Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare for All' Bill Needs to Pass

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The Medicare for all Act of 2017 that could finally achieve the dream reformers have advanced for more than a century – genuine universal care for all its people, guaranteed for everyone, regardless of ability to pay, gender, race, nationality, or where you live.
NNU Executive Director, RoseAnn DeMoro writing for The Hill

Sen. Sanders Medicare for All Act - The Time Has Come Today

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The dream of healthcare reformers for more than a century—and the incredible and unending work of nurses, especially National Nurses United members, to guarantee health care with comprehensive benefits and a single standard of quality care for everyone—is moving a huge step forward.
By RoseAnn DeMoro writing for Common Dreams

Nurses Enthusiastically Welcome Sen. Sanders' Medicare for All Act – The Time is Here Today

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National Nurses United (NNU) today enthusiastically greeted the introduction of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All Act of 2017 as a critical step forward – and as a reflection of the work by NNU members for many years to guarantee health care with comprehensive benefits and a single standard of quality care for everyone.
National Nurses United
Sep 13, 2017

RN Amy Bowen Talks About Her Experience As A Volunteer In Houston

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RN Amy Bowen just returned from a week in Houston and Beaumont. Amy talks about how she and her fellow nurses from the Registered Nurse Response Network worked side by side with local medical professionals, who were also volunteering—to give aid to those in need.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio

California's Single Payer Bill S.B. 562 Is Alive And Well Despite Set Back

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Faster than it had been approved in the Senate, House Speaker Anthony Rendon tabled S.B. 562 indefinitely. Rendon, who is a Democrat, said the bill was “woefully incomplete”. Where does the bill stand now? With us on our podcast is California Nurses Association Legislative Advocate, Stephanie Roberson.
Pattie Lockard, Nurse Talk Radio