Health Care

March 23, 2011

by Kristen Thompson One year ago today, President Obama signed the historic Affordable Care Act. I was invigorated then – along with millions of Americans – by the promise it held for the health and well-being of our nation, and most importantly, our nation’s children! Today, even as opponents try...

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Children's Defense Fund

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Let's face it. At some point, we all get sick. And, sometimes lightning strikes and we, or our families, get sicker than we ever even wanted to imagine. Most people plan for healthy lives, try to eat healthy, and regularly pay insurance premiums. So it's not until lightning strikes that people...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Paid Sick Days Health Care Open Flexible Work

March 23, 2011

Co-Authored by Michelle Noehren & Michelle Pompei We’ve been advocates for women’s rights for a while and while we have been big supporters of advocating for working moms in particular, nothing really prepared us for what life would be like as we each started our own families. The inequities...

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Michelle Noehren

Health Care

March 23, 2011

As parents and caregivers know, reaching that first birthday is a big milestone. A lot of work and loving care is behind us, even as we look forward to the next stages of development. But who knew that we'd feel a similar sense of accomplishment with the one year anniversary of the passage of a law...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Before the Affordable Care Act, it was difficult for many members of my family to obtain coverage due to “pre-existing conditions.” Our family’s medical history includes our father's death due to a heart attack and stroke in 1990. Alzheimer’s disease is present in both our mother's side and father'...

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Jose Ricardo Bondoc

Health Care

March 23, 2011

En nuestra organización MamásSuperándose.org/MomsRising.org hemos escuchado a muchas madres latinas que nos dicen cuánto ha ayudado a sus familias el Acta del Cuidado de Salud de Bajo Precio. Madres como Tracy Muñoz, de Norfolk, Virginia, por ejemplo, no quieren regresar a los tiempos cuando no...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

March 23, 2011

At MomsRising.org, we’re starting to hear how the Affordable Care Act has made a real difference for Latino families. That’s why there is no turning back for Latina moms like Tracy Muñoz of Norfolk, Virginia. “My 21-year-old is taking a year off from school,” she wrote MomsRising. “He is having to...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Violet's story is about a little girl who unexpectedly faced big, big health issues. When her parents, Julie and Matt, tell their story, it's easy (and heartbreaking) to imagine being in their shoes. Have your tissues ready: Julie is a MomsRising member from California.

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Health Care

March 23, 2011

It's hard to believe it's been a year since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. But in the twelve months since it was signed, the law has already given Americans more freedom and control over their health care choices. The law’s key goals for America’s families: better benefits and...

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Kathleen Sebelius

Health Care

March 23, 2011

In the year since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law on March 23, 2010, a sea of ink and digital bits have been spilled on every possible angle of commentary and advocacy about the law. But a year later, one simple conclusion deserves its share of...

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