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The Affordable Care Act: The Gift that Keeps on Giving to New Yorkers

Bob Cohen January 5, 2012 1

Polling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) shows what first seems like a weird contradiction. The latest Kaiser polling shows that Americans are split down the middle when you ask them whether they support

Job Opening: Syracuse Health Care Organizer and Advocate

Bob Cohen October 24, 2011 0

Citizen Action seeks a community organizer in Syracuse to work for economic, racial and social justice with a focus on health care issues.

Health Insurance Consumers Are Not Children, State Insurance Regulator Rules

Bob Cohen October 17, 2011 1

A post by Policy Director Bob Cohen

Legislation to Document Health Care Disparities Introduced in New York

Bob Cohen June 20, 2011 0

By Bob Cohen, Policy Director As this entry is being written – on June 20th, the last day of the scheduled New York legislative session -- advocates for health care reform are converging on

Citizen Action’s Research Affiliate Now Providing Health Care Assistance in Western New York

Bob Cohen January 10, 2011 0

We are pleased to announce that the Public Policy and Education Fund (PPEF), Citizen Action’s research and education affiliate, has been selected by Community Health Advocates (CHA) to provide health care assistance in Erie

Corporate Cash, Personal Wealth Report

Bob Cohen October 29, 2010 0

by Bob Cohen, Policy Director Hopefully, you’ve caught Joan Mandle’s recent post on this blog about the attempts to buy our elections through attack ads funded by right-wing corporate-allied PACs (“Conservative Money is Drowning Out

The Grinch that (Almost) Stole Health Care Reform

Bob Cohen December 23, 2009 0

by Bob Cohen, Policy Director In the classic Christmas tale by Dr. Suess, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the Grinch descends on the town of Whoville and steals all the town’s Christmas decorations and gifts.

Why We Need a Strong Estate Tax

Bob Cohen December 22, 2009 0

by Bob Cohen, Policy Director A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on this page about the campaign by the right wing and its corporate allies to weaken the estate tax in America --

The Next Right-Wing Raid on the US Treasury

Bob Cohen November 11, 2009 0

by Bob Cohen, Policy Director As the nation’s and media’s attention is mostly focused on the health care fight in Congress, the right-wing is quietly gearing up for their next attempt to raid the U.S.