Posts Tagged ‘Healthcare’
Expand Medicaid, Close the Coverage Gap
Join advocates in Raleigh to give legislators memorial luminaries for people who have died due to the Medicaid coverage gap.
Read MoreAsheville Joins Groups Across the State in Candlelight Vigil to Expand Medicaid
“Healthcare Can’t Wait” was the theme of 22 simultaneous Candlelight Vigils across the state held at 7:00 pm Wednesday, June 5th, to call attention to the fact that Medicaid Expansion is a matter of life and death.
Read MoreWomen’s Rights Rally – Stop The Bans
Across the country, we are seeing a new wave of extreme bans on abortion. We will show up to speak out and fight back. Together we say: Stop the bans.
Read MoreTransforming Healthcare in America: The Struggle for Medicare for All
A special presentation by Wendell Potter, ex-Cigna executive and author of Deadly Spin, a best-selling book that disclosed how insurance companies maximize profits by restricting care. Potter is currently the president of Business Initiative for Health Policy. The program will be offered at two times: 2:00-3:30 – UU Church (1 Edwin Pl, Asheville) 7:00-8:30 –…
Read MoreThe Fight for Single-Payer Healthcare: Dr. Margaret Flowers Speaks in Asheville
What is single-payer healthcare? How might it work? And how do we build a successful movement for it? Come hear one of the most prominent Universal Healthcare advocates of our generation, Dr. Margaret Flowers, along with local area speakers, discuss the necessity for building a movement for Universal Single-Payer Healthcare now and why it cannot wait.…
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