From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Would we already have a COVID-19 vaccine if we de-privatized our pharma system? Probably. “We’d done a lot of research on coronaviruses, so we knew they were a clear and present danger,” Peter Daszak, who … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Send a letter to your state legislators urging them to expand public health insurance to all PA children! An estimated 24,000 Pennsylvania children do not qualify for Medicaid or CHIP because of … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): Breaking news! The IRS has announced that individuals who receive Social security retirement and SSDI who did not file 2019 or 2019 taxes must act by tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22nd at noon, in order to receive … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): The current coronavirus pandemic requires us to stand up for Medicaid again. We urgently need you to take action before this Friday. In Pennsylvania, unemployment is surging toward a record high and as people … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): NOTE: This covers the southeastern Pennsylvania region. All families in our region should be able access critical information during this health crisis to get the services and support they may need. That’s … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): For the hurt of my poor people I am hurt, I mourn, and dismay has taken hold of me. Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): As the novel coronavirus changes our everyday lives in ways we could never have imagined, we are told over and over again how the virus does not discriminate. Day in and day out we are directed … Continued
As the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) provides up-to-date information relating to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), we also want to prepare our residents for protecting their mental health as it is an integral and essential component of health. As … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The news pouring in of deaths across the nation—across the world—from COVID-19 has been nothing short of heartbreaking. The COVID-19 crisis is shining a bright light on the many devastating shortcomings of our current health care … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/03/medicare-each-us-age-coronavirus Published on Friday, April 03, 2020 by Common Dreams The U.S. public—and increasingly the business community—are becoming acutely aware of the rising costs and inadequacies of our current for-profit system, particularly as the current epidemic unfolds. There … Continued