Statement By Dr. Margaret Flowers From the Press Conference on Single Payer Today
Good morning; I am Dr. Margaret Flowers. I am a pediatrician and the Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program. I also serve on the steering committee of the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care and on the board of Healthcare-Now, a national single payer grassroots organization. Members of Physicians for a National Health [...]

It’s Past Time To “Restore The Republic”
What does it mean be a true patriot, a pro-republic American? Former Senator Gary Hart says it is to recognize the role of civic virtue, of participation in the public affairs of the community, and to be among the men and women of whom future generations of Americans will say, “They were worthy of their [...]

Powers announces 2010 challenge of Kline in MN CD#2
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Durbin’s Poll on Health Care Reform
It’s been clear from many polls that a majority of Americans support the inclusion of a public health insurance option in the final health care reform bill. Something else is now clear based on the results U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) got polling over 80,000 people: the American people who voted for change last November [...]

Potential benefits of “Affordable Health Care for America” Act
It’s bound to change as any bill does when there are differing priorities in the U.S. House and Senate, but there are some very interesting changes coming down the pike which almost everybody who doesn’t work for a big insurance company is likely to appreciate. The “temporary insurance” program created immediately to fill in the gap [...]