Improve and strengthen Medicare by expanding it to all

The following text is the testimony that Dr. Margaret Flowers presented to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform at its June 30 hearing in Washington. Dr. Flowers is congressional fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program and Chair of the Maryland chapter.

I am Dr. Margaret Flowers and I am here today on behalf of Physicians for a National Health Program, the leading physician research, education and advocacy organization in support of a truly universal single-payer health system in the United States. I will speak specifically about the contribution of health care costs to our national deficit and the evidence-based remedy to control these costs.

Upcoming Events

Doctors protest exclusion of single-payer at Senate Finance Committee

Doctors and other advocates of a national single-payer health system - also known as an improved Medicare for All - directly confronted senators at a Senate Finance Committee “roundtable” on health reform today.

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Donate to the Maryland Economic Impact Study

As part of our effort to enact a single payer healthcare system here in Maryland, we need an economic impact study to help persuade legislators and the community at large of the significant advantages of single payer.

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LEGISLATION

The Maryland Health Security Act

Single-Payer Healthcare Coming to Minnesota and Maryland

Click here to learn more the Maryland Health Security Act (HB 1186)

Read an assessment of the cost and savings under the Health Security Act by Brigitte Marti

National Legislation

A comparison of national single-payer bills H.R. 676 and S. 703

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MD PNHP is looking for speakers and writers to join this important cause.

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Where Is My National Health Insurance Card?

Watch PNHP NY Metro's video about single-Payer

National Press Releases

MD-PNHP Press Releases

Speakers Bureau

PNHP Maryland now has a speaker's bureau and we are available for grand rounds, conferences and meeting with faith and community groups to talk about single payer and health care reform. If you are intrested in arranging a speaker, please email conversationcoalition@gmail.com.

PNHP Members in the news

The next step for reform
By James Burdick | Baltimore Sun

Health care changes start soon; major ones later
By Michael A. Sawyers | Cumberland Times-News

Harris offers wrong fix for health care
By Dr. Taro J. Adachi | Baltimore Sun

'Congress doesn't know we've been arrested'
By JAY FRIESS | South Maryland News

Health care for all, but how?
By John McVey | The Journal (WV)

Universal health care advocated
By RICHARD F. BELISLE | The Herald-Mail

Update from Maryland PNHP President

Some of you may be wondering what we’ve been up to, so we would like to give you an update and provide you with information on ways that you can be involved.

At the national level, PNHP is an active member of the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care/National Single Payer Alliance. The D.C. and Maryland chapters are on the steering committe of the LCGHC. The LCGHC is growing and at last estimate represented over 20 million people nationwide.

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