As an alternative to cutting the Medicare and Medicaid programs, National Nurses United suggested the government increase tax revenue from corporations.
After a demonstration at the Chamber of Commerce, the protesters moved to Upper Senate Park for a rally that included a speech by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Sen. Sanders recently introduced a bill to create a single-payor healthcare system, which would require state governments to provide universal coverage.
Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, said Mr. Sanders’ comments on a single-payor system were not intended to be the “theme of the day.” She has previously criticized the plan introduced by Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) to convert Medicaid into a block grant program and Medicare into a voucher program.
Sen. Sanders’ bill is not expected to move forward, according to the report.
Read the New York Times report on the National Nurses United protest.
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