human right to health care

Put People First Rally Highlights Strength of Human Rights Movement in Vermont
May 2, 2013
Watch the highlights of Vermont's large May Day march and hear how a member of the Put People First campaign describes the growing unity among the many struggles for our human rights. Check out this article in the Bosten Globe: MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — More than 1,000 activists... Keep Reading »
The Health Care Domino Effect: Right to Health Campaigns Are Spreading beyond Vermont
April 17, 2013
The closer we get to implementing key elements of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, the more information we receive about the federal reform’s inability to address the failures of market-based health care.  From the profiteering of insurance corporations, private hospitals and... Keep Reading »
The Limitations of Market-Based Health “Reform:” Why the Feds Should Allow States to Skip Ahead to Universal Health Care
March 4, 2013
As more and more states are setting up federally mandated health insurance exchanges, the limitations of incremental, market-based health reform are becoming clearer. In these exchange marketplaces, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will subsidize the purchase of private insurance plans, yet... Keep Reading »
Vermont Governor's Financing Plan for Universal Health Care Calls for Equity But Lacks Commitments
January 31, 2013
The Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign, led by the Vermont Workers' Center, presented a human rights analysis of the Shumlin Administration's health care financing report to the Vermont House Committee on Health Care on January 30, 2013.  Key points of analysis follow below; the... Keep Reading »
Labor Groups Across the Country Shift to 'Healthcare Is a Human Right" Campaigns Modeled on Vermont
January 23, 2013
NESRI's note: The Nation reports about the proliferation of human rights-based campaigns for universal health care, inspired by the successful effort in Vermont.  Labor groups, taking part in last week's Labor for Single Payer national conference in Chicago, are at the forefront of... Keep Reading »
Health Needs of Migrant Farm Workers Reported on Vermont Public Radio
January 18, 2013
The board that oversees health care in Vermont is looking at health issues affecting the state's undocumented farm workers. The Legislature asked the Green Mountain Care Board to estimate how much it would cost to include the undocumented migrant workers in a universal coverage plan. The... Keep Reading »
Put People First Movement Packs the Vermont Statehouse on First Day of Legislative Session
January 10, 2013
The Vermont Statehouse was packed with members of the Put People First movement delivering thousands of petitions at the opening of the 2013 legislative session.  Organized by Vermont's new Human Rights Council, spearheaded by the Vermont Workers' Center, people spoke up for human... Keep Reading »
Vermont Workers’ Center Proposal Outlines Health Care Financing Plan
December 18, 2012
It’s been 18 months since Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a bill calling for the creation of a publicly financed, universal health care system. Now, one of the leading advocates of that bill is pushing for the administration to begin taking action. The Vermont Workers’ Center recently... Keep Reading »
Marylanders to Launch Healthcare is a Human Right Campaign
December 14, 2012
“We don’t deserve to die simply because we don’t have healthcare.” - Doreen Hicks, Baltimorean, low-wage stadium worker, and an organizing member of United Workers On Saturday, December 15, 2-5 pm, Marylanders from throughout the state will gather at St. John Baptist... Keep Reading »
Vermont Workers' Center Releases Health Care Plan
December 12, 2012
BURLINGTON, Vt. -  The governor plans to have his plan to pay for single-payer health care next month. But the Vermont Workers' Center has released its own plan. The group says it would like to see all funding for Vermonters' health care raised through state taxes, and the... Keep Reading »