We knew October 15th was going to be a special day. But we never imagined we would see Americans stand up to the insurance company death panels with such amazing courage in as many cities as we saw on Thursday. From Boston to Palm Beach, … [Read more...]
State Senator Dick Moore (D-Uxbridge) Has Got to Go, with Poll
Massachusetts Nurses Association News & Events Statement in Response to Sen. Richard Moore Who Compares MNA to Terrorist Organization 06.25.2009 CANTON, MA - The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) today condemned a statement made by … [Read more...]
Medicare Part E (Everyone in, no one left out) is finally on the table
June 10, 2009 The United States Congress finally puts "single payer"--improved and expanded Medicare-for-All--health reform on the table at the HELP Subcommitee (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) hearing. Click link to view hearing on … [Read more...]
Massachusetts health care debacle continues to unfold–r/t $897Mil in new state spending in Chap58
btw I'm a nurse and a healthcare justice activist who's been involved in health system reform efforts for 20 years. In the spirit of full disclosure I've shared some observations about MA BCBS and Partners Healthcare that are germaine to … [Read more...]
Fiscal crisis could be–and should be–a real health reform opportunity
Van Faasen's the same guy that MA Health Care For All gave their "Lifetime Leadership" award to a year or so ago! Perhaps the AG can get Bill to give the state some of those $19Mil dollars that were collected as health insurance premium … [Read more...]
The differences between Chang-Diaz and Wilkerson go beyind lawbreaking, ethics, and accountibility
Why did Sen. Wilkerson chose to support the ill-conceived BU bio lab sited in Roxbury despite overwhelming opposition from constituents in her district and advocacy groups such as ACE in Roxbury, Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, a multitude … [Read more...]
Sen. Wilkerson’s on the wrong side of the Forest Hills development initiative
As a long-standing supporter of affordable housing and a Jamaica Plain resident, the BRA proposed goal of 50% affordable housing units for the Forest Hills Initiative seems reasonable to me. (BRA=Boston Redevelopment Authority). The 50% … [Read more...]
Cost Control and Health Care Reform
The public, including its "opinion makers", is beginning to understand that the MA Health law rearranges deck chairs on the Titanic while throwing many uninsured and underinsured overboard to the sharks. A public backlash is sure to come. … [Read more...]
Niki Tsongas, Jamie Eldridge, Michael Moore, and You
Bean in the 'Burbs writes that he saw SiCKO this past weekend and really liked it. He asked a good question about why Michael Moore didn't issue a Call To Action in the film such as for passage of HR 676 (the federal Medicare for All bill), … [Read more...]
www.SickoCure.org is up! SiCKO the movie is coming to a theater near you on Friday June 29
We will be there to greet the audience, hand out flyers as they leave, perhaps testify to the tragedies witnessed on the front lines of America?s healthcare meltdown. Most of all, they?ll be there to convince the moviegoers that we … [Read more...]
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