keep trying): http://citizensforapublicoption.com/ Also See bottom of page for support info: ...

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The Rag Blog: Health Care Reform and Mind Control

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

Nancy Pelosi is said to have promised Congressman Weiner of New York that HR 676 would be introduced, debated, and voted on by the full House in September. We still hear screams of indignation from the right regarding costs of universal ...

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Dean Baker: Will Obamacare Make the U.S. More Like Europe?

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

The only business that would be screwed by HR-676 is the insurance cabal and big pharma would loose some of their outrageous profits but they would still be wealthy. It costs the Big Three MORE money to insure their workers than to buy ...

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Ben Nelson Personally Calls Nebraskan Who Ripped Him In Health Care Ad

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

Blue Dog Leader: Bush Pioneered Socialized Medicine In U.S.

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

I support single payer but HR 676 doesn't fit the presdient's guidelines but it does fall right into the hands of conspiracy nuts who think the government wants to force them into a socialzed state. Let's stop beating a dead horse on ...

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Single Payer Health Care: A Social Imperative | Faith in Action

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

Go and read about H.R. 676. It's a bill that's in Congress right now that your elected officials need to co-sponsor. Before the end of the year, there will be a debate and vote on single payer health care. Your congresswomen/men and ...

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Monolith Software and Single Code Base | Anime Vdo Moe

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

More at therealnews.com n the second part of our interview with Deborah Burger, Deborah explains why nurses are supporting HR 676 as the solution to the health coverage problems of the US. Deborah explains how the inclusion of private ...

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Push for the Kucinich Amendment and Keep Single Payer Alive ...

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

The people started lining up an hour early in Aurora, Illinois, 40 miles west of Chicago and not a hotbed of radical socialism, to hear Representative Dennis Kucinich talk about HR 676, the single payer bill he co-authored with John ...

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How to mobilize for Medicare for All Â« Donna Darko

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

That is also what will mobilize the 85 co-sponsors of HR 676 in the House, who thus far have been awfully quiet and unwilling to commit to vote no on any bill lacking a robust public option. And that is what will mobilize masses of ...

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Firedoglake Â» How it works in modern Journalism

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

the first demanding Mike Ross getting his entire conservative coalition to get HR 676 enacted into law or his friends at Tyson Foods will lose a lot of business and therefore money. If progressives really want health care they can do ...

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Rep. Henry Waxman on Healthcare Reform, the Waxman-Markey Climate ...

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

AMY GOODMAN: You've been a longtime supporter, Congressman Waxman, of HR 676, of the single-payer bill, but you withdrew that support. Why? REP. HENRY WAXMAN: A single-payer bill does not really have a chance to pass the Congress. ...

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Morning Widdershins: Dirty Tricks Â« The Widdershins

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

There will be a floor vote on HR 676: Seeking to dampen liberal anger about deals cut with centrists, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said House leaders have agreed to allow a floor vote on a ...

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Dissident Voice : The Democrats' Single-Payer Razzle-Dazzle

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

If the 85 House Democrats who pledged their support for HR 676 (John Conyer's single-payer healthcare bill) remain firm and declare they will not support Obamacare or any other health care Reform Act than HR 676 and drew a â€œline in the ...

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Jesus is Lord, A Worshipping Christian's Blog Â» Blog Archive ...

2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

Frank [referring] to his support for H.R. 676, The United States National Health Care Act, which has 85 congressional co-sponsors, [says] trying to push a single-payer bill through Congress before getting a public option approved would ...

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Schumer: Reconciliation Is On The Table For Health Care

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Use reconciliation to pass HR-676 or pass the Kucinich admendment for states to have single payer. We can begin at the state level. Reform should have been brought TO the American people, not the insurance companies and big ...

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A Blue Dog Strategy for Passing the Kucinich Amendment

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Of the 86 cosponsors of HR 676, only one -- Marcia Fudge -- voted against it. If 68 of them threatened to switch their votes on the Agriculture Appropriations Bill, the Single Payer cosponsors could defeat the bill when it comes back to ...

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Great news below from Unions for Single Payer (Healthcare) http ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has stated that HR 676 for single payer healthcare will be considered after the congessional recess. This can only be the result of the difficulties Democrat have had coming up with a healthcare plan ...

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HR 676 will be debated by the House after recess--now here's what ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Representative Anthony Weiner (NY-9, Brooklyn/Queens) had placed an amendment (read it here) before the Energy and Commerce Committee that would have replaced the text of HR 3200 with the text of HR 676, the United States National ...

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IATSE is Twenty-first International Union to Endorse HR 676

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

The 66th Quadrennial Convention of IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees became the twenty-first international union to endorse HR 676, national single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman ...

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Olbermann Harshly Criticizes Members Of Congress Over Health Care ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Olbermann's Special Comment on Health Care Reform: Calling Blue ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Please sign this health care petition demanding Rep. Mike Ross get HR 676 enacted into law. http://www.change.org/actions/view/rep_mike_r... and this one too, for HR 676 generally. http://www.change.org/actions/view/i_demand_c. ...

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If Liz were Queen | About the Insurance Companies, Mr. President ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

You can step up to the plate and fight for you know is the best solution. It's not like there are a few of you. There are many. For example, look at the number of elected officials who have signed John Conyers HR 676 a unique single ...

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If Liz were Queen | PLEASE SUPPORT HEALTHCARE NOW. Right now.

