Dump the Sick? » top 5 insurer – Aetna http://www.dumpthesick.com a Canadian sounds off for U.S. single-payer health care Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:18:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Sixteen arrests at protest against Aetna http://www.dumpthesick.com/2009/10/01/sixteen-arrests-at-protest-against-aetna/ http://www.dumpthesick.com/2009/10/01/sixteen-arrests-at-protest-against-aetna/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:09:43 +0000 admin http://www.dumpthesick.com/?p=547 In the 1st of a wave of upcoming protests against health insurers denial of coverage approved by doctors, 16 were arrested at Aetna in New York City on September 29th.

The protests move on to Chicago n the 6th and the across the U.S. on the 15th.

full news story by David Swanson

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]]> http://www.dumpthesick.com/2009/10/01/sixteen-arrests-at-protest-against-aetna/feed/ 86 Protesters Rally Against Big Health Insurers http://www.dumpthesick.com/2009/09/23/protesters-rally-against-big-health-insurers/ http://www.dumpthesick.com/2009/09/23/protesters-rally-against-big-health-insurers/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:14:10 +0000 admin http://www.dumpthesick.com/?p=501 The Wall Street Journal report on the protests across the U.S. at the offices of some of the big insurers like Aetna, UnitedHealth, and Wellpoint

It is a moveon.org series of rallies focused on the public option, supported by labor and others. These coordinated demonstrations are much needed and I’m glad they are happening, but why will Move On not talk about single-payer?

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