Skip to main content
  • XXX Anniversary - nike dunk red october green river - Camo Edition - Nike Air Force 1 Low Max Air VT - IetpShops
  • Nike Air Jordan 1 Blancas y Negras por 64 , 95 € , air jordan 1 mid coconut milk particle grey ps UK 10, Oferta, Envío Gratis
  • 118 Release Date - Air Jordan 2 Craft WMNS DX4400 - SBD , Air Jordan 1 High Tokyo Metallic Silver
  • adidas originals hackmore, Shoes & Clothing , Men's adidas Originals Trainers, IetpShops
  • Adidas y Asics , Asics GEL-1090 , 1202A305-101 , IetpShops STORE
  • girls air jordan 1s og valentines day black hyper pink white 881426 009
  • air jordan 1 retro high og hyper royal
  • Womens Air Jordan 1 Denim DM9036 104 Release Date 4
  • saquon barkley nike air trainer iii DA5403 200 release date
  • Nike KD 15 Aunt Pearl Release Date
  • Home
  • Calendar
  • About Us
  • Watch/Listen
  • FOIL Docs
  • Editorial Policy
  • Log in
  • Publish Article

Upcoming Events

No upcoming calendar events.

Health Care

Primary tabs

  • View(active tab)
  • Devel

Health Care Reform Activists to Stage Washington Park Rally and March to Federal Building

Rochester-area individual health care reform activists and groups will rally at Washington Square Park to demand that our federal officials implement Medicare for All health care reform.

A march to the Federal Building will follow, where empty prescription pill bottles, medical bills, and a petition will be delivered to Rep. Louise Slaughter to urge her to endorse HR 676: Expanded and Improved Medicare for All

  • Read more about Health Care Reform Activists to Stage Washington Park Rally and March to Federal Building
  • Log in or register to post comments

Congress to Transfer Hundreds of Billions in Tax Dollars to the Insurance Industry

Tuesday 16 June 2009

by: Kevin Zeese, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Single-payer witnesses show the common-sense path, but Congress is listening to industry donors.

  • Read more about Congress to Transfer Hundreds of Billions in Tax Dollars to the Insurance Industry
  • Log in or register to post comments

Obama May Sign Pesticide Industry Protection Act

All Bad Legislation comes wearing a halo. That's how about 60 years of Reefer Madness drug war atrocities began. The just-passed law (not signed yet) giving the FDA power to "regulate tobacco" is not what mainstream media, or public officials tell us. This is Reefer Madness II, concocted by the same industries who did RM I...important whether or not one cares about "smoking" of any plant.

  • Read more about Obama May Sign Pesticide Industry Protection Act
  • Log in or register to post comments

Video: Part 1; Town Hall Meeting on Single Payer Health Care

Part 1 of Town Hall meeting on Single Payer/ Universal Health Care at Rochester Museum and Science Ctr, May 30, 2009.

Robin Wilt, Progressive Democrats of Genesee Valley
Jeff Cohen, Founder of FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting)
John Conyers, Author of House Bill 676- Member of House of Reps from Michigan
Eric Massa, Member of House of Reps NY's 29th Congressional District, Co-sponsor of 676
Part 2 coming soon
  • Read more about Video: Part 1; Town Hall Meeting on Single Payer Health Care
  • Log in or register to post comments

Single Payer Health Care Speak Out Report Back

On May 30, 2009, a group of 450 people gathered for a Speak Out hosted by Progressive Democrats of Genesee Valley. It provided a platform for people to learn about single payer and to show support for HR 676, the Medicare for all House bill.

  • Read more about Single Payer Health Care Speak Out Report Back
  • Log in or register to post comments

The Real News video "Canadians Talk to Americans About Health Care"

This is a independent media organization that interviewed Canadians about their reaction to the US advertising against medicare for all health care, as well as their views of their own health care system.

