1/ Ellen passed away last year after an intense struggle w/ cancer and the cruelties of our current healthcare system. In her final months, Ellen was forced to use her invaluable & limited energy & time to continuously fight her insurance company... #PassNYHealth #NYHAforEllen Photograph is of 7 diverse ...
2/ ...to gain access to the treatment, rehab, and hospice care she required and deserved. Ultimately, after much delay and with the support of her medical teams, she won several of her appeals...
#PassNYHealth #NYHAforEllen ImagePhotograph is of 9 smiling ...
3/ ...However, even as she was clearly dying, the insurance company continued to deny her access to in-patient hospice care, which she secured only after intervention at the congressional level...
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4/ Join us Wed 2/16 to #PassNYHealth to mark the birthday of Ellen Bilofsky, beloved community leader & fierce advocate for health justice, which included championing #MedicareForAll and the #NYHealthAct at the state level. #NYHAforEllen
Take action: bit.ly/NYHAforEllen Photograph is of Ellen Bilo...
5/ Share your stories & testify about the inadequacies of our current healthcare system. Urge elected officials to reaffirm their commitment to #PassNYHealth in 2022. #PassNYHealth #NYHAforEllen
Use this toolkit: bit.ly/NYHAforEllen Artistic rendering of Ellen...
The majority of calls to the American Cancer Society are 'I can't afford to have cancer.’

It is long past time to #PassNYHealth!

Tell @GovKathyHochul @AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie pass #NYHAforEllen!

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No one should spend their final days arguing with a profit-motivated insurance corporation, trying desperately to get the care they need & to not bankrupt their family in the process.
@GovKathyHochul @AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie #PassNYHealth #NYHAforEllen Artistic rendering of Ellen...

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DAY 2 OF OUR THANK YOU THREAD (we have so many cosponsors, we had to split it into two days!): yesterday was our incredible Senate cosponsors.

Today: Call/tweet/email your electeds and let's get on to introducing you to our amazing #PassNYHealth care Assembly champions!
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