“Looking to the future, health care costs will continue to rise, more people will be underinsured, and those who cannot afford private insurance — or who simply refuse to buy it — will not only be deprived of health care coverage, they will have to pay a stiff fine.” From the Emergency Labor Network  The Affordable Care Act (ACA), having been upheld by the Supreme Court, contains a number... 

Balancing childcare, rent, chronic conditions, and my job as a single mother living in the Bronx can be nearly impossible. As Ellen Bravo wrote in response to Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “Why Women Can’t Have it All,” I worried about losing it all, not ‘having it all.’ by Kimberly Ortiz from Think Progress Two years ago, I sat in the ER with my two-year-old Aiden, who had a double ear infection.... 

“Obama’s policy was based on the original sin of allowing the pharmaceutical companies off the hook.  He then followed this up by pledging public funds to subsidize junk healthcare plans, coercing Americans into purchasing these plans and silencing the voices of single-payer healthcare advocates.  This is no reform; it is just another corporate giveaway by the Obama administration.”  from... 

by Billy Wharton Americans desperately need healthcare. The need is so desperate that many are buying into a “something is better than nothing” philosophy to support a healthcare bill that actively works against their own interests. The bill that Barack Obama plans to sign into law is being dubbed a “reform,” but what it actually amounts to is a corporate restructuring that will solidify the... 

from Healthcare-NOW For Immediate Release Dec 10, 2009 Chanting “55 is not enough, Medicare for all,” 9 protesters were arrested at a sit-in at Sen. Schumer’s office in mid-town Manhattan this morning. Referring to Schumer’s push to lower Medicare age eligibility to 55, advocates for Medicare-for-All state that opening it up to only one portion of the population is not enough and will not begin... 

A Public Forum On The Current State Of Healthcare Reform CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND THE REFORM? ARE YOU CONFUSED BY OBAMA’S 2000 PAGE HEALTHCARE BILL? CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SINGLE PAYER AND THE PUBLIC OPTION? Saturday, December 5th, 1:00PM Brower Park Branch Brooklyn Public Library 725 St. Marks Ave. (btw Nostrand Ave. and New York Ave.) (3 to Nostrand... 

by Billy Wharton from Examiner.com Seventeen health care activists were arrested this morning after a conducting a sit-in at the offices of the health insurance company Aetna. The protesters demanded that Aetna officials immediately approve all procedures which were recommended by physicians. Denial of medically necessary care is a key strategy employed by private health insurance companies in order... 

***YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF Demonstration at bottom For Immediate Release May 5, 2009 Contact: Russell Mokhiber, Single Payer Action, (202) 468-8868, russellmokhiber@gmail.com Katie Robbins, Healthcare-NOW! (330) 618-6379, healthcarenow08@gmail.com Margaret Flowers, M.D., Physicians for a National Health Program – Maryland chapter, (410) 591-0892, nose1@aol.com Kevin Zeese, ProsperityAgenda.us, (301) 996-6582,... 

Come out and meet some NYC Socialists at our monthly membership meeting this Friday. We will be discussing the locals plans and strategies for participation in the movements against budget cuts, for single payer health care, against the war. We will also be making plans for summer ’09 organizing. When – Friday April 24, 6:30pm Where – 339 Lafayette St. Buzzer #11 (6 to Bleecker /...