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09/17/13

This post originally appeared on Get Covered America Blog. ******* Being uninsured means you often "ride out" your sicknesses, or only get treatment when things are really bad. Been there. Done that. Ugh. But wouldn't it be great to have a doctor check up on you when you're feeling relatively good...

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Letisha Marrero

Realistic & Fair Wages

09/17/13

By Liz Watson, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center Read more on our blog. Because of a new rule out today from the Department of Labor, home care workers will no longer be left out of the basic wage and hour protections guaranteed by the FLSA. Today’s rule extends wage and hour protections...

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Liz Watson

Gun Safety

09/17/13

Testimony of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner Co-Founder, Executive Director, MomsRising Hearing on “Stand Your Ground” Laws: Civil Rights and Public Safety Implications of the Expanded Use of Deadly Force Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights,...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Environmental Health Health Care

09/14/13

This time of year, Target becomes like my second home. Dropping by to pick up school supplies, clothes and fall sports equipment in addition to my regular shopping, I’m in and out of my local store so often, they should personalize a parking spot for me. Target is my go-to retailer, because I love...

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Gloria Pan

09/14/13

Great news! Last year's Super Bowl champs, the Baltimore Ravens, have agreed to champion new health coverage options! They'll be teaming up with Maryland's new health insurance marketplace, Maryland Health Connection, to help make sure their fans know that they may be eligible for new, affordable...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

09/13/13

Many moms across the country are self-employed or launching new small businesses—a status we fondly call "Mompreneurs". Whether you are a blogger, sell homemade creations online, offer your expertise by contracting, or own your own retail shop, figuring out what to do about health insurance on your...

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Felicia Burnett

Food!

09/12/13

Members of the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) by a whopping $40 billion . This move would cut millions of children and families from the program and reduce benefits for even more. At a time of high...

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Elyssa Schmier

09/11/13

If you think the typical American household is straight, married parents living with their kids, you are so last century! The “nuclear family” model actually fits a mere 20 percent of U.S. households. Recent data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that in the past 40 years, both men and women...

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Valerie Young

Podcast

09/10/13

On this show we explore the potential impact of the proposed SNAP/food stamp cuts, the current state of climate change and juvenile justice in America, and the growing momentum around family leave. Guests include Jim Weill, President of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC); Alisha Johnson,...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Family Leave

09/10/13

Today is my daughter Beatrix’s 2nd birthday and that has me feeling “all the feelings” because Bea’s birth and my dad’s death are so inextricably linked that it is impossible for me to think of one without the other. My husband, Matt, feeding Bea in the NICU. My husband and I told my parents I was...

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