Health Care

February 7, 2014

The Health Insurance Marketplace is making it easier to find quality, affordable coverage. Millions of Americans are getting covered, many for the first time. More than 3 million have enrolled in private health insurance since October and 6.3 million were determined eligible for Medicaid or...

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Nancy C. Lee

Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy

February 6, 2014

As Congress and state legislatures got back to work in the new year, issues of incarcerating and shackling pregnant women surfaced on many of their agendas. Progress on Shackling Women in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) may soon get relief from shackling. In...

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Rachel Roth

Paid Family Leave Health Care Open Flexible Work Family Economic Security

February 3, 2014

I took advantage of California Paid Family Leave after my baby was born. During that 12 weeks, I bonded with my baby by breastfeeding him as often and as long as possible; I also built a very good milk supply. By the time I went back to work when my little one turned 3 months old, I had two gallon...

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To-wen Tseng

Health Care

January 31, 2014

Bilingual resources are essential in helping Latino communities get the information they need to enroll in new, affordable healthcare options. That’s why the Asegúrate in Spanish campaign is so important for Californians. The website offers resources on coverage options, frequently asked questions...

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Jeannina Perez

Paid Family Leave Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Family Economic Security Gun Safety

January 30, 2014

“I can remember only a few years back when the MomsRising State of the Union BINGO card was nearly empty. Keep up the incredible work!” --Wendy, MomsRising member Two words you never thought you'd see together: Historic. BINGO. Tuesday night’s State of the Union address and MomsRising's related...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Environmental Health Health Care

January 29, 2014

What do Maryland’s kids, our declining honeybees and fish have in common – and especially during this Maryland 2014 legislative session? Pesticides! High rates of childhood cancer, autism, ADHD and asthma in Maryland and elsewhere have been linked to pesticide exposures. Pesticides are also...

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Ruth Berlin

Health Care

January 28, 2014

To read more stories, click on "Let's Blog4Health! Day Two" and "Let's Blog4Health! Day Three." More than 10 million people have enrolled for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Yet, millions more are still uninsured, paying too much for health insurance, or unaware that they...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

January 28, 2014

Before becoming a mother, having quality health care didn't mean as much to me as it does now. But since having my son almost two years ago, I'm more driven than ever to make sure that everyone, especially women and children, has access to affordable health care. As policy director of the Asian...

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Priscilla Huang

Health Care

January 24, 2014

By Barbara Coombs Lee, PA, FNP, JD, President Compassion & Choices Marlise Munoz is dead . She died Nov. 26 , probably of a pulmonary embolus, when she was 14 weeks pregnant. But John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas refuses to turn off the machines and let the family claim the body of...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

Health Care

January 24, 2014

Health insurance is a necessity for our family, not just a precaution. Unlike so many other families, we are thankfully covered under my husband’s health insurance at work, but 2 of our amazing 3 children have special needs. Both of our special needs kids depend on life changing therapies. Our son...

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