Posted March, 27 2009 by arianne
Community Catalyst has created Defending Medicaid in Hard Times, a guide based on the experiences and campaign strategies of consumer advocates all over the country. This guide provides specific examples of successful legislative, organizing, and media tactics from different states, as well as proactive revenue and cost containment measures to help ward off Medicaid cuts. The guide […]
Posted March, 24 2009 by arianne
Today, in conjuction with Cover the Uninsured Week*, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) releases its report At the Brink: Trends in America’s Uninsured 1994-2007. This report averaged data from the 1994-1996 US Census Bureau and compared it to average from 2006-2007. Nationally, in the last 15 years: Nine million more Americans became uninsured. Six million more working people became unisured. […]
Posted March, 23 2009 by arianne
Physicians for a National Health Plan-NY Metro Chapter is hosting this event tomorrow:
Posted March, 20 2009 by arianne
This Sunday, March 22, 2009 from 2-4 PM, the Association of Muslim Health Professionals is holding a health care forum. HCFANY members Elisabeth Benjamin, Director of Health Care Restructuring Initiatives at the Community Service Society; Mark Hannay, Director, Metro New York Health Care For All Campaign; and Elizabeth Swain, CEO of the Community Health Care Association of […]