by admin | Nov 8, 2023 | Blog, Health Care for All
In recent years, the United States has made huge strides in healthcare access. Not only is the rate of uninsured people lower than ever before thanks partially to record Affordable Care Act enrollment, but recent reforms aimed at lowering prescription drug costs by...
by admin | Oct 20, 2023 | Blog, Health Care for All
There are over 1.5 million Americans in long-term care nursing facilities today. That number is projected to grow as the elderly population explodes over the coming two decades. In fact, people 65 and older are the fastest growing age segment in the United States...
by admin | Jul 28, 2023 | Blog, Lower Drug Prices Now
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 | Blog, Health Care for All
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 | Blog, Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
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 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,...
