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Tell Governors to Stop Playing COVID Politics with Our Kids’ Health!

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. Whether you’ve struggled to pay for your insulin or have been impacted from COVID-19, everyone should have access to quality and affordable healthcare.

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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Health Care Politics & Policy

Quick signature: Tell congress to increase funding for HCBS!

07/13/21
We need to improve our long-term care system to enable kids and people with disabilities, as well as older adults, to live safely at home and thrive in their communities. Tell Congress to make expansion of Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) a priority.
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TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to close the health coverage gap!

06/24/21
The fight against expanding health coverage is alive and well. In over a dozen states, legislatures have refuse the expansion of health care to low-income uninsured adults. We need a federal solution to help these adults get the health coverage they need.
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Quick signature to support health care in the Build Back Better plan!

09/22/21
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the inequities and shortcomings of our nation’s health care system, with communities of color, people with disabilities, people who are older, and people who are low income being hit disproportionately hard. Tell Congress to make health care more equitable, accessible, and affordable!
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ICYMI: A Message From Grandma in Florida

09/17/21
At MomsRising, we share stories to make change, to show lawmakers the real impacts of laws and policies. A push. And we share stories in solidarity with other women, moms and family members, so that we can feel less alone in our struggles. A release. The content that caught our eye this week features stories that push AND release. Scroll down and witness them, too.
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Top #5Actions for Friday, September 17, 2021: Back-to-School Edition

09/14/21
This year, the back-to-school season is filled with emotions as we navigate rising numbers in COVID-19 cases, changing class schedules and the never-ending discussions around mask mandates. Check out these actions to help you navigate your way through this very different school year.
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Health Care Politics & Policy

Quick signature: Tell Governors to stop playing COVID politics with our kids’ health!

09/03/21
Tell governors you are outraged, and to stop playing politics with our kids’ health by banning local school officials from taking reasonable public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19!
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Support the EACH Act and Reproductive Justice for All!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/14818/?source=action">Support the EACH Act and Reproductive Justice for All!</a>

The EACH Act will ensure that harmful bans on abortion, like the Hyde Amendment, will be overturned. We’re envisioning a ? with #AbortionJustice where we make the best decisions for ourselves & our families & where our communities thrive. The EACH Act helps us get there.

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SIGN NOW: End Hyde, Support Reproductive & Abortion Justice!

Quick signature: Tell Congress to increase funding for Home- and Community-Based Services!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/18076/?source=action">Quick signature: Tell Congress to increase funding for Home- and Community-Based Services!</a>

People with disabilities should be able to live at home.

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Quick signature: Tell Congress to increase funding for Home- and Community-Based Services!

Quick signature: Tell Governors to stop playing COVID politics with our kids’ health!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/19649/?source=action">Quick signature: Tell Governors to stop playing COVID politics with our kids’ health!</a>

We are worried about our children’s education and we are outraged by governors playing COVID politics with our children’s health!

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Tell Governors to Stop Playing COVID Politics with Our Kids’ Health!

Urge Congress to support critical funding for maternal mental health!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/17134/?source=action">Urge Congress to support critical funding for maternal mental health! </a>

Add your name to our letter calling on Congress to ensure that all moms have access to the mental health resources they need

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Urge Congress to support critical funding for maternal mental health!

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