National Day Of Action For Single Payer, May 28, 2025

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NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON MAY 31 CALLS FOR END TO PROFIT-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, DEMANDS SINGLE PAYER REFORM

San Francisco, CA — As pressure mounts nationwide over cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, National Single Payer, a grassroots coalition of health advocates, announces a coast-to-coast mobilization on May 31, 2025, to demand a publicly financed National Single Payer healthcare system.

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

Over 140 national and local organizations have endorsed the effort, with actions planned in more than 25 cities, along with a nationwide livestream of events on May 31. 

Organizers say this marks a pivotal moment in healthcare activism.

“Americans are fed up with a system where private insurers siphon public funds, overload care with red tape, and put profits ahead of people’s health. After the passing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, we witnessed a wave of public outrage that exposed just how deeply this resentment runs. We’re channeling that energy into a peaceful, determined push for a National Single Payer system—one that delivers affordable, high-quality healthcare to everyone,” said Dr. Ana Malinow, Member of Steering Committee, National Single Payer.

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 Americans.

For a list of cities participating or to view the livestream, visit: https://nationalsinglepayer.com/

National Single Payer is a grassroots organization that organizes locally in the struggle for national single payer healthcare. We are united by the common principles that health care is a human right, must be free from corporate profit, and must be achieved through national legislation.

Contact: Dr. Ana Malinow   Cell: 713-417-6381 

Dr. Judy Albert  Cell: 412-736-5961