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Worries at Montefiore Medical Center

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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by Selamawit Gebrekidan At the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx there is concern that the new bill will cut in half the annual funds the hospital had received from the government for low-income patient [...]

No Coverage for Illegal Immigrants

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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by Sam Fellman The sweeping health care reform bill passed by Congress will benefit many immigrants, who now qualify for tax credits and more affordable insurance. However, because it bars undocumented immigrants from the new [...]

Historic Student Loan Changes Also on Tap

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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by Ryan Tracy The bill even revamps the federal government’s system for making loans to college students.  The loans would now be given to students directly, eliminating a decades-old program whereby private banks made student [...]