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The Journal
10-06-2025
- Politics
- The Journal
Socialist Red Network group quits People Before Profit over party's 'perfomative politics'
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY councillor Madeleine Johansson has resigned as a member of People Before Profit, citing political and strategic differences between her Red Network socialist group and the party. The councillor for Palmerstown – Fonthill announced her retirement from PBP in a Facebook post yesterday, saying that after 20 years in the party, 'this has not been an easy decision to make'. 'I feel that the party is not the same as when I joined and I can no longer ignore the change in political principles,' she explained. She said she would continue to work 'alongside and with members of PBP in campaigns, movements and on the council'. 'I will also continue to represent my constituents from the perspective of revolutionary socialist principles,' she said. 'I will work as hard as I always have for the working class communities that I represent.' Johansson said she and other members of Red Network, who 'oppose all division between working class and oppressed people', have argued within PBP for years 'about the need for political honesty, deep organising in working class communities and workplaces and against opportunist practices'. She said the group no longer feel it is possible to continue to do so, and 'instead feel the need to forge a new path for revolutionary socialist politics outside of PBP'. In a statement posted on the Red Network website yesterday, the group said that there were 'many good activists in People Before Profit', including TD Richard Boyd Barrett, former TD Gino Kenny and Dublin North-West councillor Conor Reddy, who 'all work hard in communities'. 'But the nature of People Before Profit as an organisation means the fruits of all that work are often wasted.' Even the best activists in People Before Profit tone down their socialist politics in public. Therefore, there are a number of reasons we feel that People Before Profit is no longer the political vehicle for us. Advertisement Red Network pointed to the party's position on going into government with Sinn Féin as an issue dividing members behind the scenes, although most members, the group said, are opposed to such a move. 'Any Red TD elected to the Dáil would help kick out Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, voting for a Sinn Féin led government externally and on a case by case basis. That's the best position to be in to discipline Sinn Féin and force them to deliver on their promises. 'A Sinn Féin government would coalesce with the establishment and leave untouched the real government, the permanent government – the state bureaucracy, army chiefs and head Guards,' the statement said. 'The current left is divided into those who talk about revolution but sit on the margins of the working class or those who stand in elections and do work in communities but play down their socialist politics. We reject both these approaches.' Red Network also said that PBP's stance on 'culture war' issues was also a factor that led to the rift. 'People Before Profit likes to engage in student moralism and performative politics. We reject that approach,' the group said. Red Network said this has been the mistaken strategy of left parties around the world, 'as they've become more middle class they've justified a move to the right by posturing on social issues'. 'This strategy is the strategy of the Labour Party and People Before Profit have been pulled in the same direction,' the statement said. 'Class struggle can pull those who don't agree with us on social issues into common struggle,' the group said. Contrastingly, 'the moralism of anti-racist work that's external to class struggle only mobilises those who already agree with the left. You can never escape the left bubble that way.' Red Network also pointed to what they said was a disorganised strategic approach by PBP, describing it as 'a frenetic organisation that jumps from issue to issue, dropping one campaign to set up another.' Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Simplify Healthcare's Benefits1™.Medicare Drives Over 30% of Nationwide PBP Submissions to CMS, Marking Over 7 Years as a Trusted Industry Leader
AURORA, Ill., June 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simplify Healthcare, a recognized leader in enterprise software solutions for Payers, proudly announces that its flagship platform, Benefits1™.Medicare, played a key role once again in streamlining over 30% of Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan Benefit Package (PBP) submissions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this year. This milestone highlights the platform's transformative impact on benefit plan management and its integral role in supporting Payers across the nation. Benefits1™.Medicare continues to be the industry leader, enabling large-scale CMS bid submissions successfully for over 7 years, while also importing data seamlessly from the CMS-PBP software. Designed to handle the complexities of bid submission and accessible immediately (benefit updates can be started at any time independent of HPMS releases), the platform continues to set the standard for speed, accuracy, and compliance in PBP submissions with its seamless integration, robust reporting, global data updates, secure user roles, workflow automation and audit tracking capabilities. "Our customers relied on Benefits1™.Medicare to streamline over 30% of nationwide PBP submissions—proof of the trust we've earned and the efficiency our platform delivers year after year." — Ramesh Padri, VP of Product Delivery at Simplify Healthcare. "Managing the full Medicare Advantage lifecycle—from bids to digital delivery—makes Benefits1™.Medicare truly stand out in helping Payers drive value and improve member experiences." — Tasneem Chital, VP of Government Markets at Simplify