Conyers:Join the Call-Passage of Single-Payer National Health Insurance

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Join in calling for a single-payer universal health care for all Americans.

The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not guarantee health care to all its citizens. The U.S. spends $1.7 trillion, or $5,800 per citizen, each year on health care, yet tens of millions of Americans do not receive adequate care.

Despite spending more on health than any other country, the U.S. ranks 37th in citizens' health outcomes. Many European and Asian nations cover all their citizens with quality health care while spending less than the U.S. and achieving better health outcomes.

I have introduced the United States National Health Insurance Act, H.R. 676, to establish a national health insurance program to cover every American with comprehensive health care from birth. In effect, this program would strengthen, improve and expand Medicare to cover all Americans.

75 Members of Congress have co-sponsored H.R. 676 which would create a universal health care system by expanding, strengthening, and improving the Medicare program so that all Americans would have access to comprehensive medical services including prescription drugs, mental health services, and dental care throughout their lives.

Help support passage of single-payer national health insurance by signing onto the HR 676 petition today.

We, the undersigned, call on President George W. Bush, Speaker Dennis Hastert and the United States Congress to take a leadership role in resolving our nation's health care crisis by passing and enacting H.R. 676.

Make your voice heard now.

links

Universal Health Care Now!
http://johnconyers.com/index.asp?Type=SUPERFORMS&SEC={2E1B7B91-D9A6-45BE-9460-7C6C6D4FEAFA}
http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000547.htm#comments

[papau]

1. Done n/t

n/t

[liberaldemocrat7]

8. Demand the passage of HR 676 from these GOP contributors I list

in my signature.

[bonito]

2. Done, thanks n/t

[Triana]

3. Done. K & R

You KNOW the Repigs will do absolutely nothing about this (and they way they "do something" may not be good, think "Medicare Rx Drug Program") but WTF. At least the bastards will know people care about it.

[ooglymoogly]

4. done...there are too many fat hogs feeding at this troff

for it to go anywhere...at least while the hogs are in power.

[mom cat]

5. K&R Just when I thought that John conyers couldn't get any better,

he surprised me again! :toast:

[mom cat]

6. Be sure to click the first link in the OP to sign his petition. Pass it

around.

[annabanana]

7. done. . . . . . n/t

[Lasher]

9. Making ready the new House agenda for January, perhaps?

This is great! Junior would block it, but that's OK. We'll get two full years between now and 2008 to remind Americans just who is on their side. Many seem to have forgotten.

[Greybnk48]

10. done n/t.

[truedelphi]

11. It's said that ONE THIRD of our health expense is

the payment of monies to the insurance agency so that they can
administer the programs, pay commissions to agents, fat cat
salaries to CEO's etc

ONE THIRD of 1.7 trillion dollars is a whole lot of money!

[williesgirl]

12. Done and kicked

[Wilms]

13. K&R n/t