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Urge CA Legislators to Pass the Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act!

Access to health care coverage is a lifesaver for families and our economy. We are working to ensure every family has access to quality affordable health care coverage because no one should have to choose between paying for groceries or housing and paying their medical bills.

People are often surprised to hear that even a physician can end up on Medicaid...but I’m a great example that it can happen to anyone. I’m 32 years old, married, with two small children and I am a family physician. In January of this year, right at the beginning of a new plan year and new...Read more
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Send a letter to tell NC lawmakers to close the health care gap and expand Medicaid!

09/17/19
After years of stalemate in the NC General Assembly, lawmakers will FINALLY vote on a bill to expand health care coverage to low-income, uninsured adults! That’s right, the NC House is voting this week on H655, the NC Health Care for Working Families Act . Quick Signature: Send a letter to tell NC...
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#5Actions Challenge: Take it up a notch

09/03/19
Happy End of Summer! It's been a busy one. This month marked our ONE HUNDREDTH EDITION of #5Actions! Thank you to everyone who's made this weekly round-up a part of their routine. Our goal has been simple: to make it as easy as possible for you to review and catch up on all of the big actions from...
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Not Silent, Not Ashamed

08/29/19
I was raised by my mother, grandmother, and three uncles. My dad was not in my life until I was a teenager because he was an alcoholic. But as soon as he was sober, I saw him every Sunday, talked to him all the time, and immediately knew that he loved me and had my back, unconditionally. I was his...
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Jessica Hulick
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Trump Public Charge Rule Will Put Food, Housing, Health Care for Millions at Risk

08/19/19
“It is simply a lie for the Trump administration to claim that the public charge rule released today is about promoting self-sufficiency among immigrant families. This rule is designed to wage war on immigrants by weaponizing health, housing, nutrition and other essential programs that allow...
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Preventing, Mitigating Adverse Childhood Experiences

08/14/19
As a nation, it is critical to our collective future that we ensure that all children have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Yet early adversity, toxic stress, and trauma are erecting lifelong barriers for many children, jeopardizing their healthy development, their ability to self-actualize, and their long-term well-being.
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It's been a big week. Catch up with #5Actions

08/10/19
This week we mourn the victims in Dayton and El Paso and stand with all those affected by the senseless gun deaths and domestic terrorism that are devastating our communities virtually every day -- and we will not rest until the epidemic of gun violence and hate in America ends. We also stand with...
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Tell the Trump Administration: Stop sabotaging our health care system!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/6792/?source=action">Tell the Trump Administration: Stop sabotaging our health care system!</a>

President Trump has been subverting the democratic process and working to reverse the progress and gains we’ve made on health care coverage in recent years every chance he gets.

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Tell the Trump Administration to stop sabotaging our health care system!

Urge CA Legislators to Pass the Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/10689/?source=action">Urge CA Legislators to Pass the Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act!</a>

Urge CA lawmakers to prioritize the health and lives of Black mothers in our state by supporting the Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.

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Urge CA Legislators to Pass the Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act!

Share your SNAP and Medicaid experience with MomsRising!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/6559/?source=action">Share your SNAP and Medicaid experience with MomsRising!</a>

MomsRising wants to hear from YOU about how work-related requirements in order to access SNAP, Medicaid, and housing assistance would affect your family now or when you were on the programs in the past. Tell us your story!

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Your voice is needed! Share your SNAP & Medicaid experiences with MomsRising!

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