NEW WEBSITE WWW.HEALTHCARE.GOV LETS CONSUMERS COMPARE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE...
July 6, 2010 (Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on July 1st unveiled an innovative new on-line tool aimed at helping consumers take control of their health care by...
View ArticlePATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS TAKES EFFECT, PROVIDNG NEW HEALTH CONSUMER PROTECTIONS
September 24, 2010 (Washington, DC) –Several important consumer protection features of health reform went into effect yesterday, six months after the Affordable Care Act (also know as the Patient's...
View ArticleSYLVIA’S SOAPBOX: GET THE FACTS ON MEDICARE AND THE NEW HEALTH-REFORM LAW
DON'T BELIEVE DECEPTIVE POLITICAL ADS, FACTCHECK.ORG WARNS CONSUMERS By Sylvia Hampton September 24, 2010 (San Diego) -- A friend in Wisconsin asked me if she would lose her doctor because of the new...
View ArticleHOW WILL HEALTHCARE REFORM IMPACT PEOPLE SERVED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION, SCHOOL...
November 6, 2010 (San Diego) -- Are you wondering what provisions of the health reform law are now in effect? Do you know what the Health Exchange is or how it works? Do you have questions about how...
View ArticleWILL POWER REPORT: PAYING FOR BABY
Nothing but the Truth! By Will Power December 16, 2010 (San Diego)--While thousands of illegal immigrant mothers wade the Rio Grande in January to see their children become US citizens, US health...
View ArticleHUNTER’S `FACTS' ON HEALTHCARE BILL ARE " INACCURATE"&"MISLEADING", SAYS...
January 31, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Sylvia Hampton, past president o f the San Diego County League of Women Voters, sent a letter she received from Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) to...
View ArticleAARP: PROPOSED REPUBLICAN BUDGET WOULD UPEND VITAL PROGRAMS AND SHIFT COSTS...
Calls for bipartisan effort needed to strengthen Social Security April 5, 2011 (Washington D.C.)—The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) today issued sharp criticism of the budget proposed...
View ArticleSTATE SENATE PASSES LANDMARK BILL TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE TO LOW-INCOME...
4 local legislators take massive donations from insurance industry--and vote against bill June 3, 2011 (Sacramento) – Today the California State Senate voted 25-14 to pass SB 703, which would...
View ArticleREADER’S EDITORIAL: WHY DID ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS BLOCK UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE...
By Hugh Moore, RN, El Cajon An Open Letter to the California Democratic Party: June 13, 2011 (El Cajon)--I’m a registered nurse who works in a hospital that serves the disenfranchised and sees every...
View ArticleFREE HEALTHCARE REFORM SEMINAR ON SEPTEMBER 11
August 31, 2013 (El Cajon) – A free seminar on healthcare reform will be held at the East County Chamber of Commerce Office, 201 South Magnolia Ave., El Cajon on September 11 from 11:30 am. Until 1:00...
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