Single-Payer Activists Hold Obama Accountable, March on Private Insurance Company
Protesters chanted, "People not profits -- Medicare for all," while picketing WellPoint Insurance Company Thursday. The demonstration was part of a nine-city protest coordinated by the group "Mobilization for Health Care for All."
WellPoint locked the lobby doors and police stood on guard. The protest was peaceful but pointed -- with participants blaming the insurance companies for current
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And as Congress continues to work toward reform, the demonstrators feel their dream of a single-payer system is slipping further and further away. ... Less..
Added: Oct 18 2009 In: news_politics
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