Caregivers deserve a raise
Putting a dollar value on someone’s work is often fraught with risk, but few can argue the importance of those who provide basic human services to the disabled. Now a coalition of non-profits that run...
View ArticleRepeal of Obamacare unfairly targets women
In these uncertain times, working families value the safety and security of health coverage more than ever. Some members of Congress are discussing making major changes to our core health system in the...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood and its impact on life
I find myself concerned daily about the way our leaders are heading when it comes to insurance for all, women’s rights and the funding for our local Planned Parenthoods. I have been a part of Planned...
View ArticleGet ready for demise of Affordable Care Act
Here is a primer in Health Insurance 101 for when the Republican Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare: 1. When the ACA tax penalty for not having coverage is repealed, young and...
View ArticlePresident and advisers out of touch with country
Here is what will happen to not only the 20 million adults and children who stand to lose health insurance with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act but also the tens of millions who have coverage...
View ArticleMany of those who left adult homes are thriving
The Times Union in an editorial has wrongly claimed that New York state is “pushing [people with mental illness] out the door” of adult homes without needed services and supports (“Mentally ill, on...
View ArticleACA a good start to tackle health care
Conservatives say they don’t want to pay for health care for the uninsured and will destroy the Affordable Care Act, leaving 20 million men, women and children without health care and no replacement...
View ArticleFaso and Stefanik owe constituents clarity
In these turbulent, divisive times, it is more important than ever to know the positions of our elected representatives in the Senate and House of Representatives on significant legislation and issues....
View ArticleGive citizens same perks those in Congress have
Anyone who watches television, listens to the radio, reads newspapers or uses the internet has seen members of Congress repeat the following themes during the past several months: repeal the Affordable...
View ArticleAccessible health care warrants executive order
I offer some factual information, and then some questions. Number of Americans killed by guns since September 2001: approximately 450,000, which is now about 30,000 annually. Number of Americans who...
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