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Health Care for America NOW!

January 01, 1970

Not to be confused with Healthcare-NOW!.

Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is a political advocacy group of more than 1,000 organizations[citation needed] that joined together in 2008 in a successful effort to promote legislation to reform the United States health care system and extend medical benefits to most of the population that is currently uninsured. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010,[1] and HCAN was credited with being a "major contributor"[citation needed] to its passage.[2] After enactment of the law, HCAN shifted its activities to defending the law from opposition attacks[citation needed] and advocating for the law before Congress[citation needed] and state[citation needed] regulatory agencies.

Organization edit

HCAN is directed by a steering committee that consists of a wide range of tax-exempt public charities, advocacy organizations, labor unions[citation needed] and civil rights groups.[3] HCAN is a 501(c)(4) issue advocacy organization that runs national[citation needed] and state-based[citation needed][example needed] legislative and regulatory campaigns through grassroots action, public education, aggressive media outreach, research and policy analysis.[citation needed] It works in cooperation with its 501(c)(3) partner, Health Care for America Education Fund, a project of the Tides Center, a public charity.[4]

The "national organizations" that are members of the umbrella group is composed of the following organizations:[5]

Funding and activities edit

Funding for HCAN's operations has come from its member organizations, individual contributions and foundations, including the Atlantic Philanthropies.[3][unreliable source?] HCAN also received $5 million from billionaire George Soros.[6] In their $50 million[citation needed] campaign for passage of the ACA, HCAN mounted a multi-faceted field program that included television advertising[citation needed] events[citation needed], demonstrations[citation needed], and advocacy meetings[citation needed] with government officials[example needed] across the country.

HCAN assembled a network of state-based advocacy groups[citation needed][example needed] to carry the message from the ground up to members of Congress—an effort widely credited with strengthening like-minded organizations.[by whom?][citation needed] HCAN published numerous research reports[7] and conducted extensive media outreach[8] during the legislative campaign. An outside evaluation praised HCAN's "effective and disciplined strategic planning, decision-making and implementation; well-thought-out benchmarks; strong and effective internal leadership, efficient allocation of resources to staff and to fund a wide-ranging field program; resilience to buffeting external events; and its creation of opportunities for supporters to meaningfully engage with the movement for reform through multiple points of entry."[2][unreliable source?]

Major actions edit

HCAN's two largest public demonstrations occurred on June 25, 2009, when thousands of people from around the nation converged on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., for a rally in support of health reform,[9][unreliable source?] and on March 9, 2010, when more than 5,000[citation needed] people rallied on the street outside a health insurance industry conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C.[10][unreliable source?] HCAN led grassroots online activists, conducted news conferences and published reports on health insurance industry profits, executive compensation, concentration of market power, and mistreatment of consumers and health care providers.

Affordable Care Act edit

HCAN did not achieve one of its central goals,[11][unreliable source?] the creation of a so-called public option[according to whom?], a government-run health plan that would introduce greater competition into local health insurance markets, nearly all of which are dominated by one or two large companies.[12][unreliable source?] Republicans joined with conservative democrats to block the public option and a proposal to allow Americans over 55 years old to pay unsubsidized premiums[citation needed] to the government to purchase Medicare benefits, which now are provided to the elderly and disabled[citation needed] through a single-payer system that picks up the vast majority of patients' costs. Despite those losses, HCAN supports the Affordable Care Act and frequently declares that the ACA's impact will be extensive in the policy and political arenas.[1]

Activities since enactment of Affordable Care Act edit

In 2010, as a result of political and legal challenges[citation needed] to the ACA, in 2010 HCAN transitioned from campaigning for passage of the law to a broad campaign to fully implement health care reform at the state and federal level.[citation needed] HCAN's executive director, Ethan Rome[citation needed], has repeatedly declared[citation needed] in media statements and in frequent writings on Huffington Post[13] that Congress and the Obama administration should carry out all implementation activities.[14] HCAN has said it intends to do this by identifying significant public policy issues as they arise and taking responsibility to lead campaigns to address them in collaboration with the diverse membership of its coalition.[citation needed][according to whom?] These efforts include pushing for strong accountability measures for insurance companies[15] and countering what HCAN claims is false information that has been systematically disseminated by opponents of the law.[16][unreliable source?] HCAN continues to prepare reports[example needed] that they believe highlight insurance industry excesses and abuses and to educate the public about developments related to implementation of the law by state and federal agencies.

