Christians United for Universal Healthcare (CUUH) is a non-denominational, non-partisan grass roots movement devoted to reforming the U.S. health care delivery system so that it is consistent with the teachings of Jesus Christ of compassionate "love of neighbor." Specifically we believe that all people should have access to basic health care regardless of their ability to pay for it. If Jesus Christ didn't ask the sick if they had health insurance before he healed them, why as followers of Christ, do we?While the CUUH founders are followers of the teachings of Jesus Christ, CUUH welcomes ALL like-minded people of all different faiths to join with us on our mission to ensure that from the day that we are born, to the day that we die, every resident of the United States of America has access to quality healthcare.We believe that healthcare decisions should made by doctors and other licensed healthcare professions in partnership with their patients, and SHOULD NOT be made by for-profit health insurance companies who have as their primary goal, earning the highest possible profits for their stockholders and executives by spending the least money on your healthcare. CUUH supports a single payer system where the Federal Government universally covers all Americans with health insurance. This is NOT government run healthcare, it is goverment run health insurance.The Bible and Universal Health CareWe've all heard Jesus' parable of The Good Samaritan, but it's definitely worth taking time to read this important Scripture again, because in it Jesus tells us explicitly what we must do to be saved: Love God, and love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus also radically expands the notion of "neighbor" to include not just those in our own community, but rather anyone who is in need of our help.Jesus' Parable of "The Good Samaritan": A Model for Compassionate Care for All Our Neighbors.From the Holy Gospel of Luke 10:25-37:25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 26 "What is written in the Law?" Jesus replied. "How do you read it?" 27 He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'[a]; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'[b]" 28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live." 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two silver coins[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' 36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" 37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise.""GO AND DO LIKEWISE."This is Jesus' instruction to his followers, that we treat others as the Good Samaritan did. It's hard to argue with that commandment from the Son of God. We cannot call ourselves Christians and at the same time not universally care for the sick and injured among us. The Samaritan cares for his injured neighbor without concern for his ability to repay him. This is the kind of mercy that our Lord demands of us and this is the kind of mercy that must be reflected in our healthcare system. Follow us to the "Our Plan" page to see what we believe an American healthcare system that is consistent with Jesus' teaching should aspire to.