Health Care

October 1, 2013

Today is the first day of an exciting opportunity! This morning, Covered California officially began its six-month open enrollment period and approximately 2.7 million Californians are now able to enroll in affordable health coverage. This is the most sweeping coverage expansion in generations, and...

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Ellen Wu

Health Care

October 1, 2013

It is Hispanic Heritage Month and this year’s celebration coincides with another historic date: October 1st, 2013 marks the first day, in which millions of uninsured Americans will qualify for affordable, comprehensive health coverage through the new state health insurance marketplaces. Latinos...

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Elianne Ramos

Health Care

September 30, 2013

Covered California will begin open enrollment on October 1, 2013, with coverage beginning January 1, 2014. This is an exciting time, as communities of color represent two-thirds of the 2.7 million individuals who will be eligible for tax credits to purchase affordable coverage in Covered California...

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California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

Family Economic Security Health Care

September 30, 2013

Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí . Many people go through or know someone who is unable to pay their high health insurance premiums, impacting their health, ruining their finances or avoiding the opportunity of preventing a life-threatening illness. After immigration policies, the...

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Ruth Vasquez

Environmental Health Health Care

September 30, 2013

EPA is doing a better job protecting children's health, according to a new government report . This is very welcome news indeed — kudos to the agency for recognizing that when it comes to environmental harms, kids cannot be treated like little adults. The bad news? The report flagged one arena...

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Kristin Schafer

Health Care Food! Blog Carnivals

September 26, 2013

Confession. Making my kids lunch every day is hard for me. I’m not proud of this. I am a mom that works in childhood obesity prevention, I have overhauled the snack program at our daycare, I am active in the local food movement, and I’m the mom that doesn’t bring chips or cookies for the baseball...

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Kate Uslan

Family Economic Security Health Care

September 25, 2013

How badly do some in Congress want to stop healthcare reform from rolling out? So badly that on the eve of implementation they’re ready to tank our nation’s credit rating—significantly damaging our economy—by holding the debt limit hostage in an attempt to stop affordable healthcare options from...

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Elyssa Schmier

Health Care

September 25, 2013

I am the mother of two wonderful daughters in their 20s. One of them has been seeing a mental health specialist since she was 10 years old, and having access to that care with health insurance has been pivotal to her success in college and beyond. The Affordable Care Act made it possible for my...

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Connie Corley

Immigration Health Care

September 24, 2013

Health Insurance for Immigrant Families in the ACA Era Please register here and share widely! Thursday, September 26 10:00-11:00am PST/1:00-2:00pm EST Presented by the National Immigration Law Center and the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University The webinar will provide a...

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Marielena Hincapie

Immigration Health Care

September 24, 2013

With enrollment for health care insurance set to open in a few days, public opinion polls show there is still much confusion about how Obamacare will work. Congressional opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are using the current state of bewilderment to try to stop the health care program...

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Marielena Hincapie