Editor’s note: This piece was written by Families USA’s Eliot Fishman, Senior Director of Health Policy, Dee Mahan, Director of Medicaid Initiatives, and Lydia Mitts, Associate Director of Affordability Initiatives. It was originally posted on Families USA’s blog on July 14. For more information, see this full analysis from Families…
Archives: Voices
Celebrate these heroes
On Tuesday, July 25, at 5:30pm, the Coalition on Human Needs will host our Human Needs Hero reception in Washington, DC. This is our only fundraiser of the year, and your support enables CHN to provide resources such as the Voices for Human Needs blog you are reading right now. This year CHN…
Working together to keep Congress’s #HandsOff
At the Coalition, we know the importance of working together and fighting for what’s right with one voice. The past few months have proven this to be true now more than ever. Marches and rallies in support of women’s rights, climate action, Medicaid and more, both here in D.C. and…
Latinos have much to lose under Senate GOP health care bill
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
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
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
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.
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,…
We’ve won this battle, but the fight isn’t over
The last few days have been a whirlwind. We started the week geared up to fight against the horrible Senate health care bill that was supposed to be voted on this week. Coalition members alerted their field networks across the country, and millions of advocates like you (and hopefully including…
That nun from Dubuque has a message on health care
Editor’s note: The following op-ed was published Sunday in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald. I recently ran into Senator Charles Grassley in the U.S. Capitol. Senator Grassley and I have known each other for years. He refers to me as “that nun from Dubuque.” Senator Grassley and I have always had…
Meanwhile, 1012 miles away…
While the health care debate was front and center in the U.S. Senate this week, the potentially far-reaching effects of health care legislation were the center of attention 1,012 miles away – in front of a federal building in Des Moines, Iowa. A number of Iowa groups, including Main Street…
Senators, Please: Represent your people and protect their future
Editor’s note: The following statement was issued by CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein Thursday in response to the proposed Senate health care legislation. The Senate’s long-awaited health care repeal bill has surfaced. It is a shameful abandonment of millions of people who need health coverage. After years of promising to…