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Almost 500 Coloradans attended one of five rallies Tuesday for #HealthforAll hosted by the Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care and more than 20 partners at high noon on 12-12 in Fort Collins (Read the Ft. Collins story here), Boulder, … Continue reading →

by Cherry Sokoloski Almost 150 people rallied for Improved Medicare for All on Tuesday, Dec. 12 in Old Town Fort Collins. The enthusiastic crowd heard encouraging words from eight speakers and also rocked the Oak Street Plaza with a sing-along. … Continue reading →

Colorado Springs 12-12 rally organizers Bethany Winder, RN, and Kristine Hembre, DO, were thrilled to see a crowd of at least 50, two TV cameras, and many supporters signing petitions calling for Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner to … Continue reading →

Sally Gilman, new Chair of Our Revolution Boulder, added a Boulder rally to the 12-12 Colorado events just three weeks before the event. Even so, about 25 attendees made a strong showing for the need for #HealthforAll. They met at … Continue reading →

About 100 people attended the Durango rally on Dec. 12 for #HealthforAll to hear speakers including Guinn Unger, a leader for both Indivisible Durango’s Healthcare and Senior Issues Committee and Community Organizer for the Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care; … Continue reading →

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 →