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Change We Need – And Can Afford

Because of the current financial crisis many observers see no point in discussing an expansion of health care coverage this year – either federal or state. Indeed, it is true that the current crisis is adding greatly to our public debt. And it is true that total health costs in the US are already twice as high per person per year as those of any other nation and rising faster. If we were to start paying to insure our 50 million uninsured – plus an estimated 40 million Americans who are under insured – costs would escalate hugely. This would be true with any of the recent proposals for insuring the population – except one.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PNHP (Physicians for a National Health Program) MEMBERSHIP

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PNHP MEMBERSHIP

By Laurence Jacobs, MD PNHP Finger Lakes Co-chair

On Thursday, August 6th, I attended Eric Massa's Town Hall meeting on health care reform in Honeoye Falls. I'd like to share some observations and conclusions with you about what happened there; it's a reflection of what's been going on in many parts of the country.

Tell Obama Everybody In, Nobody Out

DNC/Obama staffers are holding a "Listening Tour" event at Underground RR. The single payer activist group Rochester For HR 676 is organizing a visibility demonstration beginning at 5pm 8/12

Panelists Discuss Health Care

July 23 2009 Health Care panel discussion Cafe Underground Railroad

A Call to Action for Street Medics, Clinicians, and Herbalists

A newly formed faction of the Seeds of Peace Collective, named Eastern Seeds of Peace, is committed to organizing medical infrastructure in support of the expected large-scale actions against the International Pittsburgh Coal Conference and G20 Summit in Pittsburgh in late September. This is a call to action for street medics, clinicians, herbalists, and all those interested in contributing to the medical support that is crucial to the success of the planned marches and demonstrations.

Health Care Reform Forum

On Thursday July 23 at 7:30 pm there will be a health care reform forum at the Underground Railroad Cafe, 480 West Main St.

Health Care Marchers Cheered and Booed in July 4 Parade


Medicare for all (HR 676) speakout part 2

On May 30, 2009, a speak out for medicare for all(HR676) took place. This is part 2 of the panel including Mimi Kennedy, actress and chair of Progressive Democrats of America and Dr. Theodore M. Brown, Professor at University of Rochester Department of History, community and Preventative Medicine and Medical Humanities

Veteran Turned Away from Slaughter's Office

Rochester Rallies for Single Payer Health Care

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Seventy Rochester citizens and activists gathered in the rain at Washington Square park today shouting slogans like “Human need not corporate greed” and “No bills for pills.” They were there to show their support for HR 676, a bill in the US Congress that would provide universal, single-payer health care to all citizens. We already have such a system in place for people over 65 called Medicare. HR 676 would lower that 65 year age threshold to age zero. Rochester Rep Eric Massa (D-29) is a co-sponsor of HR 676, but Rochester's senior Rep Louise Slaughter (D-28) is opposed to it. The purpose of today's action was to get the influential Democrat to change her vote and sign on to 676.

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