by Communications Team | Jan 9, 2023 | Health Care, Press Releases
January 9, 2023 (New York, NY)–Citizen Action of New York supports the nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), who have gone on strike today at Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospitals. We stand in solidarity with the approximately 7,000...
by Communications Team | Mar 24, 2017 | Health Care
Donald Trump tried to force a vote on a wildly unpopular bill that would have left millions without health care and gutted essential coverage requirements for everything from emergency room visits to maternity care. The bill couldn’t pass because the majority of...
by Bob Cohen | Aug 19, 2016 | Health Care, Uncategorized
Consumers and regulators alike are raising red flags about a proposal by the health insurer Anthem to acquire Cigna, creating an even more gigantic company that will be the second largest insurer in New York State, by premiums collected. Nationwide, the combined $54...
by Communications Team | Jun 13, 2016 | Health Care
It took over two years before Lavern Wilkinson found out that the results of an x-ray revealed she had lung cancer. By then, the cancer has spread and couldn’t be treated. If a doctor or hospital makes an error while treating you, you have the right to take...
by Bob Cohen | Sep 16, 2015 | Health Care
U.S. Census Data released today shows the impact of Obamacare for families: 8.8 million people – more than the population of New York City – got coverage in 2014, when enrollment started under the Affordable Care Act. The number of kids without insurance nationally...