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02/19/11

In case you missed it (and you might wish that you had), breastfeeding is now being used as a ploy for political rants. That’s right. Our political culture has sunk so low as to transform something previously non-controversial, almost entirely free and certifiably healthy into a political hot...

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Ashley Boyd

Health Care Blog Carnivals

02/19/11

Calling every CA parent! You have the opportunity to help make health coverage for *every single* California child a reality. Here's the deal: Between now and March 1, parents with uninsured children can lock in lower premiums on private insurance-- even if the kids have pre-existing conditions...

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Ashley Boyd

Health Care Environmental Health

02/19/11

For the first time in history, every child in California is now eligible for health coverage. New insurance protections may make it easier for parents with uninsured children with pre-existing conditions get affordable coverage. But parents need to act right away – by March 1st – to lock in lower...

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Children's Defense Fund

Health Care

02/19/11

Thanks to health care reform, private health insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to children due to a pre-existing condition like asthma, diabetes, cancer or other previous or ongoing illnesses. In California, these children are assured lower rates if their parents apply for private...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

02/19/11

Sometimes when you don't have health insurance, finding affordable coverage for your kids seems impossible. I know this firsthand because when my husband changed jobs three years ago, we lost our health insurance. I was so worried that our children didn't have health insurance. We learned about...

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Guillermina Ruiz

Health Care

02/18/11

Here at the National Women’s Law Center we are trying to identify instances where this practice may have occurred. What happens when women with pregnancy complications go to the emergency room for treatment? If you or someone you know has experienced a delay or denial of treatment, we want to know. Help us bring this hidden issue out from the shadows: share your story with us.

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Stephanie Drahan

Environmental Health

02/18/11

Low on cleaning supplies, and short on time, I dashed into the super market the other day hoping to stock up on a few scrubs and sprays. If only it were that simple. After sifting through an alphabet soup of toxic chemicals and reading encyclopedic amounts of text just to get a sink cleaner, I came...

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Claire Moshenberg

02/18/11

After the death of her daughter, Wanda Hopkins was forced to take out a payday loan to cover some of the funeral costs and bills that were left when her daughter passed away. It took her 7 years to repay that initial $300 loan which set her on a financial spiral that has been nearly impossible to...

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Monica Trevino

Childcare & Early Education

02/18/11

And all of us, whether in a union or not, should care about what’s happening in Wisconsin. In fact, maybe it’s more important for those who don’t have a union. The ability of modestly paid people to collectively bargain something better has helped build the great middle class of our great country, even among non-union members.

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Lily Eskelsen

02/17/11

Perhaps some of the lawmakers who support legislation to pauperize their middle-class constituents have good intentions. Maybe they really do believe that cutting government workers' pay or busting unions or cutting funds for education will result in a stronger economy. But it’s hard to see how anyone can justify returning to the days when children as young as 5 worked long hours in atrocious conditions, when the vast majority of children had no schooling, when child miners were kicked by foremen and when children lost their fingers, their limbs and their lives in dangerous factories.

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