Given
the healthcare reform deadlock in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania's
nation-leading status in the battle for state-based "Medicare for All,"
is all the more significant.
"Not
only does Pennsylvania now have the Democratic Party on board with the
Single Payer healthcare for all," said Healthcare for All PA executive
director Chuck Pennacchio, "we also have the promised signature of our
governor and the active support of Republican and Democratic leaders in
both the State Senate and State House."
Added Pennacchio, "Pennsylvania is clearly "ground zero' for cost-saving, life-enhancing, job-creating, quality, comprehensive, publicly-funded, privately-delivered, healthcare for all. Once PA adopts the proven single payer solution, our neighboring states will move rapidly to adopt the same answer, and congress will quickly follow suit."
Presenting the resolution before the voting body of 301 Democratic State Committee members was Tom Herman, Chair of Berks County. Seconding the motion were Jon Fox of Lancaster County and James Burn of Allegheny County. The vote in support of House Bill 1660 and Senate Bill 400 was by unanimous consent.
The leader of a statewide coalition founded in 2004 to
guarantee comprehensive healthcare for every Pennsylvanian, Healthcare for All Pennsylvania
is a registered 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organization including citizens
from all walks of life.
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