May 26, 2011
Dear PNHP colleagues and friends,
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law today “An Act Relating to a Universal and Unified Health System.” We salute the single-payer activists in Vermont and applaud their efforts. Although this is not a single-payer bill, we will continue to support the struggle to achieve health care justice in Vermont and across the nation. PNHP’s full statement on the legislation is here.
One of the many obstacles facing any state seeking to enact a true single-payer system is obtaining necessary waivers from the federal government. Click here to sign our petition urging the granting of waivers to implement single payer.
PNHP has already received press coverage from this event, from PNHP co-founder Dr. David Himmelstein’s comments in Bloomberg News to an interview with PNHP past president Dr. Deb Richter on Democracy-Now! Please help us mark this momentous development by forwarding our viewpoint to your local newspaper and radio stations.
Cordially,
Quentin D. Young, M.D.
National Coordinator