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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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Tell the Senate: It’s up to you! Extend the expiring ACA tax credits
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Write a letter to the editor: Tell your U.S. Senators to extend the expiring ACA tax credits!

12/18/25
At last! For months, we have been demanding that Congress take action to protect our health care—but Republican leaders and President Trump have refused to take the health care crisis they’ve created seriously. But thankfully, at the last minute, four House Republicans joined Democrats to force a...
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Felicia Burnett
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Quick signature: Tell Congress to stop rising health care costs!

09/17/25
“We went from a family of three to four, double income to single. We have a plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that only costs us $168 per month and it's a godsend compared to the $1000+ we were paying. Everyone should have affordable health insurance!” - K, Colorado Mom Quick signature:...
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