"Medicare for All" Demonstration at CareFirst in Baltimore
Fri., Oct. 30, 2009 Filed in: global/national
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by William Hughes
On Oct. 29, 2009, activists demanding "Medicare for all" held a demonstration in Baltimore, Maryland outside the 17-story 1st Mariner Tower, which houses the offices of insurance giant CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. The demonstrators were advocating for a single-payer system that puts patients' needs before corporate profits. A 15-foot vampire, "Count Bleed-Ya-Dry," represented a grasping insurance industry and was roundly hooted by the protesters. Del. Jill P. Carter and Kevin Zeese were among those that shared their views in support of a single-payer healthcare system. For more background, see: http://mobilizeforhealthcare.org/