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to support HR676.



Learn about Single-Payer

Single-payer national health insurance is a system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes health financing, but delivery of care remains largely private. The goal of Healthcare-Now! New Jersey is to support the growing movement for a national single-payer healthcare system that covers every one in the country. Here are a few resources to help you learn about Hr 676 and single payer healthcare.



This is a great introductory video by the California Nurses Association . (20 minutes)





Physicians for a National Health Program is a single issue organization advocating a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health program. PNHP has more than 14,000 members and chapters across the United States. Its members and physician activists work toward a single-payer national health program in their communities. PNHP organizes rallies, town hall meetings, and debates; coordinates speakers and forum discussions; contributes Op-Eds and articles to the nation's top newspapers, medical journals and magazines; and appears regularly on national television and news programs advocating for a single-payer system. They have many resources available on their website including an overview of the key features of Single-Payer , Single-payer Frequently Asked Questions, and an overview of health economics and financing .


The California Nurses Association and its national arm, the National Nurses Organizing Committee, is one of the nation's premiere nurses' organizations and health care unions. It is a leading national advocate for universal healthcare reform, through a single-payer style system based on an improved and expanded Medicare for all. CNA/NNOC is campaigning for single-payer legislation, HR 676 in Congress, and SB 840 in California. Their website Guaranteed Health Care for All has a very informative Heathcare Facts section explaining single-payer health care and HR 676, the Medicare for All Act currently in congress.


Election 08 Here are some resources comparing John Conyer's congressional bill HR676, the Medicare for All Act , with those of the mainstream political candidates. An overview of the mainstream Democratic candidates' proposal and their shortcomings can be found here. You can find a list of the congressional co-sponsors of HR67 here. The Physicians for a National Health Program also has Election 2008 coverage.