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NY Retirees Protest Congresswoman's Medicare, Social Security Votes
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July 28, 2011
Several CWA retirees got a jump start on August Accountability Month, joining a coalition of activists last week at the office of a New York congresswoman who voted for the Paul Ryan budget and its attacks on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Man Robs Bank to Get Health Care
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June 27, 2011
In North Carolina, a man robs $1 from a local bank to get health care in prison.
N.J. Assembly Strips Public Employees of Health Care Bargaining Rights
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June 24, 2011
In a devastating blow to a half-million public workers in New Jersey, including 65,000 CWA members, the state Assembly on Thursday stripped them of their right to collectively bargain health care benefits and voted for steep increases in what workers pay for health care and pensions, while CWA is in contract negotiations with a June 30 expiration.
Selling Insurance Across State Lines Is Bad for Consumers
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June 24, 2011
Conservatives believe that allowing insurance companies to sell policies across state lines will increase consumer choice and lower costs. In reality, it would allow insurance companies to avoid consumer protection laws and lower health care quality for everyone.
British Fear "U.S.-style" health care system
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June 23, 2011
While many in the U.S. express concern about "socialized medicine" one of the few countries on the planet with an actual socialized medical system is more afraid of becoming like us.