Latinos have much to lose under Senate GOP health care bill
UnidosUS,
July 7, 2017
Editor’s note: This piece was originally posted on the National Council of La Raza’s blog on June 23. As the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, the National Council of La Raza works to build a stronger America by creating opportunities for Latinos. NCLR is...
Why an attack on Medicaid is an attack on Maine’s people
CHN,
July 7, 2017
Editor’s note: The following op-ed, by Dr. Cathleen London and CHN’s Deborah Weinstein, appears today in the Portland Press Herald. One of us is a doctor in Milbridge, battling on the front lines of the opioid epidemic. The other is executive director of a human needs advocacy group in Washington,...
This Independence Day, Americans Deserve Freedom From Riders
CHN,
July 3, 2017
Editor’s note: The following guest blog post is authored by David Rosen, who serves as Press Officer, Regulatory Affairs, for Public Citizen. It’s a time honored American tradition. Every July Fourth, friends and families gather together for hot dogs and beer, flags and fireworks. But imagine if you went to...
Casey Foundation to Policymakers: Don’t Backtrack on Gains for U.S. Children
David Elliot,
June 30, 2017
Expanded access to health care and tools such as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) have improved the well-being of our country’s children. That’s the conclusion of a new report issued by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book shows steady...
Head Smacker: ‘These are not cuts to Medicaid, George.’ Yes they are, Kellyanne.
Deborah Weinstein,
June 29, 2017
I’ve had the very meaningful experience of joining people of faith in a vigil overnight outside the Capitol with the goal of saving Medicaid. The speakers are truth-tellers; sadly, that is not the case for some proponents of the Senate health care repeal bill. “These are not cuts to Medicaid,...
