Health Care

June 29, 2015

Maine could soon become the first state in 2015 to limit the shackling of pregnant women in prison. The bill against shackling is a priority for the Maine Alliance for Reproductive Freedom and an integral part of the ACLU of Maine ‘s focus on criminal justice reform. Twenty-one other states and the...

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Rachel Roth

Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

June 28, 2015

I still cannot believe that I am married in 50 states. When my wife and I married, nearly nine years ago, we did so in the only place where it was legal. It was still a really big deal when the pastor said, "By the power vested in me by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts..." And today the echo of...

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Rev. Eliza Buchakjian-Tweedy

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

June 26, 2015

There are major Congressional budget negotiations and threats coming our way, especially targeting Medicaid and healthcare. Read our Q & A to learn more about what is happening!

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Elyssa Schmier

Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

June 25, 2015

We won! The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor the Affordable Care Act , keeping the financial assistance that keeps health insurance affordable under King v. Burwell! Over 10,000 MomsRising members like YOU signed on to our People’s Brief to stand with the millions of Americans whose healthcare was...

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Jeannina Perez

Health Care

June 19, 2015

I joined The Walk NC to DC because I was frustrated. Despite being in the midst of a health care crisis with more than one million uninsured Texans in the coverage gap and hospital systems under enormous strain, the Texas legislature did not even discuss Medicaid expansion during its last...

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Laura Guerra-Cardus

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

June 10, 2015

This morning I made migas with mushrooms for breakfast. Then I dropped off my son to volunteer at our friends wonderful farm camp (where I was greeted by roosters and got to pet a gentle horse and a goat) and I attended a morning yoga class. Driving to my office to begin my workday, I was almost...

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Renee Trudeau

Health Care

June 5, 2015

Later this month the Supreme Court will announce its decision in King v. Burwell , a case that threatens the health coverage of millions. This overview will bring busy readers up to speed on what’s at stake in the case and what the fallout will be if the justices rule against the government (the...

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Ben Davanzo

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

May 26, 2015

It's a revelation that hits every parent at some point in the Goldfish-cracker and Cheerio years: I cannot protect her from everything. For me, it was in the bathroom of a Greek restaurant in Greenville, South Carolina, when she looked up at me from her toilet perch and began a conversation that...

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Simon Greer

Health Care

May 26, 2015

The Obama Administration gave expectant moms a belated mother’s day gift. Guidance issued recently clarifies that new insurance plans must cover preventive prenatal services without cost sharing for all dependents — including expectant mothers enrolled on a parent’s plan. This is great news for...

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Dania Palanker

Health Care

May 26, 2015

Last week, the National Women’s Law Center issued the third report in a series examining insurance plan compliance with the Affordable Care Act, State of Breastfeeding Coverage: Health Plan Violations of the Affordable Care Act . Previous reports on women’s health coverage and birth control...

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