by Communications Team | Oct 5, 2009 | Health Care
A good friend of mine, who constantly reminds me that she is more liberal than I am (which is pretty darn left), just posted this video on Facebook. It is a powerful reminder in just over 2 minutes of how long we have been fighting this fight – and how far we...
by Communications Team | Oct 2, 2009 | Capital District, Health Care
This past Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee became the first congressional battleground for the public option. The public option continues to be the most contentious element of the health care reform packages being discussed and what we see as the key reform piece...
by Communications Team | Sep 29, 2009 | Health Care
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by Communications Team | Sep 25, 2009 | Capital District, Health Care, New York City, Southern Tier, Uncategorized, Western New York
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 state’s worst: United Healthcare and GHI/HIP....
by Communications Team | Sep 21, 2009 | Health Care
As New Yorkers, we especially need the affordability provisions in H.R. 3200 to be included in the final health care reform package. That’s why we’re joining together to get 3,200 signatures for H.R. 3200. We’re sending a letter to Speaker Pelosi...
by Communications Team | Sep 15, 2009 | Health Care
It seems that the insanity propelled by the conservative right during the Congressional recess last month got a lot of news coverage, but with very little lasting effect. A majority of Americans still support the public option (with polls ranging from 50-70% support),...
by Communications Team | Sep 10, 2009 | Health Care
He said what had to be said, and now we need to act! President Obama last night issued a powerful call for reforms that will guarantee all Americans have good, affordable coverage, directly taking on the insurance industry that wants to protect its profits and his...
by Bob Cohen | Sep 9, 2009 | Health Care
As I’m writing, the eyes of the whole country are on health care, and that’s where they should be. But as social justice activists, we have to keep a lot of balls in the air at once, since they are often connected — as a matter of policy, but also politically....
by Communications Team | Sep 8, 2009 | Health Care
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