- 150 protest against private health insurers
--via The Louisville Courier-Journal Demonstrators urge universal care in U.S. By Linsen Li The Courier-Journal Brent Humes has not had health insurance for 15 years. "At my past jobs, signing up for health insurance means cutting my paycheck in half," said Humes, who is currently unemployed. He was among about 150 people who gathered yesterday… - Health reform plan is endorsed
--via The Louisville Courier-Journal Rep. Conyers urges single-payer system By Laura Ungar The Courier-Journal Despite resistance from President Barack Obama and some members of Congress, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan said yesterday he'll keep fighting for a publicly financed, privately delivered "single payer" health-care system that covers all Americans. "All who are ready to fight… - Rev. David Bos of KSPH Speaking at Presbyterian Seminar for Single Payer Health Care in Pasadena
Pasadena, CA, May 2009 Rev. David Bos of Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care speaking at the Presbyterian Seminar for Single Payer Health Care and HR 676. Rev. Bos is a leader in the Presbyterian movement to educate and advocate for a single payer national health care plan. Rev. Bos Speaks in Pasadena
- PNHP Kentucky’s Dr. Garrett Adams Testifies Before Senate Hearing
On Tuesday September 13, 2011, Dr. Garrett Adams, current President of PNHP and founder of the Kentucky chapter of PNHP testified before the Senate. The occasion was a hearing entitled "Is Poverty a Death Sentence?" The hearing was sponsored by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and… - Regional Participation in the National Single Payer Movement
KSPH Prepares Mass Mailing Announcing 'Patients Not Profits' Demonstration Louisville, May 2009 Members of Kentuckians for Single Payer Healthcare preparing a mailing to 3,200 members and supporters announcing the upcoming demonstration, "Patients Not Profits" and the Presbyterian-sponsored seminar for HR 676, "Making Health Care Happen." KSPH Members Prepare Mailing _____ Rev. David Bos of KSPH… - Hoosiers for a Common Sense Health Plan Demonstrate Outside Senator Birch Bayh’s Office
Indianapolis, IN, May 20, 2009 Hoosiers for a Common Sense Health Plan, including a contingent from southern Indiana, at Senator Birch Bayh's office. HCHP demonstrated at Wellpoint insurance company's stockholders meeting (largest health insurance company in the US); they then marched to Sen. Bayh's office, protesting his supporting private health insurance. Bayh's wife is Wellpoint…
- Employer Health Costs Threaten Profits
--via Forbes Oxford Analytica 08.18.06 Rising health costs are straining the finances of U.S. workers and firms, and dramatic increases in premiums are changing the dynamics of the labor market. U.S. employers provide health insurance for about two-thirds of the non-elderly population, and over 90% of the privately insured have employer-sponsored insurance (ESI). Health benefits… - Study Says Individual Insurance Too Costly
--via Los Angeles Times (Registration required.) Eighty-nine percent of health-coverage shoppers can't afford policies or are rejected. By Lisa Girion, Times Staff Writer September 14, 2006 Individual health insurance — often touted as an alternative to employer-based group coverage — may be an option for the healthiest and wealthiest. But a study due out today… - Kuehl’s Healthcare Bill, SB 840, Passes California Assembly
--via PNHP PRESS RELEASE - SHEILA KUEHL On Monday, August 28th, Senate Bill 840, authored by State Senator Sheila Kuehl (D-23), passed out of the California State Assembly on a preliminary vote of 43-30 (final vote expected to be 44-31). SB 840 provides a concrete plan for covering every California resident with comprehensive health insurance,…
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