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Access to health care coverage is a lifesaver for families and our economy. We are working to ensure every family has access to quality affordable health care coverage because no one should have to choose between paying for groceries or housing and paying their medical bills. Whether you’ve struggled to pay for your insulin or have been impacted from COVID-19, everyone should have access to quality and affordable healthcare.

People are often surprised to hear that even a physician can end up on Medicaid...but I’m a great example that it can happen to anyone. I’m 32 years old, married, with two small children and I am a family physician. In January of this year, right at the beginning of a new plan year and new...Read more
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Quick signature: Tell Congress to stop rising health care costs!

09/17/25
“We went from a family of three to four, double income to single. We have a plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that only costs us $168 per month and it's a godsend compared to the $1000+ we were paying. Everyone should have affordable health insurance!” - K, Colorado Mom Quick signature:...
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Quick signature: Vaccines save lies. Fire RFK Jr.!
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Tell Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "You're fired!"

09/10/25
“I’m horrified and perplexed by the many ways Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broken with evidence-based scientific practices, putting families’ health at risk. I know all too well these policies can have life-or-death consequences.” - Jean, Maryland Mom Quick...
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Write a letter to the editor: Stop the health care heist!
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Tell Congress to stop the health care heist!

10/29/25
These days, it seems like the cost of everything is going up—from the grocery store to the gas pump. The last thing people can afford right now is more expensive health care. Take action NOW by writing a letter to the editor to tell Republican leaders in Congress: Stop the health care heist! *Don’t...
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Cuts to Special Education, Latina Equal Pay Day, Virginia Elections, ICE Terrifying Chicago

10/20/25
On the radio show this week we dive into cuts to special education, hearing directly from an educator about how these cuts impact students. We hear about Latina Equal Pay Day and the policies that would help close the wage gap, including paid family & medical leave, funding for child care, and...
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How are rising health care costs impacting your family?

10/20/25
“We went from a family of three to four, double income to single. We have a plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that only costs us $168 per month and it's a godsend compared to the $1000+ we were paying. Everyone should have affordable health insurance!” - K, Colorado Mom Health care costs...
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Trump’s Health Care Shutdown, Head Start, We Heart Portland, Gun Violence Prevention

10/06/25
On the radio show this week we dive into Trump’s Health Care Shutdown, with Republicans refusing to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that make health insurance affordable for millions of families. We also hear about Head Start, and what recent attacks, delayed grants, and reduced staff means...
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What's your experience with Medicaid?

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/43391/?source=action">What's your experience with Medicaid?</a>

We want to hear from you! Your personal stories make a huge difference in helping elected leaders understand why protecting Medicaid is important to our families—especially at a time of increased threats to this vital program.

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Protect Medicaid and the ACA

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/43799/?source=action">Protect Medicaid and the ACA</a>

How will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress pay for multi-TRILLION (!!) dollar tax cuts for the super wealthy and mega-corporations? By slashing our health care, specifically the ACA and Medicaid. SIGN NOW to say NO WAY!

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Quick Signature: Hands off our Medicaid!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/46963/?source=action">Quick Signature: Hands off our Medicaid!</a>

Republican leadership in Congress is prioritizing tax cuts for billionaires and corporations at the expense of the health needs of families across the nation!

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Quick Signature: Hands off our Medicaid!

Quick signature: Tell Congress to cap the cost of EpiPens!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/36406/?source=action">Quick signature: Tell Congress to cap the cost of EpiPens!</a>

Right now, our country faces an affordability crisis as some patients are paying more than $600 per EpiPen, a life-saving emergency drug. Tell Congress to cap the cost of EpiPens! #PeopleOverProfits

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