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March 23, 2022

Twelve years ago today, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. This historic legislation: banned discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, including pregnancy; eliminated lifetime caps; vastly expanded access to affordable health care for low- and middle-income...

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Felicia Burnett

We Are MomsRising

Health Care

March 23, 2022

As parents, we all want our children to grow up as healthy as possible and find their place in the world. We want our babies to thrive as they become children, teenagers, and eventually adults, and to be wholly included in our communities. But for many families who have kids and adults with...

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Felicia Burnett

We Are MomsRising

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave

March 23, 2022

At MomsRising / MamásConPoder, we have been hearing from families across the country about the critical need for improvements and supports for maternal mental health like mental health services, paid family and medical leave, affordable child care, an extension of Medicaid coverage, and better...

MomsRising Education Fund

Felicia Burnett

No Action is Too Small WA Leg Session 2022

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising

March 16, 2022

In December 2021, we announced a bold legislative agenda that built upon our wins for families, mothers, and caregivers. We set out to ask our lawmakers to expand on historic wins and to continue to put equity at the forefront of new legislation. Many of us tracked what was happening at momsrising...

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Mandy Kwan

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Health Care Maternal Justice

February 28, 2022

“If I wasn't accepted for Medicaid, I honestly have no idea what I would do… I experienced postpartum depression after having my daughter. It was hard, but medical bills weren't a worry of mine because I was blessed with covered healthcare. I feel thankful for everything I have and everything that'...

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

February 25, 2022

Popcorn and BINGO with the President... all from the comfort of your living room! Want in? This Tuesday night (March 1st) at 9pm ET / 6pm PT President Joe Biden will be giving the 2022 State of the Union (SOTU). In order to make watching fun and powerful, we've created a BINGO card to help you...

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Hanna Addis

Health Care Maternal Justice

February 24, 2022

The United States is the most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world. Major racial disparities exist where Black women lose their lives at 3 to 4 times the rate of white women due to maternity-related causes, independent of age, economic background, or education, a fact that has done unchanged for several decades.

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Monifa Bandele

We Are MomsRising

Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

February 24, 2022

What is Reproductive Justice? Bodily autonomy. Fair treatment. Attainable and affordable healthcare access.

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Diarra Diouf

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsRising Paid Family Leave

February 23, 2022

On Valentine's Day, we took to the street in the hope that Cupid's arrow would spark some care infrastructure love into the hearts of our U.S. Senators. We got together with the National Women's Law Center and with the help of Chalk R!ot, a Cocoa CareAVan, and candy hearts we spelled it out clearly and colorfully: Care. Can't. Wait.

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Health Care Immigration MomsRising

February 23, 2022

Recibimos cientos de preguntas y comentarios de padres a través del país sobre la vacuna para los niños de la COVID-19. Por eso nos alegró poder que se unieran a nosotros la CDC para responder algunas de sus preguntas.

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