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Health Coverage: Many Moms, Children, and Families May Still be Eligible to Enroll

05/12/14
This month we celebrate Mother’s Day. And here at Families USA, we can think of no better way to honor moms everywhere than by making sure moms, their children, and their families have access to affordable health coverage. This year, thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health coverage is...
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Dee Mahan
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Just The Facts: Gateway to Care & the Culture of Health

05/12/14
We speak to many people everyday who call Gateway to Care because they are looking for healthcare. The phone call may start with the parent calling for assistance in locating healthcare options, but it will end with the whole family having the steps and tools they need for health coverage. Being...
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Rosalinda Mosqueda
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Connecting Kids To Coverage! A Blog Carnival On Continuing Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

05/12/14
Having health coverage opens the door to better access to health care and also greater financial security for the family. Check out our blog carnival all about it!
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Cindy Mann
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Keeping All Youth and Young Adults Enrolled in Health Care

05/12/14
Do you know a young adult who has taken advantage of the President’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that allows young people to stay on their parent’s health plan until they are 26 years old? In this age of underemployment, lots of new high school and college graduates are grateful (and so are...
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JooYeun Chang
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Celebrating Mother’s Day with CHIP

05/12/14
How about a Mother’s Day gift of one less thing to worry about? The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid are there for families still without health insurance, and there’s no enrollment date to worry about. Children and teens up to age 18 – expecting mothers and parents too! –...
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Bruce Lesley
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Teeth Need Care Too!

05/12/14
In our ongoing conversation about health and healthcare, we often forget to mention dental health. Did you know tooth decay is the number one chronic disease of children? According to the Center for Disease Control, tooth decay affects more than one-fourth of U.S. children aged 2 to 5 years and...
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Sue Schmitz
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Three lessons I learned from my mother, "the bike lady.”

05/11/14
My Mom has always lived life on her terms. Long before it was trendy, my mom rode her bicycle everywhere, even from Amherst to Boston to board a plane heading to England. In our town and beyond, she became known as the "bike lady." She cut a distinct image with grey hair, knee socks and mid-knee...
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My mother taught me to break through the fourth wall

05/11/14
But as I reach the middle of my 40's, I realize the sheer joy found in making connections and living in the moment.
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Kirstin Larson
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Building an Economy that Works for All Moms

05/11/14
This Sunday, as we celebrate Mother’s Day and honor all of the extraordinary women who have cared for us, let’s recommit ourselves to building an economy that gives all moms the opportunity to care for their families.
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US Secretary of Labor Tom Perez
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My mom taught me

05/11/14
My mom always told me no matter how difficult your day, never lose track of the bright side of life. She said life is like a railway track; happiness and sadness are the two parallel rails. Both things can co-exist and one should not lose sight of that perspective. Also from her I learnt if you can...
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Tanvi Gautam

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