Meet Matt, a young man working for minimum wage in New Jersey. One day, Matt woke up feeling awful. As the day went on, he felt worse and worse until he found himself unable to get out of bed. A friend carried him out of bed to the hospital, where he was put in a …
Happy Black History Month! This February, we’d like to highlight the Black health care experience. Here to share her story is one of our followers, Sheba Simpson. Scroll down to watch the full video! Sheba discusses two experiences with health care in America as a Black woman. The first one happened when she was about …
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Welcome to the fourth episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We the Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch Ingrid’s story below! Ingrid shares stories from her experience as a clinical …
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Joe Biden, our newly elected President, is faced with many crises. One of the most pressing issues is the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dealing with this public health emergency will shape his administration – but what other health issues will he work on? And what will he do about them? So what’s going on in Washington? …
Welcome to the third episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We The Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch Navjot’s story below! Navjot shares her story as an immigrant in need …
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It’s official—President Biden has announced Xavier Becerra as his choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services. But who is Xavier Becerra, and what has he done in the past? We’ve got answers! The Basics Xavier Becerra was born in Sacramento in 1958. Since then, he’s worked his way up: he was a member of …
Welcome to the second episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We The Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch Amy’s story below! Amy shares her grandmother’s experience receiving health care as …
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Welcome to the second episode of #WeTheImmigrants! We The Immigrants is a video series where immigrants share their experiences with health care in the US. We’ve gathered videos from immigrants across New York to discuss their stories about affordability, accessibility, and more. Watch June’s story below! June shares her experience as an international student receiving …
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The votes have been counted, and the result is clear: New York’s state senate has a large Democratic majority. While the Democrats have technically had a majority since 2009, there have long been two Democratic caucuses in the Senate: the main Democratic caucus and the Independent Democratic Caucus. In 2009, a group of Senate Democrats …
