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Check out these websites for more information on the National Health Insurance/Medicare for All Act.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.676: - The House bill itself.

http://www.hr676.org -- A not-for-profit group of concerned citizens working to spread the message about the health care benefits of this legislation.

http:www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8659.html - The American Medical Association, whose mission is to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health, is opposed to a single payer system.

http://www.voicefortheuninsured.org -- This site covers the American Medical Association's strategies and plan for healthcare coverage through a program they call Voice for the Uninsured.

http://www.pnhp.org -- Physicians for a National Healthcare Program is a nonprofit organization of 14,000 physicians, medical students and health professionals who support single-payer national health insurance.

http://www.nchc.org -- The non-partisan, non-profit National Coalition on Health Care is comprised of 70 organizations committed to better, more affordable health care coverage for all Americans.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/sicko/what-can-i-do/petitions/pnum649.php -- This is the pro-HR676 Action Page on Michael Moore's site. Michael Moore's movie “Sicko” brought national attention to the ailments of American healthcare.

http://www.apha.org -- The American Public Health Association, which has been working to improve public health since 1872, has a variety of advocacy articles from different points of view.

http://www.aarp.org/issues/dividedwefail - This is the AARP's non-partisan site advocating access to affordable health care for all Americans.

http://www.healthcare-now.org -- Healthcare-NOW is a national campaign for a quality, guaranteed, non-profit single payer healthcare system in the United States.

http://www.heritage.org/research/healthcare -- This think tank, whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies, takes a stand against HR676 and offers analysis on a number of different healthcare issues.

http://www.phrma.org -- The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America's mission is to conduct effective advocacy for public policies that encourage discovery of important new medicines.

https://www.pparx.org - The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together America's pharmaceutical companies, doctors, other health care providers, patient advocacy organizations and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they need. You can also call them at 1-888-4PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669).