Elevance’s Greedy Empire Expanding With Plan to Turn BCBS of Louisiana Into For-Profit WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action today released a statement by Health Care for All Campaign Director Aija Nemer-Aanerud in response to Elevance Health’s quarterly earnings report. Elevance announced that in 2022 they profited $8.5 billion and bought $2.3 billion in back shares, in addition […]
Homes Guarantee Campaign Demands White House Regulate Rent and Bust Rental Market Consolidation
281 Organizations Share Essential Components Needed for Tenant Protections Policy with the White House Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C. – People’s Action’s Homes Guarantee campaign today released a set of essential actions the White House must take to regulate rent and address the consolidation of the rental market by corporate landlords. 281 national […]
People’s Action Celebrates Passage of the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – People’s Action is proud to end the year with a victory that will help turn the tide on the overdose crisis and bring much needed help to people struggling with addiction. The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act is included in the FY2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill that the Senate passed today. The Omnibus […]
People’s Action Renews Demand for Transparency and Justice After Elevance Health Ignored Members
Instead of Addressing Policyholder Concerns, Elevance Directed Police to Force Members Out and Sent Milquetoast Response to Media Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, DC – People’s Action’s Care Over Cost campaign yesterday sent a follow-up letter to Elevance Health (formerly known as Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield) after they refused to acknowledge the 70 […]
People’s Action: Thank You, Speaker Pelosi
WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action today issued the following statement from Executive Director Sulma Arias, congratulating Nancy Pelosi on her historic tenure as Speaker of the House. “Speaker Pelosi not only made history as the first woman to lead the House of Representatives–she paved the way for and inspired many women to run for office. We honor […]
Homes Guarantee Wraps Tenant Reckoning With White House Meeting, Rally, and Congressional Briefing
100 Rent-Burdened Tenants Demand Meeting with Biden and Executive Order to Regulate Rent Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Homes Guarantee campaign wrapped up the Tenant Reckoning on the Rent in D.C. with 100 tenants who have experienced rent hikes and evictions. 247 tenant organizations, labor unions, legal service providers, and community […]
Health Care Advocates Risk Arrest to Takeover Elevance Health HQ & Demand Care
Elevance Denies Medically Necessary Care; Profited $2.3 Billion in Grotesque Q3 Earnings Report INDIANAPOLIS, IN–70 health care advocates with People’s Action’s Care Over Cost campaign today risked arrest to fill the lobby at Elevance Health’s headquarters and demand they provide the care their policyholders were promised. The Care Over Cost campaign helps people nationwide appeal […]
Homes Guarantee Campaign Demands Federal Action on Rents; Brings 100 Tenants to DC to Present President Biden With Rent Executive Order
Rent Inflation Climbed to 7.7% Over the Past Year; Recent Fed Hikes Will Continue to Squeeze Tenants Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C. – People’s Action’s Homes Guarantee campaign is bringing 100 tenants to Washington, D.C. to present President Biden with language for an executive order to protect tenants and stabilize the economy. 250 […]
People’s Action Demands Transparency and Justice in New Letter to Elevance Health
Elevance Denies Medically Necessary Care While Profiting $2.3 Billion in Q3 Earnings Report Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, DC–People’s Action’s Care Over Cost campaign sent a letter demanding access to health insurance, transparency, and justice for denied patients to Elevance Health earlier this week. The Care Over Cost campaign helps people appeal and overturn […]
Homes Guarantee on Midterms: Elections Pass but the Rent is Still Due
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C. – People’s Action today released a statement by Homes Guarantee campaign director Tara Raghuveer in response to the midterm elections: “Last night’s results show that people are hungry for action and a vision for rent stabilization. Tenants need to see their elected leaders fighting for them, and specifically […]