David Blumenthal, M.D., is president of The Commonwealth Fund, a national philanthropy engaged in independent research on health and social policy issues. He says, “These cuts, especially to Medicaid, not only place the health care of rural children, the sick, the elderly, and…
A rally was held in downtown Asheville on March 7 to draw attention to the pitfalls of the plan that is being considered by Congress to replace the Affordable Care Act. Read about it in the Citizen-Times. Story and photo by Mark Barrett.
What would repealing the Affordable Care Act mean for people in Western North Carolina? Pisgah Legal Services and the NC Justice Center hosted a press conference on Jan. 17 to raise awareness and urge the ACA not be repealed without…
In this recent Citizen-Times article by Julie Ball, local people express concern over losing their health insurance if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. Read it here.
Pisgah Legal Services and Blue Ridge Community Health Services will collaborate in a medical legal partnership to attack the root cause of health-harming social conditions affecting low-income people in Henderson County. This partnership is an expansion of the HEALS program….
More than 100 people gathered in Asheville to make the case for Medicaid expansion in NC, which would provide health coverage for 500,000 low-income residents. Pisgah Legal Managing Attorney Jaclyn Kiger was among the advocates, shown here center. Read the…
Last year, more than 560,000 North Carolinians purchased quality, affordable coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, and most benefited from advance payments of the premium tax credit that lowered their monthly premiums. With the tax filing deadline a few weeks…
