PSA: Equity
We need a healthcare system which is equitable!
We need a healthcare system which is equitable!
If you had any doubt that there are lots of Vermonters who are ready for a healthcare system that meets human rights principles, check out this video and see all of the faces of the many Vermonters who stand together to make this a reality in our state!
Health reform Activists push for addition to bill
By Thatcher Moats
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU - Published: April 16, 2011
MONTPELIER — Activists worried that the health care reform bill pending in the Legislature has been watered down to please business interests came to the Statehouse on Friday to remind lawmakers of the “original intent” of the legislation.
Beyond the market: Why we must treat health care as a public good
By James Haslam
Published Rutland Herald/Times Argus: April 17, 2011
Vermont is in the midst of a human rights crisis that has been brought on by allowing the market to control one of the most important parts of our lives: our health.
http://www.buzzsawmag.org/2011/04/06/the-grassroots-healthcare-movement/
The Grassroots Healthcare Movement
By Emily Miles | April 6th, 2011 | Access, Upfront
State community organizers lead the way in national healthcare reform
By Emily Miles
On March 25, 2010, Vermont became the first state to begin passing legislation promoting a state single- payer healthcare system since the initial overhaul of national healthcare reform (House Bill 676) in March 2009.
Image by Andy Coates
IBM Workers Speak Out to Support Universal Healthcare
What: IBM workers are holding a press conference to to support universal healthcare and bring to light to the untold story of what healthcare coverage at IBM is really like.
When: 1:30pm, Thursday, April 14, 2011
Where: Cedar Creek Room, Montpelier
Background:
Vermonters from all over the state are standing up for a better system! Join us in the fight for justice!
Let's make a system that's accountable to us!
Providers Show Overwhelming Support For Universal Healthcare