Healthcare. Industry Leadership Through Customer Focus As healthcare organizations face increasing operational and regulatory challenges, Benefits1™.Medicare offers an effective solution that simplifies workflows while driving greater organizational efficiency. "This milestone reflects our long-standing commitment of partnering with health plans to successfully manage bid submissions. We bring the full stack partnership experience — people, thought leaders, product, and technology— towards delivering a superior bid submission experience for our customers." — Nirnay Patel, EVP & GM of Benefits1™ at Simplify Healthcare. About Simplify Healthcare Simplify Healthcare powers connected benefits and provider journeys for Payers through a scalable, enterprise-grade, secure, compliant, and configurable cloud-based software platform — Simplify Health Cloud™. We offer highly scalable, technology-centered document and translation management services to Payers through Simplify Docs™. We also empower industries with AI-native SaaS solutions designed to build and deploy digital solutions faster, better, and with embedded AI through SimplifyX™. View source version on Contacts Simplify HealthcarePhone: (844) 720-6678Email: info@
Business Wire
06-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Simplify Healthcare's Benefits1™.Medicare Drives Over 30% of Nationwide PBP Submissions to CMS, Marking Over 7 Years as a Trusted Industry Leader
AURORA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Simplify Healthcare, a recognized leader in enterprise software solutions for Payers, proudly announces that its flagship platform, Benefits1™.Medicare, played a key role once again in streamlining over 30% of Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan Benefit Package (PBP) submissions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this year. This milestone highlights the platform's transformative impact on benefit plan management and its integral role in supporting Payers across the nation. Benefits1™.Medicare continues to be the industry leader, enabling large-scale CMS bid submissions successfully for over 7 years, while also importing data seamlessly from the CMS-PBP software. Designed to handle the complexities of bid submission and accessible immediately (benefit updates can be started at any time independent of HPMS releases), the platform continues to set the standard for speed, accuracy, and compliance in PBP submissions with its seamless integration, robust reporting, global data updates, secure user roles, workflow automation and audit tracking capabilities. 'Our customers relied on Benefits1™.Medicare to streamline over 30% of nationwide PBP submissions—proof of the trust we've earned and the efficiency our platform delivers year after year.' — Ramesh Padri, VP of Product Delivery at Simplify Healthcare. 'Managing the full Medicare Advantage lifecycle—from bids to digital delivery—makes Benefits1™.Medicare truly stand out in helping Payers drive value and improve member experiences.' — Tasneem Chital, VP of Government Markets at Simplify Healthcare. Industry Leadership Through Customer Focus As healthcare organizations face increasing operational and regulatory challenges, Benefits1™.Medicare offers an effective solution that simplifies workflows while driving greater organizational efficiency. 'This milestone reflects our long-standing commitment of partnering with health plans to successfully manage bid submissions. We bring the full stack partnership experience — people, thought leaders, product, and technology — towards delivering a superior bid submission experience for our customers.' — Nirnay Patel, EVP & GM of Benefits1™ at Simplify Healthcare. About Simplify Healthcare Simplify Healthcare powers connected benefits and provider journeys for Payers through a scalable, enterprise-grade, secure, compliant, and configurable cloud-based software platform — Simplify Health Cloud™. We offer highly scalable, technology-centered document and translation management services to Payers through Simplify Docs™. We also empower industries with AI-native SaaS solutions designed to build and deploy digital solutions faster, better, and with embedded AI through SimplifyX™.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Simplify Healthcare's Benefits1™.Medicare Drives Over 30% of Nationwide PBP Submissions to CMS, Marking Over 7 Years as a Trusted Industry Leader
AURORA, Ill., June 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simplify Healthcare, a recognized leader in enterprise software solutions for Payers, proudly announces that its flagship platform, Benefits1™.Medicare, played a key role once again in streamlining over 30% of Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan Benefit Package (PBP) submissions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this year. This milestone highlights the platform's transformative impact on benefit plan management and its integral role in supporting Payers across the nation. Benefits1™.Medicare continues to be the industry leader, enabling large-scale CMS bid submissions successfully for over 7 years, while also importing data seamlessly from the CMS-PBP software. Designed to handle the complexities of bid submission and accessible immediately (benefit updates can be started at any time independent of HPMS releases), the platform continues to set the standard for speed, accuracy, and compliance in PBP submissions with its seamless integration, robust reporting, global data updates, secure user roles, workflow automation and audit tracking capabilities. "Our customers relied on Benefits1™.Medicare to streamline over 30% of nationwide PBP submissions—proof of the trust we've earned and the efficiency our platform delivers year after year." — Ramesh Padri, VP of Product Delivery at Simplify Healthcare. "Managing the full Medicare Advantage lifecycle—from bids to digital delivery—makes Benefits1™.Medicare truly stand out in helping Payers drive value