Every one of the almost 363,000 people who live in Larimer County should have access to comprehensive, quality health care including vision, hearing, dental, and mental health services according to a Resolution of the Larimer County Board of Commissioners Supporting Improved Medicare for All as the State or National Health System passed Tuesday. On May… Read More »Larimer County passes Resolution for Improved Medicare for All
At 1 p.m. MDT time on Thursday, June 24, universal health care champion Michael Lighty guided us in harnessing the power to picture life when we all enjoy the freedom to access great health care.
It’s more than any buzz word. Imagine a spring where every child with a bee allergy has an Epipen because our shared health care system knows that’s absolutely the right thing for them to have. And that’s just the beginning!
This is what participants dare to imagine.
The campaign to win health care for everyone in Colorado and the US needs you. Thanks to this new bill, the US could get to universal health care one state at a time.
Lack of good health care and medical debt can both contribute to a person becoming homeless. Once homeless, living on the streets is dangerous to one’s health.
When I first got diagnosed with Scleroderma in the summer of 2020, I was determined it wouldn’t slow me down, but I was really worried about the cost. Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease affecting the joints and other organs of the body.
Even though statistics on COVID-19’s impact on elders are tragic and frightening, we can’t undermine the negative effects that this pandemic is also having on the younger generation.
Among the seemingly endless list of negative impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust upon our society is an intense decline in mental health for many individuals. More than half of Americans surveyed in a recent study say that their mental health has worsened as a result of the pandemic.
The Colorado Foundation for Universal Health Care condemns the murder of George Floyd as an act of the pervasive racism that has led to the deaths of black, indigenous, people of color through violence, poverty, and unabated discrimination in all areas of life, including health care.
We’re not going back. How ever we slowly open up, it will be into a new normal.
