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Blogged by JC on 09.13.06 @ 11:56 PM ET
Join the Call for Passage of Single-Payer National Health InsuranceJoin in calling for a single-payer universal health care for all Americans. The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not guarantee health care to...
Join in calling for a single-payer universal health care for all Americans.
The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not guarantee health care to all its citizens. The U.S. spends $1.7 trillion, or $5,800 per citizen, each year on health care, yet tens of millions of Americans do not receive adequate care.
Despite spending more on health than any other country, the U.S. ranks 37th in citizens' health outcomes. Many European and Asian nations cover all their citizens with quality health care while spending less than the U.S. and achieving better health outcomes.
I have introduced the United States National Health Insurance Act, H.R. 676, to establish a national health insurance program to cover every American with comprehensive health care from birth. In effect, this program would strengthen, improve and expand Medicare to cover all Americans.
75 Members of Congress have co-sponsored H.R. 676 which would create a universal health care system by expanding, strengthening, and improving the Medicare program so that all Americans would have access to comprehensive medical services including prescription drugs, mental health services, and dental care throughout their lives.
Help support passage of single-payer national health insurance by signing onto the HR 676 petition today.
We, the undersigned, call on President George W. Bush, Speaker Dennis Hastert and the United States Congress to take a leadership role in resolving our nation's health care crisis by passing and enacting H.R. 676.
Make your voice heard now.