Single-Payer on Bill Moyers Journal Tonight

From: Healthcare-Now!

Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 10:02 AM

To: Perez61@windstream.net

Subject: Single-Payer on Bill Moyers Journal Tonight

Dear Healthcare-NOW! Supporter: Bill Moyers Journal will have an important segment this Friday night, February 5th. It will feature our close ally, Dr. Margaret Flowers of Physicians for National Health Program. Since President Obama's State of the Union address, Dr. Flowers has been trying to respond to his request for "better ideas" on health care reform. She wrote a letter that night to the president explaining that improved Medicare for all is the better idea he's looking for. She went to the White House, but they refused to take her letter. The next day, she and Dr. Carol Paris were in Baltimore outside the Republican Caucus meeting where President Obama spoke trying to give White House staff materials on a better way to reform health care. They were arrested. Inside, President Obama once again asked for "better ideas," especially those supported by doctors and nurses he added. President Obama--why are you not listening to us? There are 87 cosponsors of the improved Medicare for All bill in the House of Representatives. Over and over again, Republicans have claimed to be the "Party of Medicare." Medicare is our most beloved social program, and while not perfect, could be improved and used as the vehicle to extend true universal health care to the entire country. Health care reform is a mess in large part because President Obama took single-payer, Medicare for All, off the table. The approach favored by 60% of doctors, the national nurses union, and a majority of Americans was not even considered. Watch Dr. Flowers make the case for Medicare for all on Bill Moyers Journal. We are not giving up, neither should you. If you haven't already, email the president, and tell him that improved Medicare for all is the best idea to reform health care. Thanks for all that you do, Healthcare-NOW! National Staff Healthcare-NOW! survives on the generosity of our supporters. Please consider making a donation to support our efforts to pass HR 676 using our secure server. - Follow us on - You have received this email through your subscription to Healthcare-Now!'s email list. If you did not subscribe, or would no longer like to receive email updates, unsubscribe here.

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