CHN Urges Members of the House of Representatives to Vote NO on the Reconciliation Proposal
May 21, 2025
The Next Two Weeks in the Senate are Crucial
Families USA,
June 20, 2017
Editor’s note: This piece was written by Jane Sheehan, Government Affairs Associate at Families USA, and was originally posted on Families USA’s blog on Thursday, June 15. Today, Tuesday, June 20 is a national call-in day to urge senators to reject their super-secret bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act...
The Secret Senate and the Threat to Medicaid
Deborah Weinstein,
June 16, 2017
Did you think that the House-passed health care repeal bill was going nowhere in the Senate? Think again. Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) was of the opinion in late May that “80 percent of what the House did we’re likely to do.” But the Senate leadership absolutely does not want you...
Resources from around the coalition: The health care edition
CHN,
June 16, 2017
Editor’s note: The following blog post is authored by CHN intern Raquel Douglas. 3 million children without insurance. Medicaid cut by almost 50 percent. $1.2 billion in cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 23 million people at risk of losing access to affordable health care coverage. Systematic...
‘This is our problem. This is our plague.’
David Elliot,
June 16, 2017
When it comes to describing her state’s opioid crisis, Dr. Cathleen London of Milbridge, Maine does not mince words. “It’s an epidemic because it’s now killing more people than HIV. And more people than the Vietnam War,” she says. “This is an epidemic on par with the plague.” Dr. London’s...
Human Needs Report: Senate health care bill moves, FY18 budget and spending work, $15 minimum wage bill and more
Lecia Imbery,
June 12, 2017
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for articles on the Senate health care bill, budget and spending work in progress, House efforts to gut financial regulations, and a $15 minimum wage bill. Click here for the full PDF of the Human Needs Report. Senate GOP Push Their Health Care...
