by Sylvia Moore | Sep 5, 2012 | News
by Shockwave My healthcare activism over the years (since nyceve’s activism got me involved in the movement, and Pris from LA and I organized demonstrations for Single Payer in Los Angeles) has taken me places and has taught me a lot. Today, I am involved...
by Sylvia Moore | Jan 19, 2011 | News
From The Sacramento Bee: Blue Shield of California, stung by public outrage over its latest premium hikes, said Friday it won’t back down from its plans to raise rates by as much as 59 percent, setting the stage for a confrontation with the state’s new...
by Andrew McGuire | Oct 13, 2010 | News
By Don McCanne In the Quote of the Day for September 28, 2010, I wrote, “The $18,000 in average health care costs for a family of four is already over one-third of the median household income of $50,000.” Understandably, some readers perceived that I was...
by Andrew McGuire | Sep 7, 2010 | News
As an example of healthcare costs spiraling out of control, I thought you might be interested in knowing that Blue Shield’s “Shield Savings (NOT!) 2400/4800” healthcare plan has raised its monthly premiums $500 PER MONTH in 2010 for an annual...
by Andrew McGuire | Aug 13, 2010 | News, Video
365 # 167 Stamie and Tracy of Showtime’s “The Real L Word” are worried that the new federal health care bill will not control rising health care costs and will leave more than 20 million people uninsured. That’s why we still need single payer,...