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Medicaid and Medicare turn 61 as advocates demand that Congress make health care work for all of us

by Joel Foster | Jul 30, 2026 | Release

Lawmakers must take action to make health care work for ALL of us Contact: Margarida Jorge [email protected] 202.422.2220 [Washington, DC]: Medicaid and Medicare, the nation’s best known and most popular health programs turn 61 years old today. Together,...

Republicans Take First Step on Cutting Health Care for Millions to Pay for Tax Breaks for Wealthy Households

by Joel Foster | Feb 26, 2025 | Health Care for All, Release

GOP budget resolution passes House, kicks off expedited process to slash Medicaid, ACA coverage for working families. WASHINGTON DC — In response to last night’s vote in the House of Representatives, Health Care for America Now Education Fund (HCANEF) Executive...

Inflation Reduction Act Reaches Major Milestone on Second Birthday

by Joel Foster | Aug 16, 2024 | Lower Drug Prices Now, Release

The Law’s Future Depends on November Elections Washington, DC: Today, on the second anniversary of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022–a law that made historic reforms in Medicare, investments in addressing climate change and improvements in the federal...

SCOTUS’ Unanimous Decision in Abortion Pill Case Preserves Access to Health Care

by Joel Foster | Jun 13, 2024 | Release, Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice

The Supreme Court today issued a  unanimous decision in the  FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine and Danco v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine lawsuit, dismissing the case and rejecting a ban on the commonly used abortion medication drug mifepristone. The court...

HCAN: Biden Administration Takes Important Step To Address Medical Debt Crisis

by Joel Foster | Jun 11, 2024 | Health Care for All, Release

Statement from Margarida Jorge, head of Health Care for America Now – a leading health care campaign  – on CFPB’s new rule on medical debt:   “Medical debt is crushing families across this country. For far too long greedy corporations have put profits ahead of...

14th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

by Joel Foster | Mar 22, 2024 | Health Care for All, Release

In response to 14th Anniversary of the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA) that has brought the number of uninsured people to a record low, reduced racial health disparities and stopped insurance corporations from discriminating against people with pre-existing...
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