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Right now, the National Health Insurance Act (HR 676) is the only legislation that will create a national, single-payer healthcare system. We see healthcare as a human right, not a privilege tied to the ability to pay. ...

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Breaking: apparently, the health-biz companies aren't our friends ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

My main message is he was not pleased about HR 676 coming to the floor, he thought it was basically a trap where they were going to kill it and declare it dead ASAP. He pointed out there will be no mark up or hearings or debate-(he ...

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Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Mike Ross get HR 676 enacted into law. Why? Because Mike Ross only stands for election every 2 years but his friends at Tyson Food products in ARKANSAS can get a lot of pressure from people like you when you tell them, you refuse to buy ...

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Denise Dennis: Right Wingers Wreak Havoc on Philadelphia Town Meeting

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

House Resolution (H.R.) 676, the "New Expanded Medicare" bill now in the House of Representatives simply creates a new and far more functional "single payer" method of collecting and distributing payments for medical services while ...

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Single Payer Health Care Is on the Table - or at least On the ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

They are still saying HR 676 will never pass and that this is just a way to placate the left wing of the party. Only loud, persistent advocacy from citizens across the nation have brought it this far. Only louder, more tenacious ...

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Talk to Jared Polis in August/September | Rocky Mountain Peace ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

The RMPJC does not support the current version of the public option and we continue to support HR 676, or Single Payer. Congressman Polis' events: Friday, August 7th Congress on Your Corner, Vic's Coffee, 2680 Broadway Street, Boulder, ...

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Must See Video: Grassroots Outrage Over Health Care Take-Over and ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Way to write three paragraphs about nothing, since I'm sure you haven't read the full text of HR 3200 and all the documents it references, either. HR 676 - a simple, easy to read bill with one solution: healthcare for all. ...

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Tom Moore: Rep. Polis defends rich and crushes health reform ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

outcomes. Contact Rep Polis urging that he gather more for Single Payer HR 676,. and stop composing letters that weaken the possibility of a really successful health care system. His phone is 1-202-225-2161. Tom Moore. Boulder ...

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NYT Editorial: CBO Probably Underestimated Savings from Healthcare ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Olver, who is supposedly a co-sponsor of H.R. 676 to hold a Town Hall Forum in the little ol' Berkshires during his 4 week recess!! Man, these guys/gals are all running scared....from the TRUTH!!!! H.R. 676 is the ANSWER TO ALL OUR ...

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Divining The Motives Of The Blue Dogs, Part One

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

HR 676 - READ IT - No Supplemental Necessary - Easy to understand - you simple save money and see the Doctor when you need to and stay WELL in the PROCESS! Read this Bill - It is what Americans Need! ...

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Town Hall Throwdown

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Why is it more important to you (Congressmen) to create and expand another bloated govt. bureacracy â€“ which you cannot determine the cost of yet, rather than support HR 676 to expand and fix Medicare? 22. NikkisMom 08.03.09 at 3:10 pm ...

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Weiner Introduces Single-Payer Amendment to House Committe â€” Tips ...

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Dylan Loewe: Taking the Long View

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

We need HR 676, and will accept nothing else. We needed it when Truman proposed it, and the fact that we didn't get us brought us to this mess. Any Democrat who opposes single payer will be challenged in the primaries. ...

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Monday Open Thread - Jack & Jill Politics

2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

I am hoping HR 676 get tabled because it provides for a single-payer system on the state level, note that 13 republicans voted for it. I think 676 is great for the States to exercise what the GOP calls "state's right" and its merely an ...

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Cannonfire

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Representative Weiner is guy behind HR 676. He's the last true Democrat. A reader has sent the following message to all of his friends and family: Here is a chance to DO SOMETHING about health care. There are two different health care ...

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Sunday Morning Bobblehead Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

If you want to see the folks who SHOULD be on the morning shows discussing health care and "Medicare for All" H.R. 676, here are some great Americans I filmed this past Tuesday at the rally in NYC at ABC (protesting ABC censoring ...

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Firedoglake Â» Sunday Talking Heads: August 2, 2009

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Hhhmmmâ€“I wonder if any of the shows will discuss the promised House floor vote on Medicare for All (HR 676), the concession made to Rep. Anthony Weiner on Friday to prevent him from offering an amendment substituting HR 676 for the ...

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676 or QUIT! Â« Donna Darko

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Consider sending a message like this to your congressperson: 676 OR QUIT! If you don't vote for HR 676, I'll vote for your opponent â€” even if you're running against Jack the Ripper. In fact, I'll send money to Jack's campaign. ...

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Insurance isn't the Answer, Insurance is THE PROBLEM Â« 4&20 blackbirds

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

That's why the philosophy behind HR 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act introduced by Rep. John Conyers is to eliminate health insurance, and to replace it with a single payer system funded primarily by an employee ...

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Cannonfire

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is the single-payer initiative, which will go to a floor vote when Congress comes back. As we've noted earlier, 676 is the sane alternative to the Obama/Baucus plan. Write to your congress-critter and make it short and un-sweet: ...

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Ben Nelson threatens to destroy health care if he's held ...

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Amendment is essentially to replace H.R. 3200 with H.R. 676â€”single payer Medicare for All. (Library of Congress): H.R. 676 Summary. United States National Health Insurance Act (or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act) ...

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676 OR QUIT!

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Representative Weiner is guy behind HR 676. He's the last true Democrat. If you want to know how his realth reform plan is paid for, go here . You and your employer would pay much less money overall -- the tax increase is small, ...

