Healthcare Education

Long Island Herald: Medicaid Cuts Threaten Healthcare Access

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Rep. Laura Gillen, center, was joined by Cynthia Ngombe, left, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, healthcare worker Claire Leon, and Nate Jackson, to discuss Medicaid funding. Healthcare Education Project advocate Cynthia Ngombe [...]

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Holds Medicaid Teach-In With New York’s Largest Healthcare Union, Urging Them to Fight for Essential Care

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In Moderated Conversation, Warns of Threats to Hospitals and Nursing Homes as Part of Massive Medicaid Cuts in Budget Resolution Monday, March 17, New York, NY – At the headquarters [...]

George Gresham: Medicaid Cuts Will Harm Millions

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It is hard to imagine a more appalling trade: sacrificing the health of working class and low-income families so that the ultra-rich can grow even richer. But this is precisely [...]

Why Healthcare Is a Top Issue For Voters This November

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In the lead up to the elections, healthcare remains a top issue for Americans.  The cost of healthcare and prescription drugs, comprehensive health insurance, women’s reproductive rights, protecting Medicaid, and [...]

Extreme Heat

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Summer 2023 was the hottest on record since the 1880s, and experts anticipate that temperatures will continue to rise. Summer heat can be dangerous for everyone. High temperatures can lead [...]

Impacts of Air Quality on Health

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An Air Quality Alert is in effect for the NYC Metro Region for Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Air Quality Health Advisory Air Quality Health Advisories are issued when levels of [...]

Parks and Green Spaces

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Whether we live in rural or urban settings, we need our green spaces. Unfortunately, those green spaces aren’t equally accessible to all New Yorkers. For example, New York City's low-income [...]

Cutting a debt deal by cutting Medicaid? Tell your Rep NO!

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Right now, Congress is in negotiations to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and pay down the national debt. 92 million Americans are enrolled in Medicaid, which provides affordable care to: [...]

Blood Donor Awareness Month – Your Blood Can Save Lives

January is Blood Donor Awareness Month—a good opportunity to highlight the importance of donating blood and the impact it can have on saving lives. The average adult has approximately 10 […]

The Inflation Reduction Act: Bringing healthcare relief to millions

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This week, Congress passed a historic bill.  The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a victory for all who have fought for decades for lower prescription drug prices and more [...]