Category: Healthcare

Sessions takes aim at heart of Obamacare — coverage for pre-existing conditions

Sessions takes aim at heart of Obamacare — coverage for pre-existing conditions

by | Jun 8, 2018 | , , , , , ,

The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that people have health insurance and provisions that guarantee access to health insurance regardless of any medical conditions.

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Stopgap spending plan leaves out CHIP – kids’ health plan

Stopgap spending plan leaves out CHIP – kids’ health plan

by | Dec 10, 2017 | , , , , , ,

This Republican Congress has made yet another statement about the depths of their commitment to the health of their constituents. Nine million kids get health insurance under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Congress let it expire on September 30, 2017. The program, created under a 1997 law passed with bipartisan support, provided coverage for children in families with low and moderate incomes as well as to pregnant women. It was instrumental in lowering the percentage of children who were uninsured from nearly 14 percent when it started to 4.5 percent in 2015. That number can now only skyrocket.

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Shared from Vox.com: The Republican tax plan leaves a $1.5 trillion bill for the middle class to pay If paid for with spending cuts, the bill leaves 71.6 percent of Americans worse off.

by | Dec 9, 2017 | , , , , , , ,

The Republican tax plan leaves a $1.5 trillion bill for the middle class to pay If paid for with spending cuts, the bill leaves 71.6 percent of Americans worse off. By Dylan Matthews@dylanmattdylan@vox.com Dec 8, 2017, 11:00am...

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    06/01/2018-06/21/2018
    Poor People's Campaign

    The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.

  • 02

    All day
    06/02/2018-06/21/2018
    Poor People's Campaign

    The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.

  • 03

    All day
    06/03/2018-06/21/2018
    Poor People's Campaign

    The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.

  • 04

    All day
    06/04/2018-06/21/2018
    Poor People's Campaign

    The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.

  • 05

    All day
    06/05/2018-06/21/2018
    Poor People's Campaign

    The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will necessarily be a multi-year undertaking. The Summer of 2017 through the Spring of 2018 will be used as the public launching of the Campaign. By engaging in highly publicized civil disobedience and direct action over a 6-week period in at least 25 states and the District of Columbia during the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism and environmental devastation during a key election year while strengthening and connecting informed and committed grassroots leadership in every state, increasing their power to continue this fight long after June 2018.

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