Health care activists disrupt Senate Finance Committee hearing

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Source: Politico

Health care activists disrupted a Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday, standing up one after the other as Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) tried to restore order.

As soon as police escorted one protester out of the room, another would stand up, criticizing the committee for convening a panel of 15 experts and excluding witnesses who support creating a Medicare system for all Americans. About eight were led out of the hearing.

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The mini-protest was organized by Healthcare Now, Physicians for a National Health Program and Single Payer Action, all of whom support a single-payer, government-run health care system.

“Single-payer needs to be on the table,” one of the protesters yelled. “This is political theater.”

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Bought-off politicians have done everything possible to keep single payer from being discussed. Why? Because it would finally fix health care for everyone -- comprehensive coverage for every American from cradle to grave with no out of pocket expenses. It can do this because by eliminating the private insurer middlemen, and thier waste it would save up to $300 billion per year.

Americans support single-payer. Physicians support single payer.

It's time for Americans to unite around the real PROGRESSIVE healthcare reform and DEMAND IT from D.C.

Single Payer in 2009. YES WE CAN!