WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017. Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and 16 of their colleagues in outlining how President Trump’s budget and health care plan would jeopardize health care for more than 60,000 Veterans in Illinois and nearly 2 million[Read More…]
Opinion
Center for American Progress Column Shows State Losses Under Medicaid Per Capita Cap Scenarios
The Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, August 2015. AP/Andrew Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017. As the Senate considers vast cuts to the Medicaid program under the House passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a new column from the Center for American Progress assesses how states would have been affected by caps[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Estimates Trumpcare Coverage Losses by State and Congressional District
A flag flies in front of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 2017. AP/Susan Walsh Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Showing the devastating impact of Trumpcare nationwide, a new report from the Center for American Progress estimates how many Americans would lose coverage by state and congressional[Read More…]
The C.B.O.’s Keeping Score—We’re Losers Now It’s Time To Win Back Our Health Care Rights
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2017. Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill: Donald Trump loves calling people “losers” so much that he’s backing a health care plan that would put tens of millions of Americans on the losing side of the ledger. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the House health[Read More…]
Activists Will Make Sure Senators Home for Recess Understand the Devastation of Trumpcare
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017l. The Congressional Budget Office score of the latest version of the Trump-Republican health care repeal plan reconfirms the devastating consequences this callous legislation will have on the elderly, families and children. Trumpcare will leave 23 million people without health coverage within a decade. Health insurance will[Read More…]
US Death Rates from Alzheimer’s Disease Increased 55 Percent from 1999 to 2014
More caregiver support needed as disease burden grows Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. Death rates from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, according to data released today in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The number of Alzheimer’s deaths at home also increased during the same period,[Read More…]
National Veterans Art Museum Announces Events in Honor of Memorial Day 2017
CHICAGO, IL –(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2017. The National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM), in honor of Memorial Day 2017, will begin special programming from Saturday May 27th through Monday May 29th—Memorial Day—to reflect on the courage and sacrifice of all Americans who lost their lives in the military service. In correlation with the City[Read More…]
People’s Action: Trump’s Cruel and Backward Budget Sacrifices People and Planet to Benefit the Rich
People’s Action chart compares Trump budget to real solutions that bring food security, housing, and health care to everyone and protect our earth WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—May 23, 2017. With the release of the 2018 federal budget proposal, the Trump administration has made public and has made plain, its priorities for our[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: White House Budget Proposes More Funding for Law Enforcement Than Treatment
Advocates: White House Budget Further Confirmation that Trump Administration Escalating the War on Drugs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 23, 2017. President Trump’s FY 2018 budget, released today, proposes to boost funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement while proposing dramatic cuts to Medicaid that has extended access to opioid[Read More…]
Manufacturing Falls in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania in April
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2017 By: Alan Barber and Dean Baker Overall job growth in blue collar jobs was modest in April, growing by 21,000 from its March level. Manufacturing added 6,000 jobs, construction 5,000 jobs, and mining 8,800, the vast majority of which were in support activities. Several states saw[Read More…]
