Health Care

May 12, 2014

Many American families are having a hard time these days. The cost of housing, child care and other living expenses are rising, and benefits and wages aren’t keeping pace. It’s no wonder that 1.6 million kids are homeless and we are seeing more families and children calling home a place that’s...

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Barbara DiPietro

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

A few weeks ago, President Obama announced that 8 million people have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) exchanges; 28 percent (about 2.2 million) were between ages 18 and 34. But also important for young adults is the opportunity to sign up for Medicaid, which...

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Olivia Golden

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

As we honor moms, we should recognize the important role that many of them play in keeping their families healthy — including getting them the health coverage that they need. More than 8 million people enrolled in private health coverage during the first open enrollment season for health reform’s...

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Shelby Gonzales

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

Healthy kids do better in schools. Students who are healthy are better able to focus on what’s being taught in class and they’re less likely to be absent due to illness. Instructional time is vital to student success and schools can do a lot to make sure students are in class, healthy, and ready to...

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Kayla Jackson

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

Spring is the time we think of children and their families being outside without their coats and seeing the bird’s nest if you stand on your tippy toes. As spring came this year, the open enrollment period ended for the private insurance created by the Affordable Care Act. The good news is that...

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Mary Andrus

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

We speak to many people everyday who call Gateway to Care because they are looking for healthcare. The phone call may start with the parent calling for assistance in locating healthcare options, but it will end with the whole family having the steps and tools they need for health coverage. Being...

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Rosalinda Mosqueda

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 11, 2014

As I celebrate Mother’s Day, I think of all the great things my mother passed on to me—life lessons, acts of love and sacrifice, and words of encouragement and wisdom. But there’s something else she passed on to me, which I know she wishes she could take back. Without knowing, my mother passed on...

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Su Wang, MD MPH

Environmental Health Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

May 9, 2014

When problems seem overwhelming for our children, we remind them to take things “one day at time.” Amazingly, their problems often don’t seem so big or so overwhelming anymore. may20DoA.jpg On May 20, 2014, you and your family can join me and my family and thousands of other folks around the world...

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