Not sure if you’ve heard, but there’s a big election coming up! This year, New Yorkers will vote for more than just a President. In fact, depending on where you live, you could be voting on more than half a dozen positions! Your Representatives, your State Senators, your State Assembly Members — all of them …
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Join We The Patients this Thursday, October 22, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. as we moderate the break out session: When Neglect Becomes Murder: Black Women’s Health and Resettlement. This event is part of Community Service Society of New York series, Full Participation is a Human Right. A discussion led by lived experiences. Shawanna …
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How did the ACA make care more affordable? The ACA made health insurance more affordable in three ways. First, it requires most people to have coverage; the more people who band together to buy coverage, the cheaper it becomes for everyone. Second, it provides financial assistance for people to be able to buy commercial coverage …
Written by Ursula Rozum & YuLing Koh Hsu, of the Campaign for New York Health Act and the Poor People’s Campaign. Video shot by Kistein Monkhouse, of Patient Orator. “If your house catches on fire, the fire department comes, and they don’t ask whether you’ve paid your fire premium. If your child is ready to …
Are you an advocate working in digital media? Do you have a passion for health care and want to advocate for change – but are currently abiding by quarantine restrictions? If this sounds like you, join our social media working group and be part of the change you want to see! Read below and if …
Health plans in New York are involved in something called rate review. It happens every year, but what is it? In short, rate review is how healthcare costs are decided. Every year, insurers submit a request to increase costs to the Department of Financial Services. Plans can also submit a request to decrease costs, but …
Election 2020 and Your Health Care: What to Know Before You Vote October 7, 2020 6 pm – 7:15 pm The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, the League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara, and Buffalo Toronto Public Media are collaborating to sponsor a virtual panel event that will help viewers better …
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It’s time for the 2020 Census! There’s a lot of questions about what the Census is for and what it does. We have some answers! Why answer it? Because it does a lot! The census decides how Congressional seats are divided up, how schools are funded, if you get extra money for roads, where housing …
Creating political change is hard, and it’s difficult to know where to start. 2020 has been an unprecedented and challenging year. From emailing your local representative to voting this November – your voice matters now more than ever. But don’t take our word for it. Hear straight from the horses mouth, Assembly Member Gottfried sits …
The COVID-19 pandemic has been disproportionately detrimental for communities of color, and the percentage of positive antibody tests by NYC neighborhood reflects this problematic trend. The lesson to be learned? Public health and structural racism are deeply intertwined. To learn more disparate impacts of the pandemic and to view recommendations for future structural change read …
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