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Health and fitness advice from an Olympic champion in swimming

May 15, 2014
Health and fitness advice from an Olympic champion in swimming? With three pre-teenage children, full-time employment, and a frequently-traveling husband, I too find it hard to make sports and fitness a priority.
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Nancy Hogshead-Makar
Nat'l Women's Health Week
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The Gift of Health with text4baby

May 15, 2014
Moms’ health matters because their family depends on them. That’s the overwhelming sentiment received from our Facebook and Twitter followers.
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Sarah Ingersoll
Nat'l Women's Health Week
Health Care

What My Kids – and The Autism Diet – Have Taught Me About Eating Well

May 15, 2014
Every Tuesday, I try to write something I learn or take away from raising kids with disabilities. This week, it’s a little more closer to home, in that I’m thinking about how raising my children has directly changed my life.
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Gina Badalaty
Blog Carnivals Health Care

Medicaid & CHIP Participation Rates Show Continued Success of Efforts to Connect Kids with Coverage

May 15, 2014
Recently, CMS released 2012 rates of participation for children in Medicaid and CHIP. For the last few years, our friends at the Urban Institute have been calculating them.
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Karina Wagnerman
Blog Carnivals Health Care

CHIP Works for Children in Alabama and Across the Country

May 12, 2014
As a pediatrician caring for more than 100 children each week in the rural community of Brewton, Alabama, I’ve seen some of my patients grow into parents themselves, bringing in their children to see me as their doctor. Throughout my 33 years practicing pediatrics here, I’ve observed many changes...
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Marsha Raulerson
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Connecting Families to Coverage: It’s Never Too Late to Enroll in Medicaid and CHIP

May 12, 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants families to know that adults and children who are eligible for Medicaid and/or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can enroll all year around. Through their “Connecting Kids to Coverage” campaign, CMS hopes to improve the lives of...
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Marisol Murphy-Ballantyne
Health Care Politics & Policy

Groundbreaking Bill for Pregnant Women in Prison Goes to Massachusetts Governor

May 12, 2014
Today the Massachusetts Legislature sent Governor Deval Patrick an important and long-awaited bill to guarantee minimum standards for pregnant women in jail and prison, including strict limits on shackling. Governor Patrick has ten days to sign the bill into law. He has already said he wants to...
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Rachel Roth
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Crossing into New Territory with 25,000 Newly Covered Kids

May 12, 2014
At Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, we’ve been working for many years to ensure that all children have health coverage here in our state. Our latest report, Crossing into New Territory: Kids’ Health Coverage in 2014 , outlines the progress Arkansas has made in covering kids since 1997...
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Anna Strong
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My Hoosier Healthwise Story

May 12, 2014
About 5 years ago I had a job as a real estate agent. Like most real estate agents, I worked as a private contractor and health insurance was not available through my company. I went to a private insurance agency and since I had a pre-existing condition, the insurance plans that were available to...
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Sara Hall
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Niños en California son Elegibles para Medi-Cal Gratis Todo El Año – Vamos a Inscribirlos Hoy Día

May 12, 2014
To read in English, click here. El verano ya casi esta aquí y California Coverage & Health Initiatives (CCHI) y todos nuestros miembros del estado queremos ver a niños en California saludables, en donde viven y juegan. Los estudios demuestran que los niños con cobertura médica crecen mejor...
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Maria Romero-Mora

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