Y.I. Press Conference Highlights
Check out video highlights from the 10/13 press conference here.
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Y.I. in the NYT
Read MoreYoung Invincibles featured in the New York Times: What Congress Plans for the Young and Uninsured. “We’re not big fans of it,” Ari Matusiak, [Young Invincibles’] co-founder, said of the Finance Committee’s plan. “There’s very little meat on the bones on the...
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Pelosi Announces Key Provision in Health Insurance Reform for Young Adults
Read MoreSpeaker Pelosi Opening Remarks:
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Youth Organizations, Speaker Pelosi and Members of Congress to Discuss Youth Priorities for Health Care Reform
Read MoreWashington, D.C. – Advocates from a broad coalition of youth organizations will join Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a press conference on Tuesday, October 13 at 2 p.m. in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol to make an announcement impacting young...
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New York Post: The Dead End Kids
Read MoreWhat happens when you don’t have a job? You probably don’t have health insurance. That’s bad news for young people. The New York Post reports: “The number of young Americans without a job has exploded to 52.2 percent — a post-World...
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Letter to Chairman Baucus
Read MoreSeptember 25, 2009 The Honorable Max Baucus Washington, DC 20515 Dear Senator Baucus: We are writing on behalf of organizations representing young Americans across the country whose lives will be dramatically impacted by health care reform. We applaud many of the...
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ThinkProgress: Uninsured 22-Year-Old Boehner Constituent Dies From Swine Flu
Read MoreThink Progress covers the tragic story of Kimberly Young, a 22-year-old recent college graduate who died of swine flu because she delayed seeking medical care. Why? Because she was uninsured. Read about Kimberly here.
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President Obama at College Park
Read MoreLast week, President Obama spoke to young people at the University of Maryland about health care reform. He told us something we’ve heard from our friends: In the United States, no one should go broke because they get sick. At...
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YI on NewsHour
Read MoreYoung Invincibles featured this week on PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer. Check out the whole story on young people getting involved in health care reform, and watch for YI @ 4:24. Share your healthcare story and tell your friends about...