Well, probably not. The chances should have improved for National Health Insurance Insurance (Medicare for everyone) both because of the outcome of the recent mid-term elections and because of the crushing financial burdens employer-based insurance has put on public and private employers. To see how veteran health insurance advocates see the politics unfolding, consider attending the following:

After the Elections:the Future of Medicare
The politics of universal health care

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 With Hon. John Conyers, Jr.
Ranking Member, U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary
Committee and Rosanne M .Leipzig, MD, PHD Professor and
Vice Chair for Education Brookdale Department of
Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine Deputy Editor, Geriatric Medicine (4th
Edition)

6:00 pm Reception ($20,students $5) 7:30 pm Forum
(free) Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square
South, Manhattan (accessible entrance: 243 Thompson
Street) Subways: A, B, C, D, E, F, V trains to 'West
4th St.' R train to '8th St.' - 1 train to 'Christopher
St.'

Reservations not required but rsvp to assure a space:
pnhpnyc@igc.org or 212-666-4001