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In Health Care Reform Debate, Single-Payer System is Labor's Only Clear Choice

Excerpt: Single-payer is not a dream. It's legislation -- House Resolution 676, introduced by Congressmen John Conyers and Dennis Kucinich, with dozens of co-authors. It also has the backing of 235 labor organizations in 40 states, including 17 AFL-CIO state federations and 60 county/regional central labor councils.

Massachusetts Health Care Reform Falls Short

Excerpt: Massachusetts recently gained national prominence when a reform bill was signed into law. Unfortunately, the 'breakthrough' solution that has been trumpeted as reaching near universal coverage is a false promise.

Unions Back Plan that Could Kill Off Real Health Care Reform

Excerpt: If Barack Obama wins the fall election, he will be under more pressure to establish universal health insurance than any president in U.S. history. This will be due not only to public disgust with the current health care system, but to the hard work of organizations dedicated to universal health insurance. But the most powerful of these groups, including the AFL-CIO and Service Employees (the major Change to Win health care union) are promoting a solution that won't fix the problem. Their plan would fatten the insurance industry and make it an even more formidable opponent of true reform than it already is.