Image above via Center for American Progress: The Choices Still to Be Made in the New Debt Deal
MCA director Linda Teeter poses with Gov. Snyder and Reps. O’Brien and McCann at the signing of the new transit bill for Kalamazoo County.
For more information on the new bill, see this article, and for information on today’s press conference at the Kalamazoo Transit Center, see this article.
Below are some photos from today’s event.
Frank, speaking at MCA’s rally to protest cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Check out the rest of our videos from the event at our YouTube page here.
On Tuesday, July 19 2011, Michigan Citizen Action will be joined by a delegation of seniors, parents, workers, and advocates in Grand Rapids to call upon Congressman Justin Amash to firmly oppose any deal to raise the debt ceiling that includes cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security while billionaires and corporate CEOs continue to [...]
The President announced meetings with Congressional leaders to take place Thursday to make progress on the deficit reduction plans now being negotiated. There are grave concerns there will be large spending cuts, in Medicaid and elsewhere, that will hurt low-income people. Advocates must elevate the potential devastating impacts these negotiations can have on low-income people [...]
Prospects for Progressive Politics: A July 4th Interview With Activist Jeff Blum
This year, Americans celebrated their independence at a time when almost 10 percent of the workforce is officially unemployed, millions more are underemployed, and millions of families are losing their homes. Under these circumstances, why isn’t the left gaining momentum? What are the prospects [...]
One of the proposals in the deficit reduction talks would cut $100 billion from Medicaid and CHIP by changing the formula for the federal government’s share of the cost. Another proposal would reduce or eliminate special assessments on providers used by states to help pay their share of Medicaid costs. These two proposals, combined with [...]
Healthcare.gov announced recent changes in the high risk pool program administered by the federal government, and Michigan also received notice of opportunities to reduce the rates of its high-risk program. Michigan’s program, the Health Insurance Program for Michigan, is administered by Physician’s Health Plan. The opportunity to reduce premiums by as much as 40% is great news [...]
Cuts Could Cost Michigan as Many as 50,650 Jobs and as Much as $5.7 Billion in State Business Activity
Washington, D.C.—The Medicaid cuts in the House Republican budget, if implemented today, would have a devastating impact on the struggling economy of Michigan. These cuts would put as many as 50,650 jobs and as much as [...]
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