Health is a Human Right

Healthcare workshop at The United National Peace Conference in Albany, NY on July 24, 2010. Co-sponsored by the Green Party of New York.

Produced by the United National Peace Conference Media Project,
an initiative powered by The Sanctuary for Independent Media &
Hudson Mohawk Indymedia Center 2010

Dr. Margaret Flowers
Physicians for National Health Program

Dr. Andy Coates
Single Payer New York + Physicians for National Health Program

GREEN LOLLIPOP

Remember when you were a kid and the physician gave you a lollipop after your examination? This page is a big GREEN LOLLIPOP from the Green Party for everyone who believes that we should make health care a human right for every American!

Join the Green Party and millions of other Americans in our demand for SINGLE-PAYER national health care, also called MEDICARE FOR ALL: Everybody in, nobody out!

What do the Democrats holding town hall meetings and the mobs trying to disrupt the meetings have in common? No matter which side gets its way, the insurance companies win and Americans lose!

50 million Americans have no health coverage, millions more are denied medical treatment by their insurance providers, and hundreds of thousands of Americans face financial ruin every year because of an illness or injury. The only solution to America's health crisis is SINGLE-PAYER!

TAKE THE SINGLE-PAYER VOTER'S PLEDGE:
"I will vote for no candidate who does not support single-payer. I will vote for no candidate who takes contributions from health insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other powerful corporations that put profit before people. I will only vote for candidates who will work to make health care a human right for everyone!"

QUESTION OF THE DAY
(from The Progressive Review, August 13, http://prorev.com) Why is it that these town hall loons are being considered representative of the voice of the people, yet when ten times the amount of people protest against the Iraq War, the news barely reported on it, and acted as if their opinions were "fringe" opinions not worthy of consideration? - A Reddit reader

CALL YOUR US SENATORS & US REPRESENTATIVE
and demand that they support and vote for single-payer legislation (HR 676 in the House). Call the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your Senator or Representative. Be firm but nice!

DON'T BE A SUCKER

• The Democratic Party's plan for health care reform will not provide universal health care! Obamacare does not make health care a right for every American. It would leave for-profit insurance industry power & inefficiency (huge CEO salaries, high overhead and administrative costs) in place and send millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies to for-profit insurance companies. 60% of insurance industry contributions went to Democrats in the 2008 election.
  
• The Republicans (and rightwing ranters like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity) are telling you lies and repeating dishonest talking points from the insurance industry lobby about "socialized medicine," "rationing," and the "failure" of the British and Canadian health care programs. In fact, health care in the UK and Canada is better than in the US, with longer life expectancies, lower infant mortality rates, and guaranteed treatment for all citizens.
  
  
• The mainstream media is misreporting the news on health care reform. They ignore the movement for single-payer, even though a majority of Americans support guaranteed national health care. Some stations won't run ads for single-payer, because they're afraid such ads will offend insurance companies advertisers.