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Medicine and Social Justice: Not "Special Interests": The Wealthy ...

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Start, for example, with urging them to vote for the Weiner Amendment in the House, which will come to the floor in September, that calls on the House to replace the current, flawed, patchwork HR 3200 health bill with HR 676, ...

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Kucinich We're Already Paying for Universal Health Care JUST NOT ...

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 is not something you can find justification for in the Constitution. All the powers of the legislative branch are confined within Article 1, section 8, which does not mention â€œhealth careâ€*. Kucinich has no business imposing ...

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Some Canadians Are Real Idiots - Matt Funiciello - timesunion.com ...

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

If Obama (and all the other felons who say they want everyone to have health-care but who are instead touting an HMO-welfare plan) would simply support HR 676, we'd have real health-care tomorrow morning. Obviously, real health-care is ...

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Single Payer Summer Â« Donna Darko

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Then he told Ed that just hours before, Speaker Pelosi guaranteed that a single payer amendment to the health care bill, HR 676, would get a full debate and vote in the house after the August recess. Dr. Frankel got a standing ovation ...

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The Guns of August - The Treatment

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner a full debate and a vote on HR 676, the single payer bill. But I fear the machinations of the Dem leadership--under the influence of the Emanuel brothers who are more interested in the individual/employer mandate than a ...

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Trochilus Tales

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

Check out this video of Barney, on the fly talking to a "friendly" of his -- from the organized proponents of a "singlepayer" bill -- HR - 676, or, fully government controlled healthcare. ...

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Everybody In, Nobody Out: Single-payer rally on Capitol Hill Â« The ...

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

If we want to have everybody in, and nobody out, and not spend more than we're already spending, $2.6 trillion a year, get rid of the private health insurance industry, that's what [H. R.] 676 is about, that's what we're all about, ...

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Madville Times: Holy Cow! Single-Payer to Get Full House Debate ...

2009-08-02T00:00:00Z

O.K., Stephanie, how you gonna vote on this one? Wow! As the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved health care reform legislation Friday (public option intact), chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) announced that Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...

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One Penny Sheet Â» Weiner Introduces Single-Payer Amendment to ...

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony Weiner (D-NY) House Energy & Commerce Committee â€“ Introduces Weiner/Welch amendment to get Single-Payer in the legislation again. Amendment is essentially to replace H.R. 3200 with H.R. 676â€”single payer Medicare for All. ...

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House Committee Chairman Waxman Announces Agreement to ...

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Posted in health care.

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Pelosi Outlines August Plan Of Attack

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Call your Representatives and ask for HR 676 - Single-Payer! And do this with close to 100000 already signed up (may be busy but keep trying): http://citizensforapublicoption.com/ Also See bottom of page for support info: ...

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Arkansas Blog: The line is open

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Pelosoi now say she will allow a vote on HR 676..Single-Payer UHC. Pelosi knows the fix is in and this will be defeated but it is a chance to see who has and hasn't been bought by the Insurance and "Health" industry lobbyists. ...

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If Liz were Queen | Obama and Clinton Inc. They are betraying what ...

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

But what is truly disgusting is how the â€œprogressiveâ€* left has caved so quickly and cravenly, given up the fight for single-payer and support for HR 676. They have become the indignant foot soldiers, apologists and spinmeisters for ...

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Health Care Bill Has Little Margin For Error In House

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

House Committee passes HR3200 - America's Affordable Health ...

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Activist groups are still hoping for to win support for a single-payer option under H.R. 676. [Please see David Swanson's special reports for The Public Record on the single-payer solution here and here.] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said ...

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t r u t h o u t | But Here's the Funny Part

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Weiner's amendment to replace the ghastly HR3200 with HR 676, expanded and enhanced Medicare for all. The committee did not vote on it only because Pelosi agreed to allow the amendment/single payer to have a full floor debate and vote. ...

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John Geyman: Subsidizing Our Way To Affordable Health Insurance: A ...

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

H. R. 676, coupled with a private delivery system, is a paygo alternative that assures universal coverage of necessary health care for all Americans. It would save up to $400 billion a year and provide a structure within which to put in ...

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Single payer to be introduced on the floor of the U.S. House of ...

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Chairman Waxman himself was a co-sponsor of HR 676 in the 109th Congress. Speaker Pelosi has also supported single payer in the past. Only this spring, at an event sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, the Speaker told the ...

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Morning Widdershins: IACF! INOF! WTF??? Â« The Widdershins

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

The perpetrator: Congressman John Conyers, sponsor of HR 676, the single-payer health care bill. Now, don't get me wrong: I think Conyers is right on health care. But his defense of Obama on this issue is less believable than Governor ...

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Green Party candidates join Dennis Kucinich for Health Care ...

2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Congressman Dennis Kucinich supports HR 676, the United States National Health Insurance Bill because it will control costs, create jobs and boost the economy, and provide more choice for every American. Joining Kucinich will be several ...

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Friday: Crucial Vote on the Weiner Amendment for Single Payer Healthcare

2009-07-31T17:52:00Z

TAKE ACTION: One week ago, we eagerly anticipated a crucial vote on single-payer Medicare for All ( H.R.676 ) in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). But then seven BlueDogs waged a highly-publicized war against

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Single Payer Healthcare and Single Women: Get Congress Off the Fence!

