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We Stand UNITED: New York City Pre-Inauguration Rally

Posted January, 18 2017 by Taylor Frazier

MoveOn.org has announced a pre-Inauguration rally featuring NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Reverend Al Sharpton, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Moore, Shailene Woodley, Rosie Perez, and Alec Baldwin, other elected officials, community organizations, and thousands of New Yorkers who will gather outside of Trump International Hotel & Tower near Columbus Circle at 6:00 pm on Thursday, January […]

CBO Estimates 18 million Would Become Uninsured in First Year of ACA Repeal

Posted January, 18 2017 by Taylor Frazier

A new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that 18 million people nationally would become uninsured in 2018. According to the report, the number of uninsured would grow to 27 million after the repeal of Medicaid expansion and the subsidies used to purchase coverage through the Marketplace go into effect. The report […]

HCFANY Annual Winter Meeting

Posted January, 17 2017 by Taylor Frazier

Guest Blog by Mark Hannay, Director, Metro New York Health Care for All Campaign Health Care is Under Attack in Congress! It’s “all hands on deck” BIG time! Join HCFANY at our upcoming annual meeting next Monday, January 23 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 1199 SEIU, 155 Washington Street, in Albany. Please register here. […]

New Series Explores Maternal Health Care Disparities in New York City Hospitals

Posted January, 12 2017 by Taylor Frazier

Earlier this week, WNYC, New York’s public radio station, launched a new series that explores the forces driving huge disparities in the quality of patient care in the labor and delivery wards of metropolitan New York City Hospitals. The series aims not only to raise awareness about these disparities, but also to help expectant mothers […]