Health Care

February 20, 2014

I'm a MomsRising member from San Diego who is a college professor working four part-time jobs that don’t offer health coverage. For more than a year, I spent every moment terrified and ridden with anxiety. Unable to get private coverage because of a pre-existing condition, I worried daily about...

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Somer Meade

Environmental Health Health Care

February 20, 2014

As you may remember, Smart on Pesticides Maryland has been trying very hard to advocate for pesticide reporting in Maryland and we’ve made some great progress. Recently, a state legislative workgroup determined that there are data gaps in pesticide use – particularly related to where, when and the...

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Ruth Berlin

Paid Family Leave Health Care

February 14, 2014

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

Health Care

February 14, 2014

Celebrate Valentine's Day today by asking the people in your life to make sure they #GetCovered at healthcare.gov before March 31st. Not sure how to start the conversation? Share one of these MomsRising Valentines with your friends and family via email, on Facebook , or Twitter. The best way to...

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Jeannina Perez

Politics & Policy Health Care

February 14, 2014

"My mom makes the best hummus in the whole world!" exclaims six-year-old Ama. I agree. A few years ago, Kristi Brown Wokoma, 45, a Seattle mom and chef, melded soul food with a Mediterranean influence to transform black-eyed peas into hummus. People loved it so much it became the centerpiece of her...

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Roberta Riley

Health Care

February 13, 2014

Yesterday, I had the honor of having coffee with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss affordable healthcare and how it’s affected my life. Being a member of MomsRising, I was extended an invitation to meet with Vice President Biden and some extraordinary women to discuss healthcare issues, the good...

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Marla Harrington

Health Care

February 12, 2014

The story about Israel Hilton, an uninsured Texas man with terminal brain cancer left me heartbroken at first. That feeling quickly turned to anger after finding out that, despite working full-time, the jobs he'd worked didn't offer health insurance. With an income of just $13,000/yr there's no way...

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Felicia Burnett

Politics & Policy Health Care

February 12, 2014

After launching their daughter, Julie Gonzales Corbin and her husband embarked on midlife career transitions. In 2013, they counted their lucky stars and squeaked by without health insurance. When they learned about the new affordable insurance options, they quickly selected a bronze Group Health...

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Roberta Riley

Health Care

February 12, 2014

Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the country. With more than 4 million uninsured Texans eligible for health coverage right now through the health insurance marketplace—and the fact that most of them can get help paying for coverage, due the financial assistance that too many people still...

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Mimi Garcia

Health Care

February 11, 2014

Game time - in more ways than one! MomsRising members across the nation watched the State of the Union address and tracked the policies moms and families care about during a national game of BINGO! Indeed, shouts of BINGO! were heard across the nation that night because the president not only noted...

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