Health Care

January 30, 2023

We did it! The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced that a record-breaking more than 16.3 million people have selected an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace health plan nationwide during the 2023 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period that ran from November 1, 2022 to January 15, 2023 for...

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Tasmiha Khan

Health Care

January 30, 2023

The North Carolina legislature is back in session which means MomsRising is back again to tell lawmakers to expand Medicaid! The good news is that this year we’re closer than ever to making sure low-income uninsured adults get the health coverage they need, so now is the time to make sure you’re...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

January 30, 2023

¡La legislatura de Carolina del Norte está de nuevo en sesión y MomsRising/MamásConPoder está de vuelta para decirle a los legisladores que expandan Medicaid! La buena noticia es que este año estamos más cerca que nunca de asegurar que los adultos de bajos ingresos que no tienen seguro tengan la...

MomsRising Together

Felicia Burnett

graphic stating 6 in 10 people who need and have abortions are moms

Health Care Maternal Justice Podcast Reproductive Justice

January 26, 2023

On the radio show this week we cover the continued fight for access to abortion care, how organizations like UltraViolet are holding corporations accountable and their top priorities; we also cover the new national health care provisions available to you, including: a permanent option for 12-month...

MomsRising Education Fund

Amber Dorsey

Health Care MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

January 19, 2023

We’re in the middle of a profound mental health crisis and it stems from not taking care of our mammal needs and not attending to the stress in our relationships. Psychological needs are physical needs because if we don’t feel psychologically safe, we experience a biological reaction. Our...

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Beth Anstandig

Health Care Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

December 9, 2022

We are only a few weeks away from the end of the year, but there is still more work to be done in Congress this year. American families need Congress to be focused on the priorities that matter and this week’s 5Actions have several things to do to remind Congress about what’s important. Your voice...

MomsRising Together

Sue Anne Reed

Hand holding pen, writing list on notepad.

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice

November 18, 2022

There are less than 7 weeks left in the year but WOW does Congress have some work to do! We have created a “to-do” list for Congress to keep them on schedule for delivering important policies for our families, children, and economy by the end of the year.

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Elyssa Schmier

Health Care

November 17, 2022

In August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, which placed a $35 cap on insulin for people 65 and over and on Medicare. [1] This is a great start! But thanks to Republican politicians doing the bidding of Big Pharma, millions of people with diabetes on private insurance will still have to pay substantially more for insulin—in many cases, more than they can afford.

MomsRising Together

Tasmiha Khan

Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Reproductive Justice

November 15, 2022

October 12, 2022 Texas is home to powerhouse women! From Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman to be elected to the Texas State Senate and represent Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, to a pioneer in the labor rights movement, Emma Tenayuca, who organized two international ladies' garment...

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Diarra Diouf

We Are MomsRising

Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice

November 15, 2022

Why is abortion critical for moms? America’s moms were faced with the unthinkable reality when the U.S. Supreme Court relegated our autonomy to the states, making our ability to access the reproductive health care we needed almost impossible. Everything changed for every woman, every family, and...

MomsRising Education Fund

Diarra Diouf