human right to health care

Vermonters Demand Their Human Rights at Huge May Day Rally
May 3, 2012
This May Day, the Vermont Workers' Center brought a range of people's struggles together under the banner of "Put People First." Expanding the focus of the now famous "Healthcare Is a Human Right" rallies, held since 2009 in Vermont's capitol, Montpelier, this year... Keep Reading »
Oregon Coalition Starts Campaigning for Human Right to Health Care
April 25, 2012
Taking a page from Vermont’s playbook, Oregon reform advocates plan to launch a major campaign to have health care declared a human right. “It means you get the care you need when you need it,” said Dr. Mike Huntington of Corvallis, the newly elected president of Health Care... Keep Reading »
The Right to Health Care Is Not on Trial: Does the Supreme Court’s Review of Health Reform Matter?
March 26, 2012
As the U.S. Supreme Court embarks on its review of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), advocacy for and against the law is reaching fever pitch, driven by long and intensive planning efforts. If only the vision for a truly universal, publicly funded health care system attracted... Keep Reading »
Debating Health Care As a Right in New Mexico
February 13, 2012
"The question is asked with regularity at legislative and congressional hearings, medical and public health conferences, political rallies and policy think tanks: Is health care a right, or a privilege? Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, an Albuquerque Democrat, long ago decided that health care is a... Keep Reading »
Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign Testimony Calls for Limiting and Ultimately Prohibiting Private Insurance Market
February 8, 2012
The Vermont Workers' Center's Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign testified before the Vermont House Health Committee yesterday, supporting the elimination of an insurance market outside the Exchange, as proposed by H.559, and demanding an amendment to the bill to clarify that after implementation... Keep Reading »
Vermont Workers' Center Statement on Health Care Financing and Benefits Debate
January 30, 2012
The Vermont Workers' Center, a long-time NESRI partner, is calling on the Administration in Vermont to implement the universal health care law passed last year in a way that ensures equity in financing as well as provision of comprehensive care. While the law does not prescribe a specific financing... Keep Reading »
New Health Policy Tool for Assessing Inclusion and Human Rights
December 15, 2011
A new article in the journal Health and Human Rights (Vol 13, No 2, 2011) illustrates a framework for analysis of the inclusion of human rights and vulnerable groups in health policies. While the tool was specifically developed for assessing health policies in Africa, it offers insights that can be... Keep Reading »
Reframing the Health Reform Debate - From the Healthcare Is a Human Right Oregon Tour
December 15, 2011
Vermont made national headlines in May when it passed the nation’s most far-reaching health reform legislation, creating the framework for a publicly funded, universal health care system. Details of the new system, called Green Mountain Care, are still being hammered out. But when it goes... Keep Reading »
Human Rights Principle of Equity Is Key to Planning Vermont’s New Health Care System
December 5, 2011
After the universal health care breakthrough in Vermont, the long process of transitioning to the new system has begun. As the governing board of the new system commenced its work, the Vermont Workers’ Center’s Healthcare Is a Human Right Campaign reminded board members of their... Keep Reading »
'New Politics' Features NESRI Case Study on the Breakthrough in Vermont
November 7, 2011
The journal New Politics is featuring NESRI's case study, "Reviving Progressive Activism," on the successful Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign in Vermont. Read, share and discuss the case study on the website of New Politics. From the Introduction: On May 26, 2011, Vermont became the... Keep Reading »