Health Care

January 6, 2011

Question: Last year, for the first time, I was able to afford health insurance. When I ended up in the hospital, I thought that my health plan would cover all of the care I needed. But, it turned out that I still had huge bills from my stay because my plan has an “annual limit.” Will health reform...

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Claire McAndrew

Health Care

January 6, 2011

Faster than a speeding bullet, John Boehner, the new Speaker of the House, announced that the House will vote on January 12th to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the health care reform bill. Not so fast, partner. Send a strong message to Congress that moms and dads are standing up for our kids and...

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Donna Norton

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Paid Sick Days Health Care

January 4, 2011

Across the country, the New Year means new beginnings. Here in the Golden State our former and just-sworn-in Governor Jerry Brown will bring creative and sometimes austere approaches to tackle an estimated deficit of over $25 billion . For those of us who care about health care and the social...

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Kate Karpilow

Health Care

December 31, 2010

For Amanda from Tigard, Oregon, one of the worst things about going without health insurance was worrying that something might happen to her son Jacob when she couldn't afford a doctor. Jacob, now 3, was having vision problems and needed to see an eye doctor. Fortunately, Oregon has begun taking...

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Kathleen Sebelius

Health Care

December 23, 2010

We know how crazy the holidays are for moms and dads, so we wanted to make sure you heard Julie's story. Julie is a MomsRising member whose daughter Violet has a life threatening form of epilepsy and frequently needs to be hospitalized. New provisions in health reform have already made it possible...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

December 22, 2010

(For this article in English, go to http://www.momsrising.org/blog/health-insurance-for-kids-easier-than-you... .) Cuando Nadia, una madre soltera de Los Angeles, supo que cerca de 5 millones de niños calificaban para tener cobertura médica gratis o a bajo costo, se sintió sorprendida. “No entiendo...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

December 20, 2010

When Los Angeles single mother of two, "Nadia," learned that close to 5 million children actually qualified for free or heavily-reduced health insurance and didn’t have it, she was astounded. "I don’t understand that," she said. "It’s an easy program to understand. It really isn’t complicated at...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

December 17, 2010

Progressives have always had mixed emotions about breastfeeding. We support a healthy diet and natural living, and breastfeeding is as natural as it gets. We also have a low tolerance for chemical additives, including those found in infant formula. On the other hand, breastfeeding has been used to...

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Robert Drago

Paid Family Leave Health Care

December 17, 2010

Can breastfeeding, working moms expect legislation to support her lactation needs? The answer is “yes” thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that President Obama signed on March 23rd, 2010. Federal Health Reform and Nursing Mothers President Obama signed the Patient Protection...

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Janet Hutton

Health Care

December 16, 2010

Answer: When the Medicare Part D prescription drug program was created, it included a gap in coverage known as the “doughnut hole.” The basic Part D benefit charges a deductible and 25 percent coinsurance for prescription drugs up to an initial coverage limit (in 2010, that’s the first $2,840 in...

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Michealle Gady