There is an old adage in long term care that the best insurance against ever having to go to a nursing home is to have a daughter. In fact, about 66 percent of the family caregivers are women. Today, there are 7 million elders in our nation who need long- term services and supports and [...]
In one of his first acts in office three years ago this week, President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009. Because of CHIPRA, millions of low-income children were able to keep their affordable coverage and an additional 1.2 million children nationwide were newly able to enroll in health coverage [...]
There is only one picture of my grandmother and me. When I was only a baby, my 56-year-old grandmother, Augusta Francis, died from breast cancer. She was a hard-working mother of five and she and my grandfather, Henry Francis, put three of their children through college. He was a farmer and she was a domestic [...]
Almost two years ago, I wrote my first blog post. As soon as it went live, I thought, I have quite possibly just ruined my entire life. This was about a year after I went home sick from my job and then never went back. The whole experience still felt painfully raw. I was filled [...]
MomsRising President Joan Blades, Senior Campaign Director Donna Norton and Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner present US Senator Patty Murray (who ran as a 'mom in tennis shoes') with winged sneakers to thank her for her superhero work representi
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