
Health Care’s Coming Crisis: Out-of-Pocket Costs
Andrew L. Yarrow,
February 17, 2016
This post was originally published by Washington Monthly on February 8, 2016. Americans have a lot to gripe about when it comes to health care. But there is one very legitimate complaint: the rising cost of co-pays, deductibles, what individuals pay for insurance premiums, and other out-of-pocket (OOP) costs that has...
Human Needs Report: Special FY2017 Presidential Budget Request Edition
Joanna Sandager,
February 16, 2016
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This special edition includes articles the President’s FY2017 budget request, a breakdown of the budget by select departments, and related tax policy analysis. See below for the full analysis and links...
CHN Praises President Obama’s FY17 Budget Request
Lecia Imbery,
February 9, 2016
Below is the Coalition on Human Needs’ statement on President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget request released today. Let us know what you think of the President’s budget by leaving a comment below, and stay tuned for a special edition of the Human Needs Report to be released in the coming days with...
Resources from around the Coalition: Immigration, Criminal Justice, Super Bowl Ads, and More
Lecia Imbery,
February 4, 2016
Immigration. Criminal justice. Paid sick days. CHN’s coalition members are producing great work on very important issues. This week, we continue our Resources from around the Coalition blog series, highlighting important resources you should be aware of. The National Immigration Law Center released a report in late December demonstrating that the groundwork built...
Finish this Sentence: Inequality Is…
Lecia Imbery,
February 3, 2016
Income. Housing. Education. Racial justice. These are just a few of the areas where inequality is evident in our society. But what does inequality mean to you? That’s the question the Ford Foundation is exploring with their new series of videos and conversations about inequality in all its forms called...
