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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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Quick signature: Protect our health care!

03/07/23
Everyone should be able to see a doctor when they get sick. Everyone. After President Biden called out Republicans during the State of the Union about proposing to cut Medicare and Social Security , Republicans relented and agreed not to cut those programs. But now Republican leaders are setting...
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North Carolina: Love Thy Neighbor, Expand Medicaid
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North Carolina: Love Thy Neighbor, Expand Medicaid

02/23/23
Last week, the NC House passed HB76 to expand Medicaid to low-income, uninsured adults in North Carolina. After a decade of advocacy and stalemate, North Carolina is getting close to closing the Medicaid coverage gap! MomsRising created a cross-organization storybook to lift up the voices of...
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North Carolina needs Medicaid expansion!

02/13/23
In 2022, North Carolina came closer than ever to expanding Medicaid and making sure that over half a million low-income , uninsured adults in our state can get health coverage. That’s right, after a decade-long stalemate, we’re making progress towards closing the coverage gap. In fact, the NC House...
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Story time: The fall of Roe v Wade did not silence us. It activated us.

11/15/22
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...
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Quick signature: No barriers for food and health care!

04/21/23
Everyone should have access to food and health care. Period. But Republican leadership in Congress is demanding deep cuts to programs that would leave millions hungry and uninsured, and threatening to default on our national debt unless they get what they want: Cuts to programs that families and...
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The Top 10 Policies Every Leader Should Support Right Now

03/23/23
Moms For Freedom Agenda: A Vision to Lift Our Nation We value our freedoms. The freedom to be there for our children and families when we’re needed most, to choose what’s best for our families, to send our kids to schools where every child belongs and can thrive , and to be able to earn equal pay...
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Rx prices must be lowered—tell Congress to act now!

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The time is NOW to speak out to protect Medicaid!

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Tell Congress to save lives by capping the price of insulin!

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Quick signature! Tell Congress to save lives by capping the price of insulin!

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Drug shortages must be prevented—tell Congress to act now!

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Life-saving and life-sustaining medications should be readily available to children and their families. Click here to tell Congress to act now to prevent drug shortages!

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