In the fall of 2010, HCAN co-produced a short, two-part satirical comedy video starring Jack Black and America Ferrera about professional "Mis-informant" Nathan Spewman, who spreads lies about the Affordable Care Act as part of an industry propaganda campaign.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Focus on Health Reform: Summary of New Health Reform Law" (PDF). The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. April 15, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Cramer, Dan; Novick, Tom (September 21, 2010). "Evaluation: Executive Summary of Findings and Lessons from the HCAN Campaign". The Atlantic Philanthropies. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. ^ a b [unreliable source?]Health Care for America Now (December 2, 2010). . Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  4. ^ Health Care for America Now. . Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  7. ^ Health Care for America Now. . Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  8. ^ Health Care for America Now. . Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  9. ^ Health Care for America Now (June 26, 2009). Health Care Can't Wait-June 25th 2009. YouTube. Retrieved July 19, 2011.[dead YouTube link][dead YouTube link]
  10. ^ CNN The Situation Room (March 9, 2010). Howard Dean Joins Pro Health Care Reform Protesters Who Surround Ritz Carlton. MoxNewsDotCom. Retrieved July 19, 2011. {{cite AV media}}: |author= has generic name (help)[dead YouTube link][dead YouTube link]
  11. ^ "Executive summary" (PDF).
  12. ^ Health Care for America Now (May 2009). Premiums Soaring in Consolidated Health Insurance Market: Lack of Competition Hurts Rural States, Small Businesses (PDF) (Report). Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  13. ^ "Ethan Rome". Huffington Post. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  14. ^ Health Care for America Now. . Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  15. ^ Health Care for America Now. . Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  16. ^ Health Care for America Now. . Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  17. ^ McGlynn, Katla (October 12, 2010). "Jack Black Is Nathan Spewman: 'The Mis-informant' (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

