Health Care

February 19, 2011

Thanks to health care reform, private health insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to children due to a pre-existing condition like asthma, diabetes, cancer or other previous or ongoing illnesses. In California, these children are assured lower rates if their parents apply for private...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

February 19, 2011

Sometimes when you don't have health insurance, finding affordable coverage for your kids seems impossible. I know this firsthand because when my husband changed jobs three years ago, we lost our health insurance. I was so worried that our children didn't have health insurance. We learned about...

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Guillermina Ruiz

Health Care

February 18, 2011

Here at the National Women’s Law Center we are trying to identify instances where this practice may have occurred. What happens when women with pregnancy complications go to the emergency room for treatment? If you or someone you know has experienced a delay or denial of treatment, we want to know. Help us bring this hidden issue out from the shadows: share your story with us.

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Stephanie Drahan

Health Care

February 17, 2011

...without Congressional action this year, these stamps and the research they support will be in jeopardy.

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Senator Dianne Feinstein

Health Care

February 14, 2011

Estimados padres Californianos: Hoy es el día para asegurar sus hijos aunque estén enfermos o hanyan sido negados por las compañias de seguro médico. Debido a las nuevas leyes de seguro privado, no se le puede negar cobertura a ningún niño, incluso a aquellos con condiciones preexistentes como el...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

February 13, 2011

Victory! After moms across the country expressed outrage that breast pumps and supplies weren't tax deductible, but items like artificial turf were, on Thursday the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reversed their decision! [1] Breast pumps are now a tax-deductible expense. Thanks go to the tens of...

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Ashley Boyd

Health Care

February 11, 2011

Cross posted from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families Say Ahhh! blog By Liane Wong and Eugene Lewit, David and Lucile Packard Foundation Even though last week seemed like it was all about the run-up to the Super Bowl, many of us in the nation had another cause to celebrate. February 4,...

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Say Ahhh!

Health Care

February 11, 2011

Yippee! That may sound less-than-professional (and forgive me if it does), but that's the first word that came to mind when I heard the big news from the IRS today. In a reversal, the agency is now saying that breastfeeding supplies are eligible for reimbursement through flexible health spending...

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Michelle Brandt

Health Care

February 11, 2011

Hearing the phrase, “ The IRS has reversed its decision! ” is a great way to start the day – any day. The MomsRising team celebrated this morning as we got word that the Internal Revenue Service had reversed its decision and will now let women pay for breast pumps with pre-tax money from health...

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Ashley Boyd

Health Care

February 10, 2011

Parents in California, now is the time to seek health care coverage for your children – no matter what their health status or if they’ve been previously denied coverage. Thanks to a new federal law, private health insurance companies can no longer deny coverage to children due to a pre-existing...

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Elisa Batista