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An Evangelical from a Conservative Background, Dr. Rocky White is Not Your Typical Advocate for Single-Payer Healthcare

While there are differences between the healthcare plans offered by Democratic presidential opponents Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, neither of them is proposing a single-payer system of national healthcare. That's despite the endorsement of precisely such a plan last December by the American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty organization. We speak with Dr. Rocky White, a passionate, if unusual, advocate for a single-payer health insurance program. He describes himself as an evangelical from a conservative background and is on the Board of Directors of the nonprofit Health Care for All Colorado.
Ref. https://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/21/an_e..._a_conservative

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Newly Formed 150,000-Strong Nurses' Union Pushes for Single-Payer Healthcare

Three of the country's top organizations of direct care registered nurses have come together to form a new national nurses' union that is advocating for a single-payer national health insurance program. The new union unifies the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, United American Nurses, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association into a 150,000-member association, making it the largest registered nurses union in US history. We speak with Geri Jenkins, a registered nurse and co-president of the union Ref. ://www.democracynow.org/2009/3/11/newly_formed_150_000_strong_nurses

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As Obama Continues Push for Healthcare Reform, House Committee Approves Kucinich-Sponsored Measure to Keep Single-Payer Option Alive

On Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders say they're open to paring down a healthcare reform bill in order to sway "conservative" Democrats who've threatened to oppose the measure that would create a government-run public insurance option. We speak with progressive Democrat, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio). A House committee recently approved his amendment that would allow individual states to adopt a single-payer system. Ref. Source 4

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President Obama's Longtime Physician Opposes White House Health Plan, Advocates Single Payer

Dr. David Scheiner was President Obama's doctor from 1987 until he entered the White House. Today Dr. Scheiner is publicly opposing Obama's health plan and is calling for a single-payer system. Ref. Source 3

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Promoting Healthcare Reform, Obama Admits US Can't Insure All Americans Without Single Payer

Obama devoted most of his White House news conference to defend his push for healthcare reform. He acknowledged the US won't be able to provide healthcare insurance to every American without adopting single payer, which his administration has opposed. Ref. Source 8

Single Payer Healthcare / Health Care

Why do I get the feeling that as a tax payer I am going to be paying a lot more for health care that covers less than I have now?

Single Payer Healthcare / Health Care

Probably because more and more information is coming out of Canada and Europe about how "single payer" systems have led to health care rationing and poorer quality of health care.

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Why Single-Payer is the ONLY Sensible Health Care Reform
(Explained in Plain English)
By Carmen Yarrusso

Our "representatives" are diligently keeping single-payer "off the table" for one reason only: single-payer would easily win in any honest, open debate. Once again our "representatives" are selling us out to special interests. Ref. Source 8