by admin | Jul 28, 2023 | Blog, Lower Drug Prices, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
On July 30th, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, creating the nation’s most beloved healthcare program, which provides care to 66 million seniors and people with disabilities. Over the years more improvements have been made to the program to...
by admin | Mar 23, 2023 | Affordable Healthcare, Blog
On March 23, 2010, after years of advocacy from groups like HCAN that mobilized thousands of people to demand action, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. Marcelas Owens, an HCAN activist from Washington state who lost his 27-year old...
by admin | Mar 20, 2023 | Abortion Access, Blog
The Womxn Project, is a grassroots art and activism organization that was founded around a kitchen table in 2017 to fight for abortion rights and reproductive health care. It’s now a statewide grassroots organization dedicated to building a strong movement that...
by admin | Mar 16, 2023 | Blog, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
Medicare Advantage plans are private insurance plans in Medicare that have become increasingly popular for enrollees largely due to aggressive marketing. Currently, about half the Medicare population–30 million people–are covered by private Medicare Advantage plans,...
by admin | Feb 11, 2023 | Affordable Healthcare, Blog, Lower Drug Prices, Tax Fairness
In his second State of the Union Address, President Biden outlined the accomplishments of the last two years and called on Congress to “finish the job,” demonstrating his continued commitment to increasing access to affordable health care, stopping corporate...
by admin | Feb 1, 2023 | Abortion Access, Affordable Healthcare, Blog, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
February is Black History Month and though progress on achieving meaningful racial equity is slow, there is still a lot to celebrate even as we chart a course toward more improvements. In the last year, we’ve seen an increasing number of Black leaders in both parties...
