July 2012 – Page 3 – Healthcare-NOW

Developing a Media Outreach Strategy

Thank you to everyone who participated in our May Skill-Building Call about successful media outreach — and a special thank you to Laurie Wen from PNHP – New York Metro for lending us her excellent expertise. If you were unable to make the call, you can listen to it here: Media Outreach You can also…

Memphis AFL-CIO Labor Council Endorses HR 676

From UnionsForSinglePayer.org – Irvin Calliste, President, Memphis AFL-CIO Labor Council, reports that the council has endorsed HR 676, national single payer health care legislation sponsored by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen is one of the 76 co-sponsors of this legislation which is also called “Expanded and Improved Medicare for All.” The Memphis…

Health Care Reform: We’re Not Done Yet

By Walter Tsou – The Supreme Court has spoken. The Affordable Care Act, briefly on the ropes, has been blessed as the law of the land. Too many feel that health reform is finally finished and we can move on to the big three issues: the economy, jobs and the deficit. However, because health care…

States Pushing Medicaid Ruling to Cut Rolls Immediately

By David Dayen for FireDogLake – It’s true that states could, after 2014, reduce their Medicaid rolls without the potential consequences of losing their entire federal share of funding. But some states aren’t waiting until 2014. The court, which upheld most of the law, struck down penalties for states choosing not to expand Medicaid. A…

Presbyterian Church (USA) Steps Toward Health Insurance Divestment

July 7th, 2012 – Today the Presbyterian Church (USA) took a step toward divestment from for-profit health insurance companies in the US by instructing the appropriate committee of the General Assembly to begin a process of information gathering. The Mission Through Responsible Investing Committee (MRTI) is instructed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church…

A Warning on SCOTUS Healthcare Decision: Needs Still Unmet

By John Funiciello for BlackCommentator.com – The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision that the president’s health care law is constitutional caused a flurry of celebration on the part of proponents of reform and a vow on the part of Republicans and other on the right to deep six the plan, along with the president. Proponents…