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

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

We Are MomsRising

Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice

November 15, 2022

Why is abortion critical for moms? America’s moms were faced with the unthinkable reality when the U.S. Supreme Court relegated our autonomy to the states, making our ability to access the reproductive health care we needed almost impossible. Everything changed for every woman, every family, and...

MomsRising Education Fund

Diarra Aida Diouf

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Health Care Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

March 27, 2023

Here at MomsRising, we're often delivering packets of constituent signatures and stories to our elected officials. It's a great way for parents to voice their opinions and concerns. However last week in Pennsylvania, we had a much different kind of petition to deliver, one delivering caring and...

MomsRising Education Fund

Stephanie Lane

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages Reproductive Justice

March 23, 2023

Moms For Freedom Agenda: A Vision to Lift Our Nation We value our freedoms. The freedom to be there for our children and families when we’re needed most, to choose what’s best for our families, to send our kids to schools where every child belongs and can thrive , and to be able to earn equal pay...

MomsRising Education Fund

Jenny Byer

Woman holding megaphone with text that reads "The time is now to speak out to protect medicaid"

Health Care

March 22, 2023

“My son has cystic fibrosis and type 1 diabetes. Medicaid has literally saved his life. As a single low income parent I can barely afford to provide housing and food… My child deserves to have the life-saving medications he needs and he also deserves to have a home and food. Without Medicaid, I don't think he can have all those things.”

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Felicia Burnett

Pharmacist is showing medication to an older woman.

Health Care

March 17, 2023

This article originally appeared on the Center for Child and Families website and is shared here with the express consent of the organization. Written by: Edwin Park Under the highly effective Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), drug manufacturers must provide substantial rebates to the federal...

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Tasmiha Khan

Health Care

March 15, 2023

Earlier this winter, I had a frightening experience: my baby had both the flu and an ear infection. Normally, I would get the antibiotics he needed to remedy the situation. Instead, the medications his pediatrician prescribed were out of stock at our local pharmacy. I called multiple pharmacies...

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Tasmiha Khan

Health Care

March 14, 2023

Last week, thanks to the pressure that the Biden/Harris administration and congressional Democrats have been applying, the largest manufacturer of insulin in the United States, Eli Lilly, made a terrific announcement: They are capping patient costs for their insulin at $35 per month! [1] This...

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Tasmiha Khan