February 15, 2017 We Must Be Vigilant on Health Care The Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid are all at risk of being gutted. It’s up to us to protect them. Read More
February 14, 2017 Paying the “Price” for New HHS Secretary AFSCME International president explains why older Americans are particularly vulnerable now that the Senate has confirmed Tom Price as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Read More
February 09, 2017 Tom Price Is Bad for Your Health The man President Trump chose to oversee our nation’s health care system, Tom Price, believes tax cuts for the wealthy are more important than health and retirement security for working families. Read More
January 25, 2017 Where’s Palin When You Need Her? As part of his plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is floating an idea long popular with many Republican lawmakers to convert Medicaid into a block-grant program. Read More
January 17, 2017 Tom Price Is Coming for Your Health Care Hearings start Wednesday for Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, and we have some questions for him. Read More
January 13, 2017 Let’s Not Forget: Obamacare Saves Lives The Affordable Care Act barred insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions and made it possible for 30 million people to get insured. Read More
January 05, 2017 Public Services or Private Services? Trump’s Picks Favor Privatization All Around Donald Trump’s choices for his administration are ready to give the store away when they get into office, privatizing public services and even Social Security and Medicare. Read More
January 04, 2017 Congress Poised to Act Against Working Families Worried about the new Congress? You should be. Congressional leaders have working families in their sights, and we all need to be prepared to fight back. Read More