2009-07-31T16:13:15Z

One week ago, we eagerly anticipated a crucial vote on single-payer Medicare for All ( H.R.676 ) in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). But then seven BlueDogs waged a highly-publicized war against a “robust pu

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Friday: Crucial Vote on Single Payer Healthcare

2009-07-31T04:44:07Z

Dandelion Saladfrom an email from http://www.democrats.comOne week ago, we eagerly anticipated a crucial vote on single-payer Medicare for All ( H.R.676 ) in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). But then seve

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ZinOwl: Health Care: Congress Futile and Unaffordable Quest (31Jul09)

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Stop HR 3200

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Health bill inches forward in House

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

HR 676 - Single-Payer Bill http://www.pnhp.org/resolution/ Pleasant to read of a straight-forward BILL: HR 676 Single-Payer Bill Contents: "It is the intent of this Act to reduce health disparities by race, ethnicity, ...

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URGENT: Single Payer Breakthrough in Congress! Â« Beaver County Blue

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Progressive Democrats, independents, and liberals must unite in a massive grassroots lobby campaign during the month of August to call, visit, picket, and persuade your Congressperson to vote for HR 676 â€“ the National Single Payer ...

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Working for Our Common Good: Hope for Health Reform? Push Single ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Sound single-payer proposals have been introduced in both the House of Representatives (H.R. 676, The U.S National Health Care Act) and the Senate (S. 703, The American Health Security Act of 2009)," the physicians write. ...

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MEDICARE WORKS / MEDICARE SINGLE PAY FOR ALL EMERICANS

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

One week ago, we eagerly anticipated a crucial vote on single-payer Medicare for All ( HR676 ) in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). But then seven BlueDogs waged a highly-publicized war ...

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Blue Dog Democrat founder Charlie Stenholm on their influence in ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Representative John Conyers' Medicare for all bill, [HR 676](http://www.pnhp.org/publications/united_states_national_health_care_act_hr_676.php) would do that. Many supporters of single-payer in Congress have said they would be willing ...

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Open Left:: The Public Option Versus Single-Payer Non-Argument

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

The reason we aren't even close on single payer is not because MoveOn didn't send out emails pushing HR 676 in 2009, but because the vast majority of the political energy of the American left and center-left has been focused on more ...

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Sen. Ferlo among those at Medicare demonstration in DC ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Jim Ferlo was in Washington D.C. yesterday to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Federal Medicare program by advocating for the passage of HR 676 â€“ a single-payer healthcare proposal sponsored by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). ...

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House Panel OKs Healthcare Reform Bill, Setting the Stage For ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

We need to step it up or they will continue to step on us. I apologize in advance if don't understand HR 3200 well enough. This could be a great thing, but from what I read above, it isn't even close to HR 676. ...

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Dave Lindorff: Of Blue Dogs and Pink Jellyfish | BuzzFlash.org

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Conyers' single-payer bill (HR 676). For information on how to join in the fight for Single Payer, go to AfterDowningStreet.org or PNHP.org. DAVE LINDORFF is a Philadelphia-based journalist. His latest book is "The Case for Impeachment" ...

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With or Without G.O.P., Baucus Will Move Ahead on Sept. 15 - The ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

1 Comment. 1. July 31, 2009 2:58 pm Link. Press ahead with major health care legislation, Senator Baucus. Millions of us are looking forward to going over it line by line, just as we did with H.R. 676 and H.R. 3200. ...

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Rep. Rush Holt: They Opposed Medicare Too

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

What is immediately noticeable is that some of the worst hit areas economically are also many of the same the areas the anti HR-676 Democrats represent. The people in those areas are already devastated and frankly so repressed that to ...

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Not fair that I'm lucky with health care - Whidbey News Times

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

I believe in a single-payer (publicly financed, privately provided) system such as HR 676. At the very least, a publicly financed program needs to be an option. Uncovered people don't receive primary care and often resort to the ...

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See you in September - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

House Resolution (H.R.) 676: the â€œNew Expanded Medicareâ€* (single-payer) bill now in the House of Representatives simply creates a new and far more functional â€œsingle payerâ€* method of collecting and distributing payments for medical ...

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HR 676 â€“ Healthcare-NOW!

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

The United States National Health Care Act, HR 676 Introduced by Rep. John Conyers. Read the full bill. Read an annotated version of the bill. Brief Summary of the Legislation The United States National Health Care Act establishes a ...

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Mike Pence Caught Making Up Health Care Numbers On MSNBC (VIDEO)

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

SUPPORT HR 676! Call your Representatives and ask for HR 676 - Single-Payer! And do this with close to 100000 already signed up (may be busy but keep trying): http://citizensforapublicoption.com/ See bottom of page for support info: ...

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This Is Work Related Â» Support H.R. 676

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Support H.R. 676. July 31, 2009 at 9:45 pm filed under Real Niggaz Chill Here · Say what? You know the drill. Call your senator, call your rep, call the white house. no comments. RSS / trackback. respond. Name ...

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13 Republicans Voted To Allow Single-Payer Systems In States

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

I believe HR 676 is the bill they are talking about in the article although they do not specify it. They do mention that it is the legislation which Dennis Kucinich is supporting and my understanding is that he is only supporting HR 676 ...

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Single Payer Gets A Vote - Democratic Underground

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Please support HR 676 - It is essential to solving long-standing inequality in care and cost. Sunnyshine, Aug-01-09 03:43 AM, #72. Now get youself some fliers and put feet to pavement!! and-justice-for-all, Aug-01-09 06:44 AM, #74 ...

