From the PICO National Network (http://www.piconetwork.org): If it wasn’t obvious before, analysis done by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that Trumpcare would rob 23 million people of their health care and make radical changes to Medicaid. All while … Continued
Why do Americans pay more for essential, lifesaving medications than anyone else on Earth? Because of the pharmaceutical industry’s seemingly infinite greed and sell-outs in Congress who are beholden to its corrupting political contributions. Several allies have joined to support … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-05-19/budget-policy-and-priorities/report-says-ahca-would-force-seniors-into-nursing-homes/a57744-2 May 19, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 90,000 Pennsylvanians participate in Medicaid-funded home- and community-based services. (agilemktg1/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – The GOP health bill now in the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/05/19/global-study-shows-americans-dying-preventable-causes-shocking-rates Published on Friday, May 19, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘Having a strong economy does not guarantee good healthcare’ By Nika Knight, staff writer Physicians for a National Health Program members rally for universal healthcare in New York … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and an all-male Senate working group is spending it devising a destructive plan to end Medicaid as we know it. And they’re counting on the fact middle-income families will … Continued
Tell Congress to pass the “Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act” to lower drug prices and rein in abuses by pharmaceutical corporations. Our system rewards drug corporations with overwhelming monopoly power, and Big Pharma uses that power to charge … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Yesterday 217 Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act and the protections it offers to millions of Americans. In order to pay for tax cuts for households … Continued
Last week, Congress passed a bill that will raise costs, cut coverage and gut protections for people with preexisting conditions. Due to a flood of calls and emails from constituents, four Pennsylvania Republican Congressmen (Costello, Dent, Fitzpatrick & Meehan) voted … Continued
Posted at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-house-health-care-repeal-is-already-dead-in-the-senate_us_590b8a6de4b0e7021e95e9fd?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 05/04/2017 04:52 pm ET Senate GOP leaders will try to write their own bill, but aren’t even sure they can. By Michael McAuliff WASHINGTON ― Within minutes of the House passing a bill to repeal the Affordable … Continued