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Let’s  show public demand for the improved Medicare for All Act specifically and universal health care in general so loudly and clearly that we’re impossible to ignore. After introducing his improved Medicare for All Act on Sept. 13 with 16 … Continue reading →

By Elaine Branjord Activists for single-payer health care, once considered “fringe,” find themselves in the midst of a movement for universal health care that’s growing exponentially. That was one of many inspiring takeaways from the Single-Payer Leadership meting held Sept. … Continue reading →

Added like salt to any wound we experience as a nation—from the devastation of hurricanes to mass shootings—is the fact that insurmountable medical bills can haunt victims. It shouldn’t be this way. Everyone should have health care when they need … Continue reading →

The Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care’s Board of Directors grew by two new board members—and approved a new website and position statement—Sept. 6 at its quarterly meeting at the Senior Resource Center in WheatRidge. The board unanimously approved the … Continue reading →

Pricing life-saving medications out of the reach of millions of Americans isn’t criminal, but it should be. Yet Big Pharma pours money into legislators’ coffers to make sure our elected officials represent Big Pharma rather than the many people who … Continue reading →

How to mix red and blue to make Purple People A new Foundation R&D team is looking to bridge the great divide by Sara Wright Once upon the movement to bring universal health care to Colorado, a handful of people … Continue reading →

By Ivan J. Miller, Ph.D. We, like the rest of America, have had a chance to breathe a deep sigh of relief as the Senate has—at least temporarily—agreed to stop talking about a repeal and/or replace of the Affordable Care … Continue reading →

Rally for #HealthcareForAll at 7:15 a.m. this Tuesday morning at the Courthouse!  Let’s support courageous health care advocates* who Sen. Cory Gardner had arrested for trespassing July 6 in his Denver office following a sit-in for health care for everyone. State Sen, … Continue reading →

by Madeleine Jacobs, MD Our active group is small, but energized. Our goal in Colorado is to build public awareness of single payer health care and it’s working. We’ve been putting George Lakoff’s principles from Don’t Think of an Elephant … Continue reading →

by Mayling Simpson Steamboat Springs, Colorado In the fall of 2016, a colleague and I studied 18 businesses and seven public entities (city governments, county governments, school districts) in Routt County to see how Amendment 69, ColoradoCare, would affect their … Continue reading →

About 20 marchers held signs July 24 in Boulder that read “Human need, not corporate greed,” “Medicare for all,” and “Health care not warfare” as a steady stream of drivers honked in support. As some picketted across Broadway at Table … Continue reading →

by Ivan J. Miller, Ph.D. (Also published in the Boulder Daily Camera, July 12, 2017) Governments must protect their citizens from threats to life. Without life, there is no liberty or ability to pursue happiness!  On July 4, 1776, our … Continue reading →

Working with this impressive group of dedicated volunteers and staff is inspirational. Because of our efforts, all three of the Colorado Dems in the House co-sponsored HR-676, improved Medicare for All. Your tireless work and donations are the power that … Continue reading →

Update: On June 17, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed the bill. Any Nevada resident could sign up for Medicaid if Nevada’s governor signs into law a bill the legislature passed in late May. And whether Nevada becomes the first state … Continue reading →