Deborah Burger, RN, co-president of the California Nurses Association and a leader in the healthcare justice movement, is lifting the banner of sustainable, secure, and just healthcare healthcare in the Huffington Post. Some choice quotes:
"Every working American (OK, except the Wall Street crowd) pays taxes. But what do we pay taxes for? Increasingly, we wonder where our money is going, how our money is serving our communities, and how our tax money is helping us and our families."
"We're talking about something that already exists for some, right here in the United States of America, and what can easily exist for everyone. A tax-funded national healthcare system would negotiate prices for prescription drugs, medical devices and services, specialists and more, effectively lowering the cost of delivering care. Taxpayers don't have to worry about paying for someone else's care. You'll be paying for your own care, your family's care, without raising taxes at all."
"We are reaching inside the box to think outside the box; we are charting a third way. It's time to rediscover healthcare as care rather than insurance for the first time in a long time, and let the taxes we already pay deliver what every American needs."
Sister Burger's comments are part of a campaign from CNA and National Nurses United, its national affiliate, to bring the common-sense, truly universal solution to our healthcare crisis back into the spotlight. Check out the whole HuffPo article here, and share the ads with a friend! Thanks to our allies at NNU for pointing to the "third way" - a commonsense focus on care - and walking with us on this journey to healthcare justice.
Published August 13th, 2013Like this post? Consider sharing it on
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