and improve member experiences." — Tasneem Chital, VP of Government Markets at Simplify Healthcare. Industry Leadership Through Customer Focus As healthcare organizations face increasing operational and regulatory challenges, Benefits1™.Medicare offers an effective solution that simplifies workflows while driving greater organizational efficiency. "This milestone reflects our long-standing commitment of partnering with health plans to successfully manage bid submissions. We bring the full stack partnership experience — people, thought leaders, product, and technology— towards delivering a superior bid submission experience for our customers." — Nirnay Patel, EVP & GM of Benefits1™ at Simplify Healthcare. About Simplify Healthcare Simplify Healthcare powers connected benefits and provider journeys for Payers through a scalable, enterprise-grade, secure, compliant, and configurable cloud-based software platform — Simplify Health Cloud™. We offer highly scalable, technology-centered document and translation management services to Payers through Simplify Docs™. We also empower industries with AI-native SaaS solutions designed to build and deploy digital solutions faster, better, and with embedded AI through SimplifyX™. View source version on Contacts Simplify HealthcarePhone: (844) 720-6678Email: info@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Daily Mirror
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Locals launch legal challenge to protect park ahead of major music festivals
The campaign group Protect Brockwell Park have launched a legal challenge against Lambeth Council, arguing large-scale music festivals are 'damaging the ecological fabric of the park' London's Brockwell Park has become a hub for music festivals in recent years, but some Lambeth locals argue they come at the cost of conservation. In the lead up to a summer of back-to-back festivals in the park, a sect of South Londoners have launched a legal challenge against Lambeth Council, saying that the park is being 'overused and under protected.' The local campaign group, Protect Brockwell Park (PBP), issued an open letter to Lambeth Council, calling for an end to 'large-scale, unsustainable events' that are 'damaging the ecological fabric of the park'. On April 9, Protect Brockwell Park sent a pre-action letter to Lambeth Council, notifying them of their intent to initiate court proceedings. The group seeks to challenge the council's decision to allow Brockwell Live's commercial events to proceed under "permitted development" rules. The campaign group said this move bypassed "proper planning scrutiny" for what was "clearly a major, damaging change of use". PBP has already raised more than £34,000 through their crowd funder to cover legal costs and received more than 3,000 signatures for its petition. This summer, Brockwell Live will host nine days of events running across two weekends between May 23 to June 8. The line-up of events includes music and culture festivals like Wide Awake, Field Day, Cross The Tracks, City Splash, Mighty Hoopla, and London's biggest festival, Lambeth Country Show. These events bring thousands of visitors to the park, with the Lambeth Country Show bringing 120,000 attendees alone. One of the prominent figures of the campaign is BAFTA award-winning actor, Sir Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall, Bones and All). 'The imposition of high steel walls for Brockwell Live every summer destroys the park for weeks and harms the grass, trees and plant life for months — if not forever. It turns it into a prison camp,' says the actor. Since instigating its petition, the campaign group has been met with some pushback from other Lambeth locals. In an open letter addressing 'the people of Lambeth', SayYesLambeth has accused Protect Brockwell Park of being an elite and "well-funded" minority. 'For too long, a small but powerful group has dominated the debate about Lambeth's future — shouting down new homes, opposing events in our parks, and trying to silence our vibrant night-time economy,' the open letter said. SayYesLambeth contests that PBP does not reflect the values of the area's young residents, creatives and small business owners. The open letter added that Lambeth's night-time economy is not just about entertainment but business, insisting music venues and other community spaces need to be protected. The group purports that events like Might Hoopla and Lambeth Country Show 'showcase our diversity, support local businesses, and give thousands of people access to music, culture, and community right on their doorstep.' In exclusive comments to The Mirror, Protect Brockwell Park responded to SayYesLambeth 's letter, saying 'it sets up a false choice between culture and conservation'. PBP asserts that they are not trying to ban festivals. According to the campaign group, SayYesLambeth's claim that the events are part of shared, joyful use of the park is 'nonsense' when 'they result in almost half of Brockwell Park being fenced off each summer'. Protect Brockwell Park also rejects any claim of 'NIMBYism' (an acronym for Not In My Backyard), saying: 'This is not a campaign bankrolled by the elite — it's powered by local people who care deeply about their park.' Lambeth Council has shared its own response to the legal challenge, saying 'any impacts from the events on the park are fixed with our event partner' and that they are 'committed to addressing all potential issues promptly and effectively, whilst ensuring Lambeth's residents continue to have access to a diverse and meaningful range of events.' The council has also made note of the cultural importance of Brockwell Live events, saying they are 'really valued within our LGBTQ+ community' and that 'similarly, City Splash celebrating Caribbean and African music and culture is much loved by our Black communities and beyond.' At time of writing, Protect Brockwell Park has said that Lambeth Council have not responded to their concerns or their petition.
