Louisville Rally, Sat., May 31, 2025, 12 N, Mazzoli Bldg.: Health Not Profit--Enact National Single Payer
National Day of Action, Sat., May 31, 2025, 12N, for Health Not Profit:
Put Single Payer on the Nation’s Agenda
Over 140 organizations are cosponsoring this event in 25 cities across the country. Actions are planned in Louisville KY, Pittsburgh PA, Kittaning PA, Houston TX, Barrington NJ, Arlington VA, Detroit MI, Charleston WV, Charlotte NC, Burlington NC, Greenville NC, Seattle WA, Spokane WA, Portland OR, Tillamook OR, Corvallis OR, Santa Barbara CA, San Francisco CA, San Diego CA, Chicago, New York City and more.
Louisville, Kentucky Event
Rally for Health Not Profit; Put Single Payer on the Nation’s Agenda
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 12 Noon
Speakers:
Dustin Reinstedler, KY State AFL-CIO President,
Dr. Karen Krigger, Professor of Family and Geriatric Medicine;
Hamza Jamal, UofL Medical Student;
Gail Henson, member of the League of Women Voters of Kentucky and Co-President of the local Louisville League
Plus the Kentuckiana Raging Grannies
Romano Mazzoli Federal Building
600 Martin Luther King Jr Pl
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Join us for socializing and pizza at 1:00 PM!
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The National Day of Action, under the theme “People over Profit “seeks to turn growing national outrage into organized protest by calling for:
• Recognition of healthcare as a human right
• The elimination of private health insurance and for-profit care delivery models
• Legislation to establish a National Single Payer program that ensures comprehensive coverage for all
• A transformation of care delivery, freeing caregivers from corporate control to focus on patient well-being
Organizers say this marks a pivotal moment in healthcare activism.
This year’s protest comes amid legislative moves to cut Medicaid and ACA supports—policies that analysts warn could result in the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans. In response, organizers are pushing for a Medicare for All-style solution that would eliminate:
• Medical debt
• Denials of care
• Financial barriers like copays and deductibles
• Privatization schemes such as Medicare Advantage overpayments
Organizers stress that now is the time to move healthcare from a profit-centered industry to a people-centered system, ensuring equity, access, and dignity for all.
Kentucky Organizations that are cosponsoring:
*Kentucky Poor Peoples Campaign
*Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
*Kentucky State AFL-CIO
*Greater Louisville Central Labor Council
*Kentucky Unitarian Universalist Justice Action Network
*Louisville Showing up for Racial Justice
*Derby City Coalition of Labor Union *Women
*United Auto Workers Local 862
*Laborers Local 576
*Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and *Political Repression
*Louisville Workers Brigade
*Louisville Fellowship of Reconciliation
*Kentucky Green Party Group
*Kentuckiana Raging Grannies
*League of Women Voters of Kentucky
*Louisville DSA
In April Rep. Pramila Jayapal introduced into the House HR 3069 to create a national single payer system. Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a similar bill into the Senate (S 1506). The House bill has 105 cosponsors and the senate bill has 15 cosponsors.
For a list of cities participating in the National Day of Action or to view the livestream, visit: https://nationalsinglepayer.com/
National Contacts: Dr. Ana Malinow, 713-417-6381, anamalinow@gmail.com; Dr. Judy Albert, 412-736-5961, jalbertpgh@gmail.com
Distributed by:
Kay Tillow, Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care, www.kyhealthcare.org, 502 636 1551
Brief video on single payer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-sbEv6YFAc
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