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CA Gov. Brown Proposes Deep Cuts to Health & Human Services Programs, Includes Some New Revenues

February 1, 2011
On January 10th, Governor Jerry Brown released an 18-month proposed budget plan aimed at closing a $25.4 billion shortfall for fiscal years 2010-11 and 2011-12. The plan calls for a 5-year extension of tax increases previously approved under the Schwarzenegger Administration as well as $12.5...
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Ellen Wu
Health Care

Stop Socializing the Downside and Privatizing the Upside

January 31, 2011
Cross-posted from New Deal 2.0 . I have been watching Clint Eastwood films lately and thinking about his role in fueling the belittlement of government. In Dirty Harry , for example, the Eastwood character is a loner who stands up to lily-livered bureaucrats who lack the cojones to do what needs to...
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Joan C. Williams
Health Care

California’s Health-e-App Public Access: Good News For Children Otherwise Threatened by Budget Cuts

January 27, 2011
Amidst the generally gloomy news out of California about our budget crisis and cuts to vital services, there is one very bright spot: California is a step closer to insuring 700,000 children who go without coverage today with its recent launch of public access to Health-e-App. For the first time,...
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Wendy Lazarus
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Healthcare Question of the Week: Does healthcare reform mean seniors will suffer?

January 26, 2011
Q: I supported health care reform and was so elated when it passed, however . . . Now I hear of cuts in payments to doctors for Medicare. Many doctors refuse Medicare patients already, but with more cuts there will be no medical care for seniors. Supplement plans won't cover anything that Medicare...
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Michealle Gady
Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Health Care

Let's answer this call!

January 21, 2011
Bravo, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin! Yesterday, the nation’s top doctor had the courage to say simply and starkly that mothers who breastfeed their babies need more support. In the “ Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding ,” the Surgeon General challenged all sectors of our society to support...
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Ashley Boyd
Paid Sick Days Health Care Open Flexible Work

Only Human: 7 Keys to survival when your work life is rocked by illness

January 13, 2011
I'm only human despite being a self-proclaimed work life pundit. Fess-up time. My life has been less about the work life merge, and more about life and survival lately.
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Judy Martin
Health Care

5 Health Reform Benefits to Act On Today

January 10, 2011
While Washington fusses and grandstands about health care reform, we as individuals can vote with our actions and dollars. In America’s free market economy, our collective choices will significantly impact the nation’s health care system. Here are five actions each of us can take today, thanks to...
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Dora Wang, M.D.
Health Care

Health Question of the Week:Will the healthcare overhaul protect me from low annual limits on coverage?

January 6, 2011
Question: Last year, for the first time, I was able to afford health insurance. When I ended up in the hospital, I thought that my health plan would cover all of the care I needed. But, it turned out that I still had huge bills from my stay because my plan has an “annual limit.” Will health reform...
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Claire McAndrew
Health Care

URGENT: Vote to Repeal Health Reform Scheduled on January 12th!

January 6, 2011
Faster than a speeding bullet, John Boehner, the new Speaker of the House, announced that the House will vote on January 12th to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform bill. Not so fast, partner. Send a strong message to Congress that moms and dads are standing up for our kids and...
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Donna Norton
Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Paid Sick Days Health Care

An Invitation to California MomsRising Members

January 4, 2011
Across the country, the New Year means new beginnings. Here in the Golden State our former and just-sworn-in Governor Jerry Brown will bring creative and sometimes austere approaches to tackle an estimated deficit of over $25 billion . For those of us who care about health care and the social...
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Kate Karpilow

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