From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Donald Trump and Jared Kushner set into motion a scheme to privatize Medicare, just a bit at a time, before they left the White House in disgrace. Kushner set up, and Trump approved, a pilot … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): The Build Back Better Plan is still being hotly debated in Congress, and we expect to see the latest version this week. We’re now hearing that it’s possible that Congress will not include real reforms … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): If passed, our Build Back Better investment agenda will implement a wide range of historic accomplishments. One of the most important features would allow Medicare to directly negotiate drug prices with pharmaceutical companies. This is … Continued
Tuesday, Oct. 12th, 7PM Register at https://actionnetwork.org/forms/movie-night-the-power-to-heal? Join us the second Tuesday in October for a special viewing of “The Power to Heal: Medicare & the Civil Rights Revolution”. This one-hour movie on how Medicare helped create equity in healthcare … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Right now, the U.S. Congress has a once-in-a-decade chance to take huge strides toward making our health care system more equitable, accessible, and affordable. The health care policies proposed in the Build Back Better budget plan … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): We are on the verge of passing a truly historic agenda that will lift up tens of millions of Americans, reduce childhood poverty, provide good jobs while transforming our economy towards investments in … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/08/medicare-advantage-profit-scam-time-end-it The simple solution to the Medicare Advantage problem is to kill off the program. It was just a Trojan horse to privatize Medicare, and its presence will make Medicare for All even harder to implement. THOM HARTMANN … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The pandemic has made it painfully clear that quality health care is an absolute must. We can no longer kick this can down the road. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-expand-medicare-and-medicaid-now to send a letter to … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): Most Americans Happy to Switch from Private Plans to Medicare for All A Business Insider poll published earlier this month found that most Americans with employer-sponsored health coverage support switching over to Medicare for All, undermining the right-wing … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Across the country, the American people had one unified message for their elected representatives in Washington, DC: lower drug prices now. We are proud that Social Security Works is a founding member of a new … Continued