Collinsville, IL A third AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed legislation that would institute a single payer health care system in the U.S. by expanding Medicare to cover everyone.
The Southwestern Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council joined two other building Trades Councils in St Louis, MO and Cape Girardeau, MO endorsing the legislation introduced by Cong. John Conyers (D-MI).
HR 676 now has 62 congressional co-sponsors in addition to John Conyers Jr. (D-MI). It would institute a single payer health care system in the U.S. by expanding a greatly improved Medicare system to every resident.
HR 676 would cover every person in the U. S. for all necessary medical care including prescription drugs, hospital, surgical, outpatient services, primary and preventive care, emergency services, dental, mental health, home health,
physical therapy, rehabilitation (including for substance abuse), vision care, chiropractic and long term care. HR 676 ends deductibles and co-payments. HR 676 would save billions annually by eliminating high overhead and profits of the private health insurance industry and HMOs.