Congress continues to put our health care at risk
Last year, cancer patient and Nevada resident Laura Packard asked her U.S. Senator why he was willing to sacrifice her life for corporate tax breaks. In a public event in…
Health care is our right
In mid-August, a woman named Elena Hung testified on Capitol Hill to share how Republican attacks on our health care are putting her four-year-old daughter’s life at risk. “How can…
Going Against the Healthcare Insanity of the GOP Was the Only Option Out There
This article originally appeared on Latino Rebels. Is there a more fitting metaphor for the plight of our current political climate than Republicans pushing a vote to take away healthcare from millions…
Medicaid Is Not An Entitlement For The Poor But A Gateway For Health And Sustainability
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Although for now, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has escaped the wrath of Republicans, they are still intent on making good on…
Senate health care bill would pull the lifeline of the chronically ill
This article originally appeared in the Missoulian. Jamison Hill hasn’t been able to get out of bed in two and a half years. For 18 months, Jamison was too sick…
Miami Airport Workers Demand Fair Wages And Health Insurance
This article originally appeared on the Huffington Post. Summer is a busy time for airports all across this country, but in a major tourist destination like Miami, this is especially…
The Republican Health Care Plan is an Attack on People Like Me
This article first appeared on The Progressive. How many Americans will be impacted by the GOP’s Obamacare repeal legislation, drafted under veils of secrecy? How many will suffer the consequences?…
GOP Lawmakers Could Not Be Bothered To Read Their Own Health Care Bill
Seriously? They voted on a bill that would hurt 24 million Americans, but that they never actually read?
Affordable Health Care Repeal: Or How To Steal From The Poor And Give To The Rich
I know what lack of health care can do to a family in need. About two years ago, my undocumented father was suffering from a form of degenerative arthritis which…
Health and Wealth – Women and Self-Care
Stress affects women from all walks of life, from Beyonce to the lady at the checkout stand. In The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink, a new…