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Delaware Way: Push For Single Payer; Voice Your Support For The ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Green Party candidates join Dennis Kucinich for Health Care ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Jay Rockefeller explains the fallacy of Conrad's "co-ops" in ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

Basically this is Conyers H.R. 676. "Medicare for All". Minus the rotten prescription Part D that Bush gave the poor American seniors. Seniors are getting REAMED by Part D right now! That's why they all want to buy their meds in CANADA! ...

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Roll Up Your Sleeves

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

...be in the final plan, they favor it. One week ago, we eagerly anticipated a crucial vote on single-payer Medicare for All ( H.R.676 ) in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). But then seven BlueDogs waged a high

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Health care reform diagnosis: Weakness of the spinal cord ...

2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

... utter the term single payer in public gave some hope to the 86 Democrats backing HR 676 in the House and those who supported a successful amendment proposed by Dennis Kucinich to allow states to offer their own single-payer option. ...

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HR-676, What it actually says, unedited by “U no”

2009-07-30T22:11:18Z

H.R.676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act (Introduced in House) ________________________________________ TITLE I–ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS SEC. 101. ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION. (a) In General-

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Medical Whistleblower: Medical Whistleblower on Blog Talk Radio

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Health Care for All - a review of HR 676. Pharmaceutical Fraud - Interview with Former Eli Lilly Executive Dr. John Virapen PhD from Germany Up Coming Radio Shows Will Include: Hostile Workplace Psychiatric Evaluations used to discredit ...

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No Senate Finance bill before recess - Carrie Budoff Brown and ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Streamlining payment through a single nonprofit payer would save more than $400 billion per year, enough to provide comprehensive, high-quality coverage for all Americans." Contribute to support HR 676 at: http://www.hr676.org/ ...

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Clyburn: 'Absolutely No Idea' if Concessions to Blue Dogs Will ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Where are you going to get your medical care after your HR 676 passes? There are going to be alot of medical providers closing their facilities, why do you think that not all providers choose to take Medicare. ...

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Are Liberal Netroots Groups Helping Obama Fail? | Antemedius

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Neglected by Netroots groups, John Conyers today has 85 House co-sponsors for HR 676, the Expanded Medicare for All Act, as well as the endorsement of many unions and Obama's longtime personal physician. ...

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Rep. John Conyers, on HR 676, at Capitol Hill Rally

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Rep. John Conyers, on HR 676, at Capitol Hill Rally. July 31st, 2009 12:01 AM. from: William Hughes. On Thursday, July 30, 2009, advocates for a Single Payer Healthcare system (Medicare Expanded for All) stormed Capitol HIll, ...

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Single Payer Vote In Committee Friday. Still Time To Make Your ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Top Ten Ways To Tell Your President & His Party Aren't Fighting ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Obama's ex-Doctor Knocks Obamacare

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Dr. Scheiner took strong exception to the President's current healthcare reform proposal. The doctor also endorsed the Single Player system as embodied in HR 676. For background on Single Payer, see: http://www.healthcare-now.org and ...

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BELLACIAO - Video : Obama's ex-Doctor Knocks Obamacare - William ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

The doctor also endorsed the Single Player system as embodied in HR 676. For background on Single Payer, see: http://www.healthcare-now.org and http://singlepayeraction.org and http://md.pnhp.org and http://www.prosperityagenda.us/ ...

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Obama's health care reform policy is the wrong prescription, say ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

In Congress, single-payer proposals have been introduced in both the House of Representatives (H.R. 676, The U.S. National Health Care Act) and the Senate (S. 703, The American Health Security Act of 2009). ...

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Open Left:: Progressive Health Care Backlash Update

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

RESOLVED that the Congressional Progressive Caucus members will instead support an amendment to HR 3200 that replaces HR 3200's language with that in HR 676, The United States National Health Care Act. Heck, they could even change the ...

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Open Thread | Crooks and Liars

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

One week ago, we eagerly anticipated a crucial vote on single-payer "Medicare for All" ( H.R.676 ) in the House Energy & Commerce Committee, sponsored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). But then seven BlueDogs waged a highly-publicized war ...

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Gary Rumor Â» Blog Archive Â» Health Insurance Bait & Switch, Beer ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

What we need to do Sullivan says is tell our congress persons to change the wording of HR3200 the current public option plan with the wording of HR 676 which is the Conyers/Kucinich single payer plan and is a good insurance plan. ...

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UNDERNEWS: TEN CLUES THE DEMOCRATS AREN'T FIGHTING FOR HEALTHCARE ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

10. Despite the president's own admission that only a single payer health care system will deliver what Americans want, he and the leaders of his party insist that Medicare For All, HR 676, us utterly off the table. ...

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Blog of the Unknown Writer http://rabblewriter.blogspot.com ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

The only solution to this barbarism is a SINGLE PAYER HEALTH PLAN as outlined in HR 676 that covers everyone, from cradle to grave. Stop subsidizing private insurance companies. Kick the Medicaid/Medicare HMOs out. There's your savings. ...

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Jeff Cohen: Are Liberal Netroots Groups Helping Obama Fail?

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Reid Blames Press For August Deadline, Baucus Hedges

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Politicians, all of them, are trying to slow the train down because the people have overwhelmingly been telling the White House and Congress that they want single payer universal health care (Medicare for all, HR 676). ...

