9 Single-Payer Activists Arrested at Wellpoint HQ in NYC Demanding an End to Lobby Efforts

10/28/2009 (New York City) Today nine people were arrested outside of the corporate headquarters of Wellpoint, the largest provider of private health insurance to individuals in the country to protest their inordinate influence on the healthcare reform process. This is a part of a third wave of civil disobedience actions demanding Single-Payer Healthcare.Todays action was one of eleven taking place today. Eight more actions are expected to take place this week.

The first wave started in NYC on Sept. 28, when 17 were arrested at Aetna Healthcare. Days later six were arrested in Chicago. The second wave was October 15th when 14 were arrested at UnitedHealth Group in NY and activists sat in at health insurance companies in 9 cities the same day.

To date 883 people have signed up to do civil disobedience at mobilizeforhealthcare(dot)org.

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• Civil Disobedience
• Wellpoint
• New York City
• arrests
• health care reform
• ACT UP/NY
• HR 676
• Medicare for All
• Senator Max Baucus
• lobby

[abcsignworks]

Not everyone is so lucky to be in a union.

Like in Tennessee, it is a right to work state and if you start talking union you get fired. They don't have to even give a reason for termination.

Single -payer system would benefit everybody even you.

[kfritz100]

bbb,what people,from what countries are laughing at us? do you mean the people from western europe,where thay have universal healthcare??? we are not speacial/better we are trying to win healthcare for ALL yes,even you bbb.

your comments about age and living with mom/dad are to stupid to respond to and quite frankly do not reflect well your intellect..

you seem to be under some delussions about the protesters,i am one who was arrested and i am a blue collar worker (union) and veteran,so?

[phoenixtimes2]

I applaud every one of these protesters that had the guts to speak truth to power. And yes, health care is a very basic human right.

[Jessecraft1954]

Those in the United States Government who have accepted money from the super rich drug and health insurance companies should not be voted on again, nor anyone who accepts money from these rich criminals and murderers. Many officials in the U.S. Gov are nothing but traitors of the hard working tax paying citizens. The only thing they care about is money and power and they don't care how they get it.

[oddcoupple]

Rep,Teapartiers,Beck are CEOcommunists...They want you pay your bloody rates to the CEOs gains and private health care bureaucracy!

40 milions US uninsured citizens and US bailed out economy really need a National Health Care (Single Payer) founded by progressive tax (not flat tax) on the capital gains.

Single Payer Now!

[nicfillion]

Thank you for posting this video!

[nicfillion]

You're right. Especially when union busting appears to be a national sport. I have universal single payer healthcare, and it's great.

[gangupnow]

communist america beings

[gangupnow]

LOL, funny...

[bklynbadboy]

If you are "blue collar" then your union takes care of you. If they dont, then get a new union. My job pays for my medical insurance so the only thing I pay for is a measly co pay. suck it up and move on. Your voice will never be heard. you are wasting valuable jail space and tax payers money getting arrested for a cause that will never come true