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Healthcare Reformers Hold Reception For Congressional HR 676 Caucus At Democratic National Convention, Tues. Aug 26, California Nurses Association

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Article Date: 19 Aug 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), and Progressive Democrats of America will hold a reception at the Democratic Convention in honor of the 92 members of the Congressional HR 676 Caucus.

What: Reception for Congressional HR 676 Caucus
When: Tuesday August 26, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.; program at 7:00
Where: Colorado Convention Center, The Four Seasons Ballroom 1

Speakers will include Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director of CNA/NNOC; Greg Junemann, Chair of HR 676 Labor Caucus and President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), Dr. Claudia Fagan, past President of Physicians for a National Health Program; and other special guests.

The 92 Congressional caucus members sponsoring HR 676 will be honored at the reception, as will some 10 different Congressional candidates who have endorsed the measure and who pledge to focus on guaranteed healthcare in office.

They will be joined by nurses from around the country, as well as representatives from Physicians for a National Health Program and the HR 676 Labor Caucus, which features many of the more than 425 labor organizations who have endorsed the bill. Also in attendance will be many of the patients who have been hurt by the delay and denial of care that is endemic to the American system and its reliance on for-profit, private insurance corporations.

HR 676-also known as the United States National Health Insurance Act-would guarantee access to care for every single American through a national, non-profit system of universal healthcare coverage. Sometimes known as an expanded and improved Medicare for All, or the "single-payer" system, this approach has been proven in nearly every other industrialized nation to provide better care far more cheaply. Polls show a majority of Americans support this approach, and it has gained the backing of more co-sponsors than any other healthcare reform bill. For more information, visit http://www.GuaranteedHealthcare.org/blog .

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