universal health care

Maine Coalition Kicks Off Statewide Health Care Is a Human Right Campaign
May 10, 2013
A coalition in Maine - the Maine People's Alliance, the Maine AFL-CIO and the Maine State Nurses Association - held press conferences in Portland and Bangor to kick off their new Health Care Is a Human Right Campaign. From the press release: Mainers without health coverage and others... Keep Reading »
Universal Health Care Advocacy Group Readying for Local Rally - First Maryland Speakout
April 30, 2013
[...] At Birdie’s Cafe in Westminster Friday, three members of Carroll County’s chapter of Healthcare is a Human Right Maryland and statewide organizer Sergio España told of the formation of the grassroots campaign locally. They told of their excitement for the state’s... 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 »
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 »
The People's Address - Vermont's Alternative to the Governor's Budget Address
January 25, 2013
The Vermont Workers' Center and its Put People First partners delivered the People's Address on the future of Vermont's budget and healthcare systems. The People's Address was given ahead of the Governor's Budget Address and the Administration's presentation of a financing... Keep Reading »
National Academies Report Considers "Free-Market Capitalism" a Cause of Poor Health Outcomes in U.S.
January 10, 2013
The U.S. population is in far poorer health and lives shorter lives than people in other high-income countries, according to a new report by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine released yesterday. This is hardly surprising to anyone working for the human right to health in... 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 »
Study Finds Medicare Superior to Private Insurance and Recommends Expansion to People Under 65
July 19, 2012
A new Commonwealth Fund study published in the journal Health Affairs concluded with a Medicare-for-All style suggestion: “Given the positive experiences reported by Medicare beneficiaries, policymakers should consider extending traditional Medicare coverage to the nonelderly population...... Keep Reading »