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Busy Summer for WMM4A
Outreach, Training, Events

The fight for Medicare for All in Massachusetts is heating up this summer!  We are reaching out to friends, neighbors and co-workers about how Single Payer works, why we need it, and how it can be achieved.   Many local candidates for seats on Beacon Hill have attended our events to learn more about it.   Another Outreach Training will be held Sunday, July 22nd in Holyoke, with a few seats still available.  To register Continue reading “Busy Summer for WMM4A
Outreach, Training, Events

Survey: 56% of Physicians Support Single Payer
Post by Lawrence Pareles

Merritt Hawkins is a physician recruitment firm. They did a study of physicians on 8/3/17, and the results were published in Newsweek of 9/19/17.  The study found that 56% of American doctors they polled, were strongly or moderately in favor of a Single Payer healthcare plan here.  Continue reading “Survey: 56% of Physicians Support Single Payer
Post by Lawrence Pareles

WMM4A Outreach Training – July 1
At the Mass. Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke, Sunday July 1, noon - 3 p.m.

We are excited to offer this training for people who want to deepen their understanding of how to effectively engage others in the movement for Medicare for All in Massachusetts.  This lively and interactive program will present the current context for Single Payer advocacy and explore our own hopes and concerns about the transition to such a system.  We will also be discussing  Continue reading “WMM4A Outreach Training – July 1
At the Mass. Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke, Sunday July 1, noon – 3 p.m.

Single Payer Ballot Questions
Signatures certified for six districts!

We are pleased to announce that our hubs have succeeded in collecting the required number of certified signatures in each of six legislative districts so far in Western Mass.  We now expect that our Single Payer question will appear on the November ballot in districts   Continue reading “Single Payer Ballot Questions
Signatures certified for six districts!