Ed Grystar, from the Western PA Coalition for Single Payer Health Care, made a presentation at our August meeting. The discussion that followed included details of bill HR-676 in Congress, Medicare for All.

Medicare for All would be an efficient universal system, administered by a single-payer (the federal government), and hopefully similar to the British, Canadian, and French systems.

For more information about the Western PA Coalition for Single Payer Health Care, see their website at http://www.wpasinglepayer.org/.

The need for improved access to health care is reflected in the Green Party of the U.S. platform:

The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world without a national health care system. The current system's high costs and widely recognized failures demand that bold steps be taken. The Green Party supports a universal, comprehensive, national single-payer health insurance program as the only solution to the current disastrous for-profit system.

Most importantly, the people of America will gain the peace of mind in knowing that needed health care will always be available to them. No longer will people have to worry about facing financial disaster if they become seriously ill, are laid off their jobs, or are injured in an accident.