The “public plan option” won’t work to fix the health care system

Read Dr. Don McCanne's Quote of the Day on why adding a public option will not fix America's health care system.

Town Hall Meeting On The Future of Health Care

Saturday, May 30th, 2009 from 9am to noon at the Towson Presbyterian Church

Doctors protest exclusion of single-payer at Senate Finance Committee

Doctors and other advocates of a national single-payer health system - also known as an improved Medicare for All - directly confronted senators at a Senate Finance Committee “roundtable” on health reform today.

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Update from Maryland PNHP President

Some of you may be wondering what we’ve been up to, so we would like to give you an update and provide you with information on ways that you can be involved.

At the national level, PNHP is an active member of the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care/National Single Payer Alliance. The D.C. and Maryland chapters are on the steering committe of the LCGHC. The LCGHC is growing and at last estimate represented over 20 million people nationwide.

LEGISLATION

The Maryland Health Security Act

Click here to learn more the Maryland Health Security Act (HB 1186)

Read an assessment of the cost and savings under the Health Security Act by Brigitte Marti

National Legislation

A comparison of national single-payer bills H.R. 676 and S. 703

Get Active

MD PNHP is looking for speakers and writers to join this important cause.

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Where Is My National Health Insurance Card?

Watch PNHP NY Metro's video about single-Payer

National Press Releases

MD-PNHP Press Releases

Speakers Bureau

PNHP Maryland now has a speaker's bureau and we are available for grand rounds, conferences and meeting with faith and community groups to talk about single payer and health care reform. If you are intrested in arranging a speaker, please email conversationcoalition@gmail.com.

PNHP Members in the news

Harris offers wrong fix for health care
By Dr. Taro J. Adachi | Baltimore Sun

'Congress doesn't know we've been arrested'
By JAY FRIESS | South Maryland News

Health care for all, but how?
By John McVey | The Journal (WV)

Universal health care advocated
By RICHARD F. BELISLE | The Herald-Mail

HealthCare-Now! Maryland

Formerly Maryland Universal Health Care Network
www.mdsinglepayer.org