Harlem Rep Adriano Espaillat Statement On The Start Of Open Enrollment
During this COVID pandemic, which continues to worsen, the access of Americans to quality, affordable health coverage is more important than ever.Continue reading
A Presidential Memoir, A Promised Land By Barack Obama
In the stirring, the highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs,Continue reading
NYC Kicks Off Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period And Encourages All To “Get Covered”
The Open Enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has begun, meaning uninsured New Yorkers can sign up for health insurance coverage through the New York State of Health Marketplace. Continue reading
Harlem Rep Adriano Espaillat Slams GOP Assault On Health Care
Today, as oral arguments begin in a federal District Court in Texas in the Republicans’ Texas v. United States lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions,
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Harlem Rep. Espaillat Calls On GOP To Help Improve The ACA And Health Care Costs
On the eighth anniversary of President Obama’s signing of the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Adriano Espaillat released the following statement to urge Republicans to stop their sabotage of healthcare.Continue reading
Over A Half-Million Public Comments From Harlem To Hollywood Opposing Trump Contraceptive Ruling
In a massive public comment submission effort, the Center for Reproductive Rights, along with more than a dozen leading reproductive and civil rights organizations, members of Congress, and allies.Continue reading
City, Health And Hospital Officials Call For NYer’s From Harlem To Hollis To Get Covered
Deputy Mayor Dr. Herminia Palacio, Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett, and Interim President and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals Stanley Brezenoff today kicked off the open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).Continue reading
Harlem Elected Espaillat On Republican Trumpcare Bill
Congressperson Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on today’s House vote on the Republican Trumpcare bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and strip health insurance coverage from more than 24 million hard-working Americans.Continue reading
A Letter From Jason Helgerson, New York State Medicaid Director
Fellow New Yorker,
As New York's Medicaid Director, I couldn’t be more appalled by House Speaker Paul Ryan’s health care plan.Continue reading
Harlem Congressman Adriano Espaillat Statement on GOP ACA Repeal Bill
Congressman Adriano Espaillat issued the following statement today in opposition to the Republican proposed bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Continue reading
Op-Ed: Last Day For Health Insurance Open Enrollment Under The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
A few weeks ago I met a man from the South Bronx named Wellington. He was diagnosed with cancer and lost his health insurance. Continue reading
Donald Trump Makes Surprise Call To Harlem Rev Al Sharpton
Harlem man Rev. Al Sharpton got a surprise phone call Thursday morning — from President-elect Donald Trump sources report.Continue reading
Harlem Rep Rangel Stands Up By Sitting In
By Rep. Charles Rangel
This week I have never felt more honored to be a member of the Democratic Party as we participated in a historic sit-in on the House floor against gun violence. Continue reading
New York Is the 2nd Worst State In The USA For Doctors
With National Doctor’s Day just days away and the medical profession undergoing intense change in recent years, with the Affordable Care Act, the rise of branded hospital networks and the retirement of Baby Boomers, the personal finance website WalletHub today released its report on the 2016's Best & Worst States for Doctors.Continue reading
Report: Blacks Are Twice As likely To Have Diabetes
The Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released Friday, September 18, 2015 the 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an official Congressional analysis of the state of African-American health that aims to reversing negative health trends in communities of color from Harlem to Hollywood.
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