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Mark Levin Fan Â» Blog Archive Â» Revenge of the 'Shoe Bomber ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Guest_2247 : Has anyone thought about what HR 676 would do to us if HR 3200 doesn't get passed as is? The big union leaders are really pushing this one. Conyers wrote it, but it is sponsered by 85 other dummies. ...

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Arkansas Blog: Country dog in the city

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

The United States National Health Care Act (H.R. 676), which is legislation for a single-payer system has 75 co-sponsors. There people who propose the only UHC system that will work have been gagged. How many people even know that their ...

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New AFSCME Health Care Reform Ad Hits Home | Crooks and Liars

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

But my understanding is that the members of this union who support "Medicare for All", H.R. 676, have SPLIT and formed a new union that strictly supports Single Payer. (A representative of the Massachusetts Nurses Association and ...

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CYRANO'S JOURNAL ONLINE | Is Obama really fighting for true ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

BLOGSKI Â» Blog Archive Â» Ferlo and Obama's Former Physician Speak ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Jim Ferlo (D-Pittsburgh) as he travelled to Washington D.C. to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Federal Medicare program by advocating for the passage of HR 676 â€“ a single-payer healthcare proposal sponsored by Congressman John ...

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AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Medicare Turns 44, Seniors Push for Health Care ...

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

The only piece of legislation that will guarantee affordable, quality, accessible, comprehensive, universal health care is HR 676, a national single payer public health insurance program like Medicare, only better. ...

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t r u t h o u t | Are Liberal Netroots Groups Helping Obama Fail?

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Neglected by large netroots groups, John Conyers today has 85 House co-sponsors for HR 676, the Expanded Medicare for All Act , as well as the endorsement of many unions and Obama's longtime personal physician. ...

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Delaware Way: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEDICARE" Rally In DC Today

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

(HR 676 for Reps. and S. 703 for Senators). 2. Join Senators Schumer, Harkin, and Sanders in asking the CBO to score single-payer legislation. Past cost-benefit analyses (including from the CBO) reflect the cost neutrality of a ...

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Are Liberal Netroots Groups Helping Obama Fail? | Antemedius

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

America's Health Care System Is Ailing Â« Tipzgalleria

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

What he may not know is that the US Conference of Mayors June 23rd of this year adopted a resolution endorsing HR 676, the National Health Insurance Act, the National Single Payer bill introduced by Democrat Representative John Conyers ...

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Michael Brenner: The Heavenly Host of Health Care Authors

2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

Mr Brenner, you would love HR 676. It's only 30 pages long and would save $400 billion. Read about it here: http://www.healthcare-now.org/. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 11:43 PM on 07/30/2009 ...

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Health Insurance Stocks Soar On Baucus Deal

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Single-Payer Wanted by MOST AMERICANS = 27 Page easy to Understand Bill HR 676! 1. Most voters 2. Physicians 3. Many State Legislatures; Maine, New Hampshire, Illinois 4. US Council of Mayors 5. Maine Medical Association ...

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Take a Mulligan Congress. We'll respect you for starting over ...

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Submitted by kenoshaMarge on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 11:06am. Just not one our dear "leaders" are willing to give us. It's HR 676 Single-Payer for America. Here is some information. United States National Health Care Act (H.R. 676) ...

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Obama's Doctor: President's Vision For Health Care Bound To Fail

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

But when I had asked the group who is in support of HR-676--not ONE knew what it was. When I explained it they were interested. But this goes to show that if liberal educated individuals are not aware of what HR-676 is, ...

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IATSE is Twenty-first International Union to Endorse HR 676

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

twenty-first international union to endorse HR 676, national single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). On July 29, 2009, over 800 delegates, representing more than 100000 ...

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Truer words | Corrente

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Conservative Democrats Most Vulnerable If Health Reform Fails

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

â€œI Prefer Single-Payer Butâ€¦â€* Â« Single Payer Westchester

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Oh Bummer: Top Ten Ways To Tell Your President & His Party Aren't ...

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Blue Dogs Down

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

For comparison's sake, do yourself a favor and check out HR 676, a bill with 85 co-sponsors so far, which would immediately make honest-to-goodness health care available to every citizen in the simplest, most fair, and universal way. ...

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BuzzFlash Mailbag for July 29, 2009 | BuzzFlash.org

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

To this end, I would like to invite all of my friends who favor a strong public option to join me and other advocates of single-payer in supporting H.R. 676. Let's get real health care reform; not some insipid, watered-down farce that ...

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Everything you need to know about â€œhealthâ€* â€œcareâ€* â€œreformâ€* Â« Donna ...

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Senator Mark Leno from California joins the federal health care ...

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

On Thursday, July 30th, at 1:00 pm, Senator Leno will join Congressman John Conyers to speak at the â€œMedicare: Made in America,â€* rally, supporting Conyers' HR 676, which creates a Medicare-for-all-style health care system. ...

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'Top Line' -- New Momentum in Health Care Push? - The Note

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

HR 676 Single Payer is the only option where "everybody in, nobody out" is a reality. The rest of the options being discussed benefit the insurance companies and why they are working hard, spending tons of money, and calling in ...

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IATSE is Twenty-first International Union to Endorse HR 676 ...

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Letter to the Editor Sag Harbor Express on HR 676 | Corrente

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Representative Anthony Weiner is introducing an important piece of legislation (HR 676) this week in the â€œEnergy and Commerce Committee that abolishes private insurance and creates a national single-payer system that covers us all. ...

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t r u t h o u t | How Corporate Media, Sellouts in Congress and ...

