Removing Draconian Budget Cuts Isn’t Enough: Bring Back the COVID Safety Net
Vital pandemic assistance programs in the 2021 American Rescue Plan grew the economy, reduced overall poverty by 20 percent and cut child poverty in half.
Trump Breaks Promise on Medicare, Other Safety Net Programs
Trump promised to keep his hands off of Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security—while also trying to cut them to pieces.
Trump Claims Credit for Life Expectancy Rise, Introduces Medicaid Cutback
U.S. life expectancy rose for the first time in four years because of a drop in opioid overdose deaths. Now Trump, who claims credit, wants to cut Medicaid.
Do the Poor Deserve Health Care? These Politicians Say No.
Billionaire-backed politicians are turning Kentucky’s health care miracle into a tragedy.
Trump Just Made it Easier to Deny Medicaid to Poor Americans
Corporations get a tax cut and lay off workers, while individual Medicaid recipients will have to provide proof of work status to hold onto their health insurance. That hardly seems fair.
Tax Plans Pave the Way for Massive Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security
The increased national debt gives the perfect political cover for cutting social programs.
Maintaining Momentum Against the Tax Bill
Protesters around the country are putting pressure on Congress amid the rush to pass Trump tax cuts.
The Blockade Against Cuba & The Human Right to Healthcare
The main event in a week of meetings and events between Cuban and U.S. health care professionals about the impact of the blockade on health and how to end a policy that helps no one.
Hazardous to My Mental Health
Trumpcare would strip access to essential mental health services for people like me.
No Country for People with Disabilities
Trump wants to slash $610 billion from Medicaid — on top of the $800 billion the House wants to cut in repealing Obamacare. That will be devastating for people with disabilities.
The Unpleasant Impact of an Unserious Budget
If you can get past the fuzzy math, Trump’s budget means certain pain for most families — and big tax cuts for the wealthiest few.
The Accessibility of Health Coverage
Those with disabilities are more likely to be poor and jobless than those without, making Medicaid’s expansion more important than ever.
Mental Healthcare: Underappreciated and Underfunded
While Medicaid coverage may be expanding in some states, the program’s funding for mental health care services remains at risk.
Health Care Workers Demand That Congress Generate Jobs, Not Health Care Cuts, in ‘Take Back the Capitol’ Week
Underemployed workers, jobless people, health care workers, and protesters marched to K Street, where they confronted corporate CEOs and lobbyists for some of the country’s largest companies, which have avoided paying their fair share of taxes for years.
Scrapping America’s Bootstraps
Entitlements include many of the basic programs that have raised the U.S. standard of living since the FDR administration and before.