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Guest Post by Chuck Bell, Programs Director, Advocacy, Consumer Reports Saturday, September 17 has been designated as World Patient Safety Day by the World Health organization.  This year’s theme is Medication Safety, to highlight the importance of avoiding errors and mistakes in prescribing, administering and taking prescription drugs. Medication harm accounts for 50% of the …

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The reconciliation package has been in negotiations for weeks at this point. It’s been whittled down from its original $3.5 trillion sum, but what’s still in it? What’s been cut out? And what is still unclear? We’ve got you covered! Great, there’s finally a bill. What’s in it? Glad you asked. We still don’t have …

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Last week, we presented at the annual Organizing 2.0 Conference on “How to Make and Edit Video: From TikTok to Crowdsourcing!” It was a wonderful experience, and we wanted to thank everyone who came by. Here’s a quick recap of everything we covered for those of you who couldn’t make it. Getting started First of …

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When the American Rescue Plan was passed, it included a lot of policies. But there’s one big one that could impact your health: premium subsidies. The Affordable Care Act included subsidies to help people get insurance, but the ARP supercharged those subsidies. In some cases, the ARP tripled ACA subsidies! This is a big deal, …

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Recently, We The Patients partnered with Say Ah! and Speaker Corey Johnson to host a Health Advocacy Academy workshop promoting civic engagement in the health care system. We covered a variety of topics centering around how to build skills as a health care consumer. The first of these skills was storytelling: how to tell your …

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It’s been a bit longer than 50 days since Joe Biden became President. How’s he changed health care? And how has he held up against his campaign promises? Let’s take a quick look through! First, what’s he done? It’s been 50 days, after all. Great question! So far, it’s mostly been executive orders, although there …

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Now that vaccines are becoming more available, it could be your turn to receive the Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. If you have questions about getting your vaccine in New York, we have answers! Who can get the vaccine? As of now, vaccines are available for these New Yorkers: People over 16 years …

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Join our social media working group! Are you interested in learning more about digital media? Do you have knowledge or experience you’d like to share? Join our social media working group! We come together for meetings the third Tuesday of every month at 1pm. During meetings, we share ideas on how best to advocate for …

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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? …

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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 …

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