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

On the left, is Pete Stark's, D-Calif., proposal for a single-payer system (one that closely mirrors John Conyers', D-MICH., HR 676, which has 85 co-sponsors in the House). As you can see, while it extends coverage to everyone -- which ...

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House Panel Restarts Health Talks - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now I need you to support HR 676 for America. â€” Christopher. 4. July 29, 2009 1:48 pm Link. What will the President say to the American people if he does not get his plan to pass??? â€” pari. 5. July 29, 2009 1:50 pm Link ...

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We interrupt your usual programming â€¦ Â« The Confluence

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

I say we DEMAND to join the Modern Nations, because we deserve a National Health Care System. Reply · Woman Voter, on July 29th, 2009 at 2:30 pm Said: Physicians for a National Health Program, HR 676 Single Payer NOW! ...

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Truthdig - Reports - Less Than Perfect Health Care Reform

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bill HR 676 is the choice Americans want, but the collusion corrupt politicians and blood sucking insurance and pharmaceutical interests are standing in the way. Stop bull-shiting us with this crap about negotiating a workable solution. ...

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Impractical Proposals: Health Care Reform: Failure of "public ...

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

... NancyPelosi and Chris Dodd "compromised" by closing the door on a single-payer system before negotiations with the conservatives even started -- 86 House Democrats had already signed on to a single payer bill (HR 676) before the ...

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No Breakthrough In Talks But Bipartisan Panel Close To Agreement ...

2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

THIS IS SO SILLY...the fix for everything is HR 676. Everyone gets care ( including dental, vision, long term care, alternative medicine ), everyone pays a little, employers contribute a little, the rich pay a little extra, and medicare ...

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Wanted: A Joint Public-Option Single-Payer United Front | The ...

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

And the Californian in charge of the issue, George Miller, did vote against it in his committee, but it passed nonetheless; and Miller is himself a cosponsor of HR 676, the bill to create national single-payer. ...

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Does the Congressional Progressive Caucus care about its â€œpublic ...

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

The Progressive Pulse â€“ Top of the morning

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

it would be easier and more timely to first expand Medicare to include those 55 and older ONE YEAR FROM NOW. A lot of individuals and small biz canot wait til 2013. Health Care Now! 28 Jul 2009 12:14 pm. H.R. 676 shows a lot of promise. ...

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John Geyman: The Public Option: Dead By Pen Strokes In ...

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Where is that H. R. 676 when we requirement it? John Geyman, M.D. is the communicator of The person Generation and Do Not Resuscitate: Why the Health Insurance Industry is Dying, and How We Must Replace It, 2008 by Evangelist Geyman. ...

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Left Turn :: Virage Ã Gauche: Message from Kalispell: Give us ...

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

His constituents have bombarded Dicks with so many messages that he become the 87th member of Congress to endorse HR 676, the single-papyer â€œMedicare for Allâ€* bill authored by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. Someone in the audience asked if ...

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Krugman on HR 676 | Corrente

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Krugman has finally broken his silence on HR 676: 1. If I could start from scratch, I'd go for single-payer. Where introducing single-payer has proved politically possible, it's been a smashing success. ...

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John Geyman: The Public Option: Dead By Pen Strokes In ...

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Where is that H. R. 676 when we need it? John Geyman, M.D. is the author of The Cancer Generation and Do Not Resuscitate: Why the Health Insurance Industry is Dying, and How We Must Replace It, 2008 by John Geyman. ...

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Bill Moyers-Dangerous Alliance Of Health Industry and Right ...

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Truth be known if we do not get single payer healthcare HR 676 with all the suppport it has (Majority of americans, doctors and nurses support HR 676 and oppose Obama's plan) it will really be the fault of the American people themselves ...

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676 - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Some readers ask why I don't talk about HR 676, which would establish a single-payer system for health care - similar to Medicare, the single-payer system older Americans already have and love, although they don't think it's a ...

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Your Breakfast Read, Served By The Confluence Â« The Confluence

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

GO FOR ITâ€¦OBAMAâ€¦SUPPORT HR 676 Single Payerâ€¦76% of want a Public Option and it may lead to a re-election. Do the right thing, do right by the people, the little people that thought you would bring CHANGE! ...

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The Rag Blog: Doctors Want Real Health Care Reform

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Better still, if not too late, would be reconsideration of HR 676 which could actually reduce the costs of health care nationally by 30%. In any event, how to raise the money? It is immoral not to undo the 2001 Bush tax cuts for the ...

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THE GREEDY ONES ARE TAKING CONTROL

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Single-Payer Advocates Must Seize This Opening - Progressive ...

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Nine More Go to Jail - Progressive Democrats of America

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Attend the Medicare rally in DC or Call Congress; tell your representative to support HR 676, (202) 225 3121. Published by AfterDowningStreet.org. Following a pattern of civil resistance in Washington D.C. and around the country, ...

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Reid Defends Baucus, Promises Health Care Bill By Recess

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

BAUCUS/CONRAD Non-profit cooperative= FAKE SHAM to Sell insurance to AMERICANS BAUCUS/CONRAD Non-profit cooperative = Like AARP which is really the HARTFORD Insurance Company SUPPORT HR 676! Call or email your Congress Members! ...

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Docudharma:: Obama's health care counterrevolution

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

It's Universal Single Payer Not-for-Profit Health Care as embodied by HR 676. Of course, the reality based community can't get passed the fact that it's the Conyers/Kucinich plan. So much for 'progressives' and 'reality.' ...

