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Big Insurance Must Help End Surprise Medical Billing

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEOFebruary 27, 2020

Known as “surprise medical billing,” these unexpected costs arise when a patient goes to a hospital for emergency or non-emergency care, only to find out afterwards that one of the medical providers who administered care was not covered in the patient’s insurance network.

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Black Workers Need “Real” Not “Fake” Paid Family Leave

Melanie L. Campbell and Jennifer TuckerJuly 19, 2018

When Dorcas, a home health aide living in New York, learned of her mother’s illness, she used most of her vacation time to fly home and care for her. After a few weeks her leave was exhausted and tragically she could no longer afford to be with her mother in the final days of her illness. In the end, Dorcas was forced to take unpaid leave, and return to Florida, arriving just hours before her mother passed away.