From Family Values @Work (https://familyvaluesatwork.org/): Leadership in Congress has put together a robust package of supports to help the nation deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. We are proud that the issue of paid time to care – both paid sick … Continued
From the National Immigrant Solidarity Network (http://www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org): Please sign-in our China Coronavirus, demand: Fight the Disease, Not People! No to the Racist Attacks on China and Chinese Americans! To endorse the petition, Sign On-line: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/china-coronavirus-petition-fight-the-disease or email your name and organization (if appropriate) … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/19/barbaric-8-million-americans-have-been-forced-start-crowdfunding-campaigns-cover Published on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 by Common Dreams “No one should have to beg for money to get the healthcare they need in the richest country on Earth.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer Nurses use Band-Aids … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/27/medicare-all-what-patients-need-new-harvard-study-shows-even-those-private-insurance Published on Monday, January 27, 2020 by Common Dreams “When so many people can’t get the care they need even when they have insurance coverage, it says that insurance is not doing what it is supposed to … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-01-27/health-issues/report-aca-has-reduced-racial-coverage-gaps/a69006-1 January 27, 2020 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The ACA reduced the disparity in health insurance coverage between African Americans and white adults by 4.1%. (rocketclips/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): This group (and more!) gathered in Harrisburg on February 25 for a hearing the PA House Health Committee is holding on prescription drug prices with people who have been hurt by high prescription … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/20/historic-shift-second-largest-physicians-group-us-has-new-prescription-its-medicare Published on Monday, January 20, 2020 by Common Dreams “Major changes are needed,” declares the 159,000-member American College of Physicians, “to a system that costs too much, leaves too many behind, and delivers too little.” By Jon … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): A more detailed version of this article was previously published by our editor in the magazine Commonweal. You can read the full version on their website here. When I worked for our local legal services program here in … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “I had to rely on Medicaid for myself and my then-toddler. It was a very difficult time for me. I was sick during the majority of my pregnancy, and without Medicaid and being able to pick … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/07/economists-surprised-americans-arent-revolting-over-8000-tax-they-pay-each-year-due Published on Tuesday, January 07, 2020 by Common Dreams The payments made to the U.S. healthcare system are “like a tribute to a foreign power, but we’re doing it to ourselves.” By Julia Conley, staff writer “We … Continued