Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement in response to the ruling of a federal judge in Texas that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is unconstitutional:
The Dec. 14 Texas District Court’s ruling (U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas v. United States of America) on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act HAS NO IMPACT on Covered California’s open enrollment period currently underway. In response to a surge of interest in Covered California enrollment and to ensure consumers have ample time to sign up for health plans, the deadline to enroll for coverage to start Jan. 1 has been extended to this Friday, Dec. 21. Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee recently issued the following statement in response to the Texas District Court’s ruling:
Consumers must sign up for new health insurance and renew or change existing health plans by Dec. 15 to have their coverage begin on Jan. 1, 2019.
Stop by the Los Angeles Sentinel on Thurs. December 13 for “Food Truck Thursday” and Sign Up for Obamacare A.K.A. the Affordable Care Act from 11am -3pm!
Part of the ‘blue wave” that hit Republicans in the 2018 mid-terms came from young women and one of those women came from Illinois. Lauren Underwood defeated Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren for Illinois’ 14th Congressional District. Underwood is a longtime healthcare advocate. “As a registered nurse and lifelong health care advocate, Lauren Underwood has a tremendous record of service to her community and a deep understanding of the challenges they face,” House Majority PAC Executive Director Charlie Kelly said in a news release. “She’ll bring that needed perspective and experience to Congress.” Underwood has said she would fight to keep the
2019 means big changes for U.S. House of Representatives and member Maxine Waters stands to be a major part of that change.
This week Laphonza Butler, president of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2015 and a Vice President of SEIU International, announced she will be leaving the organization at year’s end.
The mission of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America, is to report the news and to be an advocate for freedom, justice and equality for Black America and for all others who stand in opposition to racism and economic inequality and cry out for a better quality of life.
“It is confidence in the men and women who administer the judicial system that is the true backbone of the rule of law.” — Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 531 U.S. 98, Bush v. Gore , December 12, 2000
Dorothy Leavell, Chairman of the NNPA and publisher of the Crusader Newspapers, stated, “The death of Senator John McCain reminds us that none of us are immortal, but his life was one of service and love for his country. Giving of one’s service until the end speaks volumes of his integrity and he fulfilled the call from our maker to be of service to others.”
The conference, now in its 15th year will feature activists, community members and health professionals seeking insights and knowledge to positively impact the health and well-being of Black women and girls. Power Forward, Forward Ever Backward Never Reproductive Justice Conference features topics on the centered with the intersection of social and reproductive justice issues. Pregnancy Justice, abortion, Fake News and Real Lives, liberation theology and religion as well as building collaborations for reproductive justice across silos are all on the agenda. Programs, policy and insights that influence the health and well-being of black women and girls are central to this year’s theme, Power Forward Ever Backward Never, and it is of critical importance that women, health professionals, community activists and advocates cull together our collective energy and attention to these issues.
Universal health coverage will be an important topic of discussion in the run-up to the mid-term elections this November
Open enrollment for coverage in 2018 has ended, you or someone you know may still qualify to enroll in a quality, affordable health plan…
The GOP has passed spending bills that actively take resources away from communities of color.
The deadline to enroll or modify healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act is December 15