There is a simple solution to guarantee access to health care for all, and it does not involve the Affordable Care Acts’ bailout of the insurance industry. There is no need to wait for the federal government to get it right.

The solution lies in the Vermont “pilot.” Vermont is establishing a universal health care system that provides health care as a public good for a ll, financed through equitable, tax-based contributions. This pioneering effort was the result of a large-scale people’s movement convened by the Vermont Workers’ Center called Healthcare is a Human Right.

The Canadian universal health care system started in a rural province, Saskatchewan, and other provinces gradually followed its lead, until a national public system became inevitable.

The Vermont model is of great relevance to other states and to national health reform. Insurance companies are starting to take notice (and, as always, spending big money on anti-reform and fear mongering messaging), but so are champions of universal healthcare. A growing number of public figures, including Cornel West, Noam Chomsky and Paul Farmer, have declared their support for the effort in Vermont and are beginning to spread the word about how Vermont Can Lead the Way.

We need your support! Endorse the Healthcare is a Human Right campaign by clicking here

http://www.vermontcanleadtheway.org

We will publish the petition and signers on the Vermont Workers’ Center website and present it to Vermont legislators. Let’s show the insurance companies that we are part of a national movement that won’t let them stamp out the spark of health care justice!

Thank you so much! Your endorsement is an action of public support for Vermont, and for healthcare for all!

http://www.vermontcanleadtheway.org

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