Posted July, 2 2009 by arianne
HCANY’s efforts are mainly centered on winning affordable comprehensive health care for New York, but as we move closer to federal reform, HCFANY’s latest one pager highlights specific issues that impact New York families. Any federal health reform measure should: Guarantee Affordability: for reform to work for working New Yorkers, federal subsidies must approach 500% […]
Posted July, 1 2009 by arianne
In today’s hour long Health Care Town Hall, President Obama addressed questions posed from the audience and via the Internet. The President spoke in favor of creating a strong public plan option, while allowing Americans to keep their current coverage, if they are happy with it. Watch the President answer the question on affordability: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXztN06XSBo]
Posted June, 29 2009 by arianne
The US Department Health and Human Services (HHS) released state-by-state data on residents’ health. The report, “The Health Care Status Quo: Why New York Needs Health Reform,” says since 2000, premiums have risen 97% for the average family, and 16% of middle-income New York families spend more than 10% of their income on health care. The […]
Posted June, 26 2009 by arianne
On June 25, 2009 Health Care For America Now! (HCAN!) hosted a massive day of action in Washington DC. About 10,000 people decended on the Capital to show Congress that this is the year for health reform–we can not wait any longer. In addition to the rally […]