HR 676, a bill introduced in Congress by U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr., would institute a single payer health care system in the U.S. by expanding a greatly improved Medicare system to cover every resident.

It would cover every person in the U.S. for all necessary medical care including prescription drugs, hospital, surgical, outpatient services, primary and preventive care, emergency services, dental, mental health, home health, physical therapy, rehabilitation (including for substance abuse), vision care, chiropractic and long term care. HR 676 ends deductibles and co-payments. HR 676 would save billions annually by eliminating high overhead and profits of the private health insurance industry and HMOs.

68 House members have now signed on as co-sponsors, and more than 100 labor organizations have officially endorsed it.

More information on the movement for single payer national health care can be found at the website of Healthcare NOW!