Campaign to Reduce Poverty in America

Healthcare news clips 3/31

Healthcare

D.C. Plan Could Aid Uninsured, The Washington Post (March 29, 2008): A D.C. Council member will propose a sweeping plan next week to mandate health-care coverage for all District residents by offering a city-subsidized program for the uninsured that would be funded through new taxes on health companies and cigarettes.

            Medicaid

            Medicare

Medicare’s Financial Woes, The New York Times (March 28, 2008 op-ed): Warnings that Medicare spending is growing at an unsustainable rate come with mind-numbing regularity, so it was no surprise that the latest report from the Medicare trustees found that the system is still headed for a financial abyss. Medicare’s problems get scant attention on the campaign trail but will demand strong corrective action by the next president.

            SCHIP

Economic Stimulus- What you need to Know

March 19th Catholic Charities USA hosted a webinar on the Economic Stimulus with Amelia Dalton from the IRS. In case you missed it, you can watch the webinar by clicking here

Racism and Poverty: Join the March

Catholic Charities USA will host it's first-ever National Town Hall Meeting live Webcast on Wednesday, April 2 from 1 – 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST).  The Webcast will focus on our highly acclaimed paper, Poverty and Racism: Overlapping Threats to the Common Good. You only need a PC or laptop to participate.

Join the March! Connect with colleagues in your agency and across the country to identify ways to serve, educate, and advocate for programs and policies that will foster unity in our communities, eliminate racism, and significantly reduce poverty in our lifetime. Learn more and Register Now!