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03/23/11

In an attempt to bring more original and interactive content to you, I am hosting a live blog chat at MotherTalkers this Friday at 9 a.m. PT/ 12 p.m. ET. We will be chatting with Arcelia Hurtado, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates , an advocacy organization for women and girls. For over a...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

03/23/11

Young adulthood marks a period of life transition that impacts the availability of health insurance. College and university students often lose health insurance upon graduation, young adults are more likely to have low-wage and entry-level positions that do not offer health benefits, and many young...

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Angel Foster,

Health Care

03/22/11

A few years ago my daughter Julie was diagnosed with an illness called Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia (POTS). Julie had numerous hospital visits requiring many tests and procedures. The costs were astronomical. Julie continued to be covered under my insurance through my employer...

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Lisa Doyle

Health Care

03/22/11

“If every single, you know, resident of the state is required to have insurance to live here… we’ll have a much better, like healthier society and everyone will be able to have access to what they need… I think that it would be great if everyone could have health insurance because then, you know,...

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Danielle Bessett

03/22/11

Something is missing in health care reform, even if the one year old Affordable Care Act is landmark progress. According to a recent Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, 53 percent of Americans remain confused about the ACA, and 46 percent view the act unfavorably. Health insurance premiums continue to...

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Dora Wang, M.D.

Health Care

03/22/11

When I set out to make “No Woman, No Cry”, a documentary film about the Global state of maternal health three years ago, I had no idea just how dismal a job we were doing for our nation’s families. I was inspired to highlight the under-reported issue of maternal mortality after learning that almost...

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Christy Turlington Burns

Health Care

03/22/11

It has been 12 months since health reform was signed into law by President Obama. Millions of us benefitted. Students can receive care under their parents’ insurance. People with chronic illnesses who before were denied coverage, can now obtain treatment under a private health insurance plan. At...

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Luz Villafana

Health Care

03/22/11

My name is Magdalena and I am the mother of a beautiful 6-year-old girl named Paloma. Paloma was diagnosed with severe Autism when she was 2-years-old. It’s been four years of physical, emotional, and financial struggles. Trying to find the means to provide for the therapies, diets and all medical...

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Magdalena Clark

Health Care

03/22/11

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, our children can now stay on our health insurance until they are 26. My son started school late. He is 19 and completing high school while taking college courses. Without ACA, my son would not be covered by our health insurance, and would be forced to look for...

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Tonya Arroyo

Health Care

03/22/11

My 21 year old is taking a year off from school. He is having to pay back school loans from the first year. He works a full-time job with a small business. our family He cannot afford health insurance on his own, and we cannot afford to pay for it for him. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, we were...

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