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A Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Â« The Confluence

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Our HMO raised our premiums too, in a recession and Obama won't let HR 676 Single Payer on the table of Discussions. 76% of Americans want a Public Option, I wonder WHY?!? I am glad I didn't go down and ask why they raised the premiums, ...

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â€œI Prefer Single-Payer, But â€¦. â€* - Healthcare-NOW!

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

An honest Democrat Â« Seeing Red AZ

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Will the government be keeping records about your end-of-life care? Should they? Once you make a decision do you have to contact the government in order to change it? How much money will this cost the taxpayers? P 425 HR 676 ...

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The Betrayal by the Congressional Progressive Caucus

2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

RESOLVED that the Congressional Progressive Caucus members will instead support an amendment to HR 3200 that replaces HR 3200â€™s language with that in HR 676, The United States National Health Care Act.â€* ...

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Universal Health Care - Change.org: CBO Admits (Very Quietly) That ...

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

No idea-- I know many advocates have been asking for a CBO score of HR 676 or of Sen. Sanders bill in meetings with their representatives. But I haven't even heard a rumor that that's moving forward. ...

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Hope For Health Reform? Push Single-Payer Now - Consumer Watchdog

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

The health-care guns of August | BuzzFlash.org

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times I have urged by "liberal" Queens, NY Democratic Representative to support H.R. 676, he has refused. So it is not we who are to blame; it is the corrupted-by-legal-corporate bribes President (Obama got almost one ...

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News. Â« The Confluence

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

Why are they keeping HR 676 Single Payer out/off the table of discussions, for me it seems like the most logical solution. Reply. helenk, on July 27th, 2009 at 11:28 am Said: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1912920-1 ...

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Obama Defends Proposed Health Office - Democratic Underground

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 pretty much cuts them out of the picture but allows non-profit healthcare management. That's simple and will save the most in costs. It will also permit the fairest allocation of health care resources. ...

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Health Bills Debate

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

Weiner is a cosponsor of the US National Health Care Act (HR 676), sponsored by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.). This bill has 85 co-sponsors and is backed by a coalition of doctors, unions, civic groups and local governments in support of ...

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MainStreet-Marlborough Â» United States National Health Insurance ...

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

The United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act (H.R. 676), is a bill submitted to the United States House of Representatives by Representative John Conyers Jr., D-MI, which as of July 9, ...

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Fake And Real Outrages In The Health Care Debate

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is the bill Congress should be debating. But, they aren't because it gives insurance companies nothing. They aren't included in HR 676. Related to your commenst about altruistic doctors, I once knew of two Army doctors who were ...

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Barney Frank: Front Door Single Payer Suicidal Â« Single Payer Action

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) says he's a big fan of single payer national health insurance. He's a long time co-sponsor of HR 676 â€” the single payer bill in the House. But Frank says that it's â€œsuicidalâ€* to get behind HR 676 an

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Healthcare â€œreformâ€* or a huge, unsustainable bonanza for ...

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars would be used to prop up a failed system â€” not to provide healthcare directly thru a publicly-funded universal single-payer, Medicare for All system as proposed by John Conyers' HR 676 in the ...

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Faced With Bad Health Care News, Obama Turns To Orszag And His Blog

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

H.R. 676 http://www.pnhp.org/publications/united_states_national_health_care_act_hr_676.php. Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 03:49 PM on 07/27/2009. - + britethere I'm a Fan of britethere I'm a fan of this user permalink ...

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The Public Option: Dead By Pen Strokes In Congressional Committees ...

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

Single-Payer Advocates Must Seize This Opening Â« roger hollander

2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

Kyl Calls DeMint And Inhofe's Health Care Remarks "Unfortunate"

2009-07-26T00:00:00Z

Yes. Pressure your senator from whichever party : Vote for H.R. 676 or lose my vote! Reply Favorite Flag as abusive Posted 06:31 PM on 07/26/2009. - + New Skyhawk I'm a Fan of Skyhawk I'm a fan of this user permalink ...

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HR 676: The US National Health Insurance Act

2009-07-26T00:00:00Z

Image from The People's Voice. There has been a lot of arguing about the national health care reform bill going through Congress. On one side, you have Democrats who by and large support the bill, but can't usually clearly express ...

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Nader On Health Care Reform

2009-07-26T00:00:00Z

(See HR 676 and singlepayeraction.org.)A clear replacement of the private health insurance companies with federal insurance, as Medicare for the elderly did in 1965, allows for clear language. Twenty thousand people die in America each ...

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The Actually Existing Health Care System - Care2 News Network

2009-07-26T00:00:00Z

HR 676 is the only healthcare reform. Obama's bill criminalizing Americans for not giving their hard earned money to private corporations is disgusting! Support single payer. The only real reform that stimulates the economy AND covers ...

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Revisiting the Issue of Healthcare Reform & Preemption: Why HR ...

2009-07-26T00:00:00Z

Join your fellow Americans on July 30th in Washington, DC to show Congress and President Obama that we support a national, single-payer healthcare system and demand the passage of HR 676. Single Payer Rally and Lobby Day in Washington, ...

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Blue Commonwealth:: Blown Off by your Congressman -- Or, Why We ...

2009-07-26T00:00:00Z

In previous Congresses (at least in the 110th), Congressman Moran at least gave lip service to being for health care/insurance reform by co-sponsoring John Conyers' HR 676, a single payer healtcare bill. ...

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