Health Care

June 15, 2017

Today my car almost ran out of gas. So I coasted into the gas station & tried pumping gas, balancing by bouncing around on my one unbroken foot, only to learn that gas hoses can be cranky and throw off your balance in a big way. There were all women at the gas pumps today. All moms. So we had a...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

June 14, 2017

The time to take action to protect healthcare is now! The Senate is moving quickly to bring its version of American Health Care Act (AHCA) to a vote in the next two weeks, with no hearings or public input. One of the most devastating – and least discussed – proposals being considered by the Senate...

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Alison Barkoff

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Health Care

June 12, 2017

As parents, we know when there’s silence, there’s often some sort of trouble happening. And soon after the silence—we hear that inevitable crash!! Well, right now there’s a whole lot of silence happening behind closed doors in the U.S. Senate. The extremist Republican members of the U.S. Senate,...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

June 12, 2017

Read the Coalition on Human Needs' latest Human Needs Report for articles on the Senate health care bill, budget and spending work, efforts to gut consumer protections, a $15 minimum wage bill, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care MomsRising Near You

June 12, 2017

Happy Monday! We have some emergency actions for you this week, including a special one to protect healthcare by demanding transparency from the Republicans in the U.S. Senate on what’s they’re actually proposing with healthcare. The clock is ticking. Rumor is that they may try to pass a very bad...

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Karen Showalter

Health Care

June 8, 2017

It’s beyond belief that any member of Congress can continue to promote Trump’s health care bill that’s projected to make 23 million people lose their healthcare, but they do!! 23 million? Really? The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office just released their score yesterday on Trumpcare (a.k.a...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care Politics & Policy

June 7, 2017

A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and the University of North Carolina Rural Health Research Program shows children and adults in small towns and rural areas in Arkansas rely on Medicaid and ARKids First, the health coverage program for children, more than...

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Marquita Little

Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

June 7, 2017

Dear Friends, I am writing to share with you the Status of Black Women in the United States, a state-by-state report that examines the lived experiences of Black women in the U.S. ( Download here ). As you know, Black women get a raw deal in the U.S. We are mothers, caregivers, activists and...

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Alicia Garza

Health Care

June 6, 2017

Powerful. Today, we stood with thousands of advocates and leaders in Washington, D.C. and across the country in support of Medicaid. A diverse group of disability rights organizations, health care advocates, parents, and individuals came together to tell Congress, “Don’t Cap My Care!” Now we need...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

June 5, 2017

Our health care coverage is in a state of emergency—especially for people with disabilities. Join us—and thousands of people across the nation—June 6th, in taking action to #SaveMedicaid! We’ll join with other advocates and leaders on Capitol Hill from 11:30am-12:30pm to tell Congress: “Don’t Cap...

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Felicia Burnett