External links edit

  • Health Care for America NOW! official website

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Not to be confused with Healthcare NOW The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia s inclusion policy June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Health Care for America Now HCAN is a political advocacy group of more than 1 000 organizations citation needed that joined together in 2008 in a successful effort to promote legislation to reform the United States health care system and extend medical benefits to most of the population that is currently uninsured The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act PPACA or ACA was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23 2010 1 and HCAN was credited with being a major contributor citation needed to its passage 2 After enactment of the law HCAN shifted its activities to defending the law from opposition attacks citation needed and advocating for the law before Congress citation needed and state citation needed regulatory agencies Contents 1 Organization 2 Funding and activities 3 Major actions 4 Affordable Care Act 5 Activities since enactment of Affordable Care Act 6 References 7 External linksOrganization editHCAN is directed by a steering committee that consists of a wide range of tax exempt public charities advocacy organizations labor unions citation needed and civil rights groups 3 HCAN is a 501 c 4 issue advocacy organization that runs national citation needed and state based citation needed example needed legislative and regulatory campaigns through grassroots action public education aggressive media outreach research and policy analysis citation needed It works in cooperation with its 501 c 3 partner Health Care for America Education Fund a project of the Tides Center a public charity 4 The national organizations that are members of the umbrella group is composed of the following organizations 5 9 to 5 National Association of Working Women Abundant Children and Family Services Adventists Community Services AFL CIO AIDS in Action Alliance for a Just Society Alliance for Retired Americans American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Nursing American Academy of Pediatrics American Family Voices American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees American Federation of Teachers American Federation of Television and Radio Artists American Medical Student Association American Nurses Association Americans for Democratic Action Americans United for Change AskSlim org Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum Association for Better Insulation Black Women s Health Imperative Brave New Films Bus Federation Cafemom com Campaign for America s Future Campaign for Community Change Campus Progress Action CareTALK Center for American Progress Action Fund Center for Rural Affairs Center for Science in the Public Interest Center for Social and Economic Justice Child Advocate Network Children s Defense Fund Communications Workers of America Committee of Interns and Residents SEIU Healthcare Commonwealth Institute Communications Workers of America Community Action Partnership Community Service Society Clergy Strategic Alliances LLC CREDO Mobile Democracy for America Democracia Ahora Direct Care Alliance Eagle Medical Services Human Rights Campaign Leadership Center for the Common Good Leadership Conference on Civil Rights League of United Latin American Citizens MoveOn org National Abortion Federation National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Council of Jewish Women National Council of La Raza National Congress of American Indians National Education Association National Women s Law Center Planned Parenthood Federation of America Progressive Future Rock the Vote Service Employees International Union UAW United Food and Commercial Workers USAction Women s Voices Women Vote Working AmericaFunding and activities editFunding for HCAN s operations has come from its member organizations individual contributions and foundations including the Atlantic Philanthropies 3 unreliable source HCAN also received 5 million from billionaire George Soros 6 In their 50 million citation needed campaign for passage of the ACA HCAN mounted a multi faceted field program that included television advertising citation needed events citation needed demonstrations citation needed and advocacy meetings citation needed with government officials example needed across the country HCAN assembled a network of state based advocacy groups citation needed example needed to carry the message from the ground up to members of Congress an effort widely credited with strengthening like minded organizations by whom citation needed HCAN published numerous research reports 7 and conducted extensive media outreach 8 during the legislative campaign An outside evaluation praised HCAN s effective and disciplined strategic planning decision making and implementation well thought out benchmarks strong and effective internal leadership efficient allocation of resources to staff and to fund a wide ranging field program resilience to buffeting external events and its creation of opportunities for supporters to meaningfully engage with the movement for reform through multiple points of entry 2 unreliable source Major actions editHCAN s two largest public demonstrations occurred on June 25 2009 when thousands of people from around the nation converged on Capitol Hill in Washington D C for a rally in support of health reform 9 unreliable source and on March 9 2010 when more than 5 000 citation needed people rallied on the street outside a health insurance industry conference at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington D C 10 unreliable source HCAN led grassroots online activists conducted news conferences and published reports on health insurance industry profits executive compensation concentration of market power and mistreatment of consumers and health care providers Affordable Care Act editHCAN did not achieve one of its central goals 11 unreliable source the creation of a so called public option according to whom a government run health plan that would introduce greater competition into local health insurance markets nearly all of which are dominated by one or two large companies 12 unreliable source Republicans joined with conservative democrats to block the public option and a proposal to allow Americans over 55 years old to pay unsubsidized premiums citation needed to the government to purchase Medicare benefits which now are provided to the elderly and disabled citation needed through a single payer system that picks up the vast majority of patients costs Despite those losses HCAN supports the Affordable Care Act and frequently declares that the ACA s impact will be extensive in the policy and political arenas 1 Activities since enactment of Affordable Care Act editIn 2010 as a result of political and legal challenges citation needed to the ACA in 2010 HCAN transitioned from campaigning for passage of the law to a broad campaign to fully implement health care reform at the state and federal level citation needed HCAN s executive director Ethan Rome citation needed has repeatedly declared citation needed in media statements and in frequent writings on Huffington Post 13 that Congress and the Obama administration should carry out all implementation activities 14 HCAN has said it intends to do this by identifying significant public policy issues as they arise and taking responsibility to lead campaigns to address them in collaboration with the diverse membership of its coalition citation needed according to whom These efforts include pushing for strong accountability measures for insurance companies 15 and countering what HCAN claims is false information that has been systematically disseminated by opponents of the law 16 unreliable source HCAN continues to prepare reports example needed that they believe highlight insurance industry excesses and abuses and to educate the public about developments related to implementation of the law by state and federal agencies In the fall of 2010 HCAN co produced a short two part satirical comedy video starring Jack Black and America Ferrera about professional Mis informant Nathan Spewman who spreads lies about the Affordable Care Act as part of an industry propaganda campaign 17 References edit a b Focus on Health Reform Summary of New Health Reform Law PDF The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation April 15 2010 Retrieved July 15 2011 a b Cramer Dan Novick Tom September 21 2010 Evaluation Executive Summary of Findings and Lessons from the HCAN Campaign The Atlantic Philanthropies Retrieved July 15 2011 a b unreliable source Health Care for America Now December 2 2010 Who We Are Archived from the original on July 21 2011 Retrieved July 15 2011 Health Care for America Now More About HCAN Archived from the original on September 7 2011 Retrieved July 15 2011 Member Organizations National Organizations Archived from the original on 2012 10 24 Retrieved 2013 01 16 George Soros Pledges 5 Million to Bankroll Health Care Reform Push Group Says the Plum Line Archived from the original on 2011 10 29 Retrieved 2011 11 03 Health Care for America Now Reports Archived from the original on July 21 2011 Retrieved July 19 2011 Health Care for America Now Media Archived from the original on July 21 2011 Retrieved July 19 2011 Health Care for America Now June 26 2009 Health Care Can t Wait June 25th 2009 YouTube Retrieved July 19 2011 dead YouTube link dead YouTube link CNN The Situation Room March 9 2010 Howard Dean Joins Pro Health Care Reform Protesters Who Surround Ritz Carlton MoxNewsDotCom Retrieved July 19 2011 a href Template Cite AV media html title Template Cite AV media cite AV media a author has generic name help dead YouTube link dead YouTube link Executive summary PDF Health Care for America Now May 2009 Premiums Soaring in Consolidated Health Insurance Market Lack of Competition Hurts Rural States Small Businesses PDF Report Retrieved July 19 2011 Ethan Rome Huffington Post Retrieved September 6 2011 Health Care for America Now HCAN Shifts To Second Phase Of Health Reform Archived from the original on September 7 2011 Retrieved July 19 2011 Health Care for America Now Health Care Advocates Disinfect Big Insurance Meeting Clean Up Lobbyistsi Dirty Tricks Archived from the original on August 23 2011 Retrieved July 19 2011 Health Care for America Now HCAN Asks Broadcasters to Stop Airing Misleading Ads About Health Care Law Archived from the original on July 9 2011 Retrieved July 19 2011 McGlynn Katla October 12 2010 Jack Black Is Nathan Spewman The Mis informant VIDEO Huffington Post Retrieved 5 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