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April 15, 2024

Everyone—regardless of race, class, or zip code—deserves to have health care coverage. Everyone. Yet, there are still 10 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, leaving 1.6 million people in a Medicaid “gap” and uninsured. Quick signature:...

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Felicia Burnett

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Health Care

March 23, 2024

Amazing! It was fourteen years ago today that President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law! Since then, we have reached a record low uninsured rate, and this past year a historic 21.4 MILLION people signed up for health care coverage through the Marketplace! Incredible! Even with...

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Felicia Burnett

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Tell Congress: no cuts to Medicaid, CHIP, and the ACA!

Health Care

March 7, 2023

Everyone should be able to see a doctor when they get sick. Everyone. After President Biden called out Republicans during the State of the Union about proposing to cut Medicare and Social Security , Republicans relented and agreed not to cut those programs. But now Republican leaders are setting...

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Felicia Burnett

North Carolina: Love Thy Neighbor, Expand Medicaid

Health Care

February 23, 2023

Last week, the NC House passed HB76 to expand Medicaid to low-income, uninsured adults in North Carolina. After a decade of advocacy and stalemate, North Carolina is getting close to closing the Medicaid coverage gap! MomsRising created a cross-organization storybook to lift up the voices of...

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Felicia Burnett

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Health Care

February 13, 2023

In 2022, North Carolina came closer than ever to expanding Medicaid and making sure that over half a million low-income , uninsured adults in our state can get health coverage. That’s right, after a decade-long stalemate, we’re making progress towards closing the coverage gap. In fact, the NC House...

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Felicia Burnett

Policy Heroes: Building the Care Infrastructure and Economy

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Reproductive Justice

May 7, 2024

This Mother’s Day, as we’re celebrating the many ways that moms power the U.S. (and all of us!), we’re sharing powerful care stories with every member of Congress so they know why these policies are important. We're deliverying our storybook, "Policy Heroes: Building the Care Infrastructure and...

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Felicia Burnett

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Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Reproductive Justice

May 7, 2024

This Mother’s Day, as we celebrate the many, many ways that moms power the U.S. (and all of us!), we’re calling on Congress to power moms by passing care policies! Tell Congress: Power moms - Pass care policies in honor of Mother’s Day! What happened? Together, we’ve championed AND PASSED many...

MomsRising Education Fund

Felicia Burnett

Health Care

April 19, 2024

Quick signature: Tell Congress to close the Medicaid gap! Everyone—regardless of race, class, or zip code—deserves to have health care coverage. Everyone. Yet, there are still 10 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, leaving 1.6 million...

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Sue Anne Reed

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Health Care

March 30, 2024

Thanks to the pressure that the Biden administration has been applying, multiple corporations like Eli Lilly and Sanofi have capped patient costs for their insulin at $35 per month! This development is critical as 8.4 million Americans rely on insulin to survive, and as many as 1 in 4 patients have been unable to afford their medicine. This victory shows that our voices and advocacy has a powerful impact.

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Tasmiha Khan

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

March 20, 2024

Moms and parents across the country are rising up to share their stories, once again demonstrating that a care economy and a country that prioritizes and invests in care is the path to prosperity. Policies like affordable childcare, nutrition supplements like affordable child care, Paid Family and...

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