Healthcare Reform – Page 5

Action Alert: Tell 12 Governors Not to Block Medicaid

Matthew Solis, 22, is a single father in San Juan, Texas with joint custody of his 4-year-old daughter. He works 25 hours a week for minimum wage while attending college full-time. He can’t afford private insurance, and he makes about $8,700 a year–too much to qualify for Medicaid in his state. Let’s change that. Obama’s…

A Glitch in Health Care Reform

From the New York Times – Confusing language in the health care reform law has raised the possibility that millions of Americans living on modest incomes may be unable to afford their employers’ family policies and yet fail to qualify for government subsidies to buy their own insurance. This is a bizarre development that undercuts…

On Medicare Vouchers and Cuts

Medicare is the main issue for both major political parties. Republicans Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney’s platform is to privatize Medicare and gut Medicaid, but Republicans are not alone in their attacks on our social safety net. Ryan developed his Medicare plan with Democratic Senator Ron Wyden last year. Ryan’s proposal (deceptively titled the “Path…

The ACA Leaves Out, Cuts Funds for Uninsured Immigrants

From the New York Times – Hospitals Worry Over Cut in Fund for Uninsured Community Health Centers Funding Cut President Obama’s health care law is putting new strains on some of the nation’s most hard-pressed hospitals, by cutting aid they use to pay for emergency care for illegal immigrants, which they have long been required…

July 30: Celebrate Medicare’s 47th Anniversary

Coming in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to largely uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare’s 47th anniversary on Monday, July 30 is a great opportunity to highlight why we still need single-payer Medicare-for-all. We know that the ACA will not achieve universal coverage — at least 26 million people will remain uninsured…

Healthcare Advocates: Time To Bury the Hatchet

By Wendell Potter for the Nation – Health insurance executives breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court upheld their favorite part of the Affordable Care Act (the part that is one of the least popular among the rest of us)—the individual mandate. And then, I’m confident, moments after they exhaled, they were on…

Nixoncare Finally Wins

By Margaret Kimberley for Black Agenda Report – “The time is at hand this year to bring comprehensive, high-quality health care within the reach of every American. I shall propose a sweeping new program that will assure comprehensive health insurance protection to millions of Americans who cannot now obtain it or afford it.” – Richard…

Organizing a Petitioning Campaign

Thank you to everyone who participated in our April Skill-Building Call on organizing a petitioning campaign — and a special thank you to Josh Starcher and Omar Kutty from Healthcare-NOW! – New York City for leading the training. If you were unable to make the call or wish to share it with other single-payer activists,…

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…

New York State Single-Payer Activists to Hold Press Confrences on ACA Ruling

Single Payer Advocates to Hold News Conferences in Albany, Rochester, NYC, Ithaca on Thursday June 28 to respond to US Supreme Court decision on Affordable Care Act. Supporters of an expanded and improved Medicare for All program will hold a series of news conferences and rallies throughout NYS to respond to the expected U.S. Supreme…