RNs and Docs Arrested in DC While Speaking Out for Single-Pay Healthcare!

RNs and single payer activists from across the country gathered in DC for three days of action to guarantee healthcare, fighting for single payer and national ratios. CNA/NNOC RNs staged a silent protest and five single payer activists, including two RNs, were arrested at Senator Baucus' Healthcare Hearings after calling for Baucus to bring single payer to the table. The next day, nurses marched to and rallied at the Capitol.

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[agitcam]

Let's fill the streets with American Citizens demanding Universal Single Payer Health Care.

[chicodavid]

It was an amazing day and I was proud to be there - hundreds of nurses from several different unions coming together to advocate for our patients - the role that is really our highest calling as RNs. It's clear that the powers that be - in both parties - want to bury single payer. It's just too threatening to too many big money interests. It will take continued agitation to keep it in the discussion.

[Slayerfan84]

I wish someone had told me that if you end up in an 'Out Of Network' hospital, your own private insurer will deny you payment for treatment. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chernmax]

Fuk big government, Healthcare does need fixing, giftwrapping a turd is not the answer!!!

[messagefrombilly]

The red-haired lady was better spoken than any of the rat shit police thugs who placed her in the back of the paddy wagon. (They probably didn't understand a word she said.)

I applaud the pharmacist who shot that blue pig in Alabama. The city should award him a gold medal for outstanding public service.

RN's, paramedics and firefighters are all community heros. Tell me, what heroic activity has your local police department performed lately?

Beat up a 12 year old riding his skateboard?

[tweed187187]

and you wonder why people hate cope to.they just more puppets of the system.

[nobamanomor]

how am i bothered? I don't want some suit telling me how much money I am allowed to make and how many hours i am allowed to work and when i can have an xray and what meds or procedures i can have...Government is supposed to be responsible to me and to function by my desire>>>not me acting according to the whims of gov't...they have it ass backwards!

[mtccollier]

this is of a few socialists and a lot of sheep

[mtccollier]

Do u really think that if the government takes over the nurses and doctors are gonna make more money.You people are in dreamland. The federal government never runs an program eviciently

[aicram62]

Capitalism is the creator of disparity, poverty, famine, sickness, greed, selfishness, theft. It does not provide happiness, but an illusion of such, and the attempts to be successful in this system cause constant misery. Don't be anti-social.  Iriquois RISE AGAIN

[aicram62]

Single-Payer is similar to what Medicare provides, and while I would desperately appreciate what they offer now, eventually I would like a little better care. (cheap glasses, one visit a year etc.) How are you bothered by everything being single payer? Your present doctor would have to accept the medicaid card or else you would have to find another way to pay him/her. I think most doctors will accept the card when they realize that charging more will lose patients.