Monthly Archives: September 2009 »
Thank Senator Schumer – September 30, 2009
Rapid Response Team – Weekly Calls to Congress Senate Finance Committee fails to pass a Public Option. Disappointing but not Surprising! Senate Schumer led a valiant fight for a Public Option in the Senate
Read More »Live Blogging: Senate Finance Committee Health Care Bill Markup
Click here to watch and discuss the Senate Finance Committee markup now.Read More »
Tomorrow’s run-off election in New York City
Citizen Action of New York City has endorsed two candidates in tomorrow’s run-off election. Low voter turnout is expected, so if you live in the city, please get out to vote for these candidates.
Read More »Big Insurance is the Problem
On Tuesday, activists in dozens of state across the US protested the unfair, profiteering, and crisis-causing practices of big private insurance companies in America. In New York, Citizen Action focused on two of our
Read More »Big-insurance ills laid bare at health care protest
Chelsea Now/Gay City/The Villager/Downtown Express New York, NY By Jefferson Siegel The health insurance debate landed full-throttle in Chelsea on Tues., Sept. 22, as several hundred people protested outside the offices of one of the nation’s largest
Read More »Comptroller Acts, Legislature Should Follow His Lead
Yesterday, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli signed an executive order that would prevent firms from doing business with the state pension fund if the firm makes a donation to the Comptroller or candidates
Read More »My Visit with the President
by Diana Cihak, Western New York Organizer So I got the call last week asking me if I could be in Albany on Monday for a very special event. I had some hints before
Read More »Health Care for America Now, Citizen Action of New York and MoveOn Protest Poor Customer Service Record of GHI-HIP
Albany, NY - As health insurance companies spend $641,000 a day to oppose health care reform, supporters of Health Care for America Now (HCAN) protested today outside the Albany Customer and Support Services Center
Read More »United Healthcare: New York Customers Lose While the Company Fights Reform
2009 – September 22 United Healthcare: New York Customers Lose While the Company Fights Reform (click to download PDF) United Healthcare is a New York subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), based in Minnesota. UHG
Read More »GHI/HIP and the Need for Federal Health Care Reform
2009 – September 22 GHI/HIP and the Need for Federal Health Care Reform (click to download PDF) Group Health, Inc. (GHI) and HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP) are two long-time non-profit health
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