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 | 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...
by admin | Dec 20, 2022 | Affordable Healthcare, Blog, Lower Drug Prices, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, Tax Fairness
In 2022, President Biden and Congressional Democrats delivered on their promises by continuing to expand access to quality, affordable healthcare, and by making historic improvements to Medicare prescription drug coverage that will both lower prices and reduce...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | Affordable Healthcare, Blog, Lower Drug Prices, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
When long-time Speaker and health care champion Nancy Pelosi recently announced the end of her tenure, a new Democratic leader was already poised to step up in the House of Representatives. Today, House Democrats voted unanimously to elect a new leader, who will be...
by admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Affordable Healthcare, Blog
After almost 20 years of leadership, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced last month she would not seek re-election to Democratic leadership in the next Congress, making way for a new generation of Democratic leaders and leaving a tremendous legacy that materially improved...
