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The Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Single Payer Healthcare and Congressman John Conyers held a press conference for HR 676 in Pittsburgh at the Democratic Party Platform Committee hearings in August 2008.
Fred Redmond, one of the five top officers in the Steelworkers' union, spoke on behalf of USW President Leo Gerard.
Redmond had just returned from a meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council where he also serves as a Vice President. Redmond was introduced at the press conference by State Senator Jim Ferlo (D-Pittsburgh).
You can hear Vice President Redmond here.
HR 676 would institute a single payer health care system in the U.S. by expanding a greatly improved Medicare system to every resident.
HR 676 would cover every person in the U. S. for all necessary medical care including prescription drugs, hospital, surgical, outpatient services, primary and preventive care, emergency services, dental, mental health, home health, physical therapy, rehabilitation (including for substance abuse), vision care, chiropractic and long term care.
HR 676 ends deductibles and co-payments. HR 676 would save billions annually by eliminating the high overhead and profits of the private health insurance industry and HMOs.
HR 676 currently has 93 co-sponsors in addition to Conyers. Co-sponsors and bill text are here.
HR 676 has been endorsed by 474 union organizations in 49 states including 117 Central Labor Councils and Area Labor Federations and 39 state AFL-CIO's (KY, PA, CT, OH, DE, ND, WA, SC, WY, VT, FL, WI, WV, SD, NC, MO, MN, ME, AR, MD-DC, TX, IA, AZ, TN, OR, GA, OK, KS, CO, IN, AL, CA, AK, MI,
MT, NE, NY, NV & MA).
Contact Kay tillow for more information: (502) 636 1551, nursenpo@aol.com.
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