  • Read more about The Real News video "Canadians Talk to Americans About Health Care"
  • Log in or register to post comments

Baucus to Meet with Single Payer Leaders

Baucus to Meet with Single Payer Advocates
Filed under: News — russell @ 12:57 am
Guess who’s coming to dinner.

After months of proclaiming that single payer is off the table, Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) has invited five key single payer advocates to meet with him in Washington, D.C. this week.

On Wednesday June 3, Senator Baucus will meet with Dr. David Himmelstein, Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), Dr.

  • Read more about Baucus to Meet with Single Payer Leaders
  • Log in or register to post comments

Corporate Media Blackout of Progressive Voices In Rochester

Silenced but not Silent! Leading advocates of single payer health care -- "Medicare for All" --blacked out by corporate media.

  • Read more about Corporate Media Blackout of Progressive Voices In Rochester
  • Log in or register to post comments

Rochester Speaks Out- A Town Hall Meeting on HR 676 (single payer medicare for all)

Come join Rep. John Conyers (MI-14), Rep. Eric Massa (NY-29) and your hosts from Progressive Democrats of America to learn more about HR 676 - Single Payer Medicare for All.

  • Read more about Rochester Speaks Out- A Town Hall Meeting on HR 676 (single payer medicare for all)
  • Log in or register to post comments

Activists confront Democratic delegates on Health Care


Delegates to the Rochester Democratic Convention, held at the Unite Here hall, were greeted by other Democratic supporters of HR 676, a bill in Congress calling for universal single-payer health care. 
  • Read more about Activists confront Democratic delegates on Health Care
  • Log in or register to post comments

Pages

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
Subscribe to RSS - Health Care

Search form

Local News

Did District Attorney Sandra Doorley Violate Ethics Guidelines While Attending a Local Republican Fundraiser in May?
Jim Goodman - Sleeper Cell for the Revolution!
The Press as Powdered Donut with Blue Badge in the Middle
Blueprint for Engagement: Evaluating Police / Community Relations Final Report (2017)
The Police-Civilian Foot Patrol: An Evaluation of the PAC-TAC Experiemnt in Rochester, New York (June 1975)
Police Killing of Denise Hawkins (1975)
Complaint Investigation Committee Legislation (1977)
Race Rebellion of July 1964
Selections Regarding the Police Advisory Board (1963-1970)
Prelude to the Police Advisory Board
A.C. White (January 26, 1963)
Police Raid on Black Muslim Religious Service (January 6, 1963)
Rufus Fairwell (August 12, 1962)
Incarcerated Worker sheds light on Prison Labor Conditions during Pandemic
Police and Political Commentary
BWC video indicates Mark Gaskill was holding his phone as police shouted "gun"
How the NY Attorney General's defended the police who killed Daniel Prude
Hats off to Kropotkin!!
Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2016 - 2019
Facebook Posts Lead to Federal Rioting Charges for Justice for Daniel Prude Protester

Recent Comments

Any status on FOIL request?
Media's Goebbels
Related
Related
USA as NAZI criminals
oops
PS
A message of Truth from Geral
Fyi
See related data...

Syndication

  • Feature Stories
  • Local News

Account Creation Policy Change

Rochester Indymedia is now requiring editor approval for account creation.

We came to this decision after we had repeated spam posted to our website that caused difficulty with the website's functioning.  We will still have open publishing and keep our site as nonrestrictive and accessible as possible.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.  As before, we will continue to be Rochester's grassroots news and education site.  Thank you for your continued support and remember, "Don't hate the media, be the media!"

Editorial Meeting Times / Locations

The Rochester Independent Media Center (R-IMC) is no longer meeting regularly.
We will set up meetings by necessity and appointment. Please contact us at rochesterindymedia@rocus.org.
Our home is still the Flying Squirrel Community Space at 285 Clarissa St. Occasionally, we hold meetings at RCTV located at 21 Gorham Street.

Global IMC Network

To be downloaded