Health Care

March 8, 2011

The countdown to tax day is on and it’s safe to assume you’re either gathering receipts and scrambling to fill out forms or putting off the inevitable for yet another day. Either way, when you do sit down to scrutinize every last detail in your attempt to keep as much of your profits this year as...

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John Arensmeyer

Paid Family Leave Health Care

March 3, 2011

Just the other day, two of us were on the phone celebrating our recent victories for mothers who choose to breastfeed. We had a happy conversation about how millions of mothers recently were granted the right to clean spaces to pump milk at work and reasonable breaks to do so, and how all mothers...

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Ashley Boyd

Health Care

March 2, 2011

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has already had a huge impact on the health of millions of Americans. While most of the attention has been paid on the ACA’s provisions that expand access to health care, the law also opens doors for many more Americans in underserved communities...

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Ellen Wu

Health Care

March 2, 2011

To mothers of children without health insurance, I say ask your loved ones where they receive care. There is a good chance that if the clinic is small enough, you'll be able to obtain healthcare coverage there. I am undocumented - I have been waiting 13 years for immigration to process my...

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Alicia C

Health Care

March 2, 2011

A madres con hijos sin seguro médico, yo les aconsejaría que le pregunten a sus conocidos donde ellos están recibiendo atención médica. Si la clínica es suficientemente pequeña, hay una gran posibilidad de que puedan conseguir cobertura médica en la misma. Yo soy indocumentada - he estado esperando...

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Alicia C

Health Care

March 2, 2011

It is important for all of us to have healthcare coverage: children, adolescents, adults, seniors, U.S. residents and non-residents alike. Sometimes I hear someone say, “I sought medical coverage but they only gave me emergency care.” Why? “Because my children were not born in this country. It is a...

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Adriana Mandujano

Health Care

March 2, 2011

Es importante que todos seamos cubiertos por un seguro médico: niños, adolescentes, adultos, ancianos, residentes y no residentes. A veces escucho a alguien decir que “fuí a buscar un seguro médico pero me dieron solo de emergencia.” ¿Por qué? “Porque mis hijos no son nacidos aquí. Que lástima,”...

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Adriana Mandujano

Health Care

February 27, 2011

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org The new Congress has immediately taken up several pieces of legislation which will restrict women's ability to obtain safe abortions in certain circumstances and change the current law in...

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Valerie Young

Health Care Blog Carnivals

February 24, 2011

As a pediatrician, mother, and an African American woman, I celebrated as both First Lady Michelle Obama and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin recently lent their voices to encourage strong support for breastfeeding. It’s inspiring to have prominent, influential African American women issuing a call...

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Sahira Long, MD, FAAP, IBCLC

Health Care

February 24, 2011

Last year, on September 23, a vital part of President Obama's health care reform package went into effect, changing drastically a key aspect of health care in America. Before this date, insurers could, under cover of the law, deny health coverage to our sickest children. Common preexisting...

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Dave Jones, CA Insurance Commissioner