Published By Eric Massa

CORNING, N.Y. - Today Congressman Eric Massa outlined his reasons for voting against H.R. 3962 on Saturday night. To summarize the specific votes: Rep. Massa voted for the rule of debate, against the Stupak Amendment and against final passage of the bill.

Publsihed by TruthDig.com By Rep. Dennis Kucinich

We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, for-profit insurance system which makes money not providing health care. We cannot fault the insurance companies for being what they are. But we can fault legislation in which the government incentivizes the perpetuation, indeed the strengthening, of the for-profit health insurance industry, the very source of the problem. When health insurance companies deny care or raise premiums, co-pays and deductibles they are simply trying to make a profit. That is our system.

This research paper emanating from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center focuses on in hospital child deaths only. It speaks for Medicare for all as a moral not an ecomomic issue. Fabian

"If you are a child without insurance,if you're seriously ill and end up in the hospital, you are 60 percent more likely to die than the sick child in the next room who has insurance," says lead investigator Fizan Abdullah, M.D., Ph.D., a pediatric surgeon at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

Notice:

The Illinois Single Payer Coalition (ISPC) monthly meeting is now scheduled for the second Thursday of each month. Meetings are 7:00 PM -- 8:30 PM

• November 12
• December 10
• January 14
   

Reported by the Illinois Media Progressives
http://ilprog.wordpress.com/

Chicago “Cigna 7″: Arrest This
October 8, 2009

Seven members of various Chicago single payer groups put their butts on the line this morning by placing them firmly on the floor of the Chicago Cigna headquarters lobby, and refused to remove them until the Chicago police did it for them.

Apparently word hadn’t reached them that Senator Max had taken single payer off the table, or more likely it had, and they don’t rightfully give a good goddam what Max says.
Or anyone that insists for-profit health care financing is anything but a moral, ethical and fiscal abomination.

Representing the Illinois Single Payer Coalition, the Chicago Single Payer Action Network, Progressive Democrats of America and Physicians for a National Health Care Program, the Cigna 7 were taken into custody by the Chicago police late this morning.

Here’s what it looked like:

Chicago Single-Payer Action Network

As you may or may not have heard, 19 people were arrested in New York on Tuesday, September 29. Healthcare NOW, locking arms with Prosperity Agenda, the Center for Working Poor and other activists, led a sit-in at Aetna to fight for Improved Medicare for All.

We not only support their actions, we will repeat them soon right here in Chi-town. Crowd prepares for civil disobedience

Friends, please set aside October 8 on your calendars. CSPAN plans on risking arrest and committing civil disobedience.

We ask that you join us, if possible. You don't have to get arrested. You can protest alongside us or volunteer help those who do get arrested. Most of all we want you there with us, as we put everything we've got into this fight on October 8.

You can sign up at the Mobilize for Health Care for All site. You can check out the latest news, photos and videos on these actions at their blog.

The New York action drew major media attention and you can read all about it here. We hope to continue this effort locally, so come on down! Keep checking here for details!