Single Payer Now!
Encyclopedia
Single Payer Now! is a non-profit, grassroots
group of volunteers working since 1994 for single-payer health care
: a health care plan without private, for-profit insurance companies. The group works on behalf of the California Universal Health Care Act (SB 840), in California, and the United States National Health Care Act (HR 676), nationally.
In December 2008, Single Payer Now! hosted California State Senator Mark Leno at a pot luck meal that was covered by the San Francisco Bay Area's Fox affiliate, KTVU
. He is the new principal author of the California Universal Health Care Act. The group is listed on the UHCAN website, a large US health care reform resource site, as one of three California state organizations working for universal health care
.
Grassroots
A grassroots movement is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures...
group of volunteers working since 1994 for single-payer health care
Single-payer health care
Single-payer health care is medical care funded from a single insurance pool, run by the state. Under a single-payer system, universal health care for an entire population can be financed from a pool to which many parties employees, employers, and the state have contributed...
: a health care plan without private, for-profit insurance companies. The group works on behalf of the California Universal Health Care Act (SB 840), in California, and the United States National Health Care Act (HR 676), nationally.
In December 2008, Single Payer Now! hosted California State Senator Mark Leno at a pot luck meal that was covered by the San Francisco Bay Area's Fox affiliate, KTVU
KTVU
KTVU, virtual channel 2 , is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Licensed to Oakland, California, the station has been owned by Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises since 1964, making it the largest Fox affiliate by market size that is not owned and operated by the...
. He is the new principal author of the California Universal Health Care Act. The group is listed on the UHCAN website, a large US health care reform resource site, as one of three California state organizations working for universal health care
Universal health care
Universal health care is a term referring to organized health care systems built around the principle of universal coverage for all members of society, combining mechanisms for health financing and service provision.-History:...
.
See also
- List of healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States
- Medicare (United States)Medicare (United States)Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the United States government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over; to those who are under 65 and are permanently physically disabled or who have a congenital physical disability; or to those who meet other...