H.R.676 - United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act

To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act as introduced.
  • Official: To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act as introduced.

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11/24/09
Next Left Notes (NLN)

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!” ...

Source: NLN
11/24/09
Why is any talk of making sure americans all have access to ...

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. ...

Source: Medical Rag
11/24/09
Real People DENIED Real Healthcare: David Welch, RN | National ...

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. ...

11/24/09
HR676 – The Single Payer Solution, Part 2 of 4 - Der Websolution ...

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 ...

11/23/09
Health Care, Essential to Democracy – Healthcare-NOW!

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 ...

11/23/09
Single Payer Activists to Congress: Defeat Democratic Health Bill ...

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 ...

11/23/09
ProgressiveDem: FYII, Monday, November 23

... 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. ...

11/23/09
Senate Health Plan Seeks to Add Coverage to 31 Million ...

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 ...

11/22/09
What Might Have Been, What Still Might Be

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 ...

11/21/09
Healthcare proposals subsidize traditional forms of medicine ...

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 ...

11/21/09
Open Left:: Darcy Burner discusses what's behind DeFazio's remarks ...

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 ...

11/21/09
A Show About Nothing: The Placeholder Presidency of Barack Obama ...

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 ...

11/20/09
Size Does Matter for Fox News and Conservatives | Crooks and Liars

...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 ...

11/18/09
Principled Progressive » OPEN LETTER TO THE HOUSE PROGRESSIVE ...

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. ...

11/18/09
For 12-Year-Old Without an Arm, Insurance Has Run Out | Corporate ...

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 ...

11/18/09
Universal Single Payer Health Care Coverage: An Economic Stimulus Plan

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), ...

Source: Voices
11/18/09
Universal Single Payer Health Care Coverage: An Economic Stimulus Plan

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), ...

11/17/09
Hundreds attend vigil outside Joe Lieberman's home over health ...

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 ...

11/17/09
BlueOregon: It ain't sexy, but it is important.

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 ...

Source: BlueOregon
11/16/09
FDL Action » HR 3962's Massive Expansion Of Coverage Would Result ...

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 ...

Source: FDL Action
11/16/09
What Happened to HR 676? | Edwize

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.

Source: Edwize
11/15/09
Idealism, Capitalism, and Healthcare Justice

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 ...

11/14/09
Sunday: statewide single-payer meeting in Seattle | OlyBlog

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 ...

11/14/09
Vote NO on Obama-care! Healthcare is our Human right! (Statement ...

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 ...

11/14/09
Do You Think Universal Health Care Is A Bad Idea?

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 ...

11/13/09
Blue Dogs Feast on Healthcare Money, Support HR 3962

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 ...

11/13/09
'Health Care for All' Advocates Dig In for Long Fight « Beaver ...

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 ...

11/13/09
FDL Action » Goldman Sachs: Insurance Stocks Would Drop 36% By ...

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. ...

Source: Firedoglake
11/13/09
Anti-Statist's Response to Michael Moore's 15 Step Program

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. ...

11/13/09
Blue Dogs Feast On Healthcare Money, Support HR 3962 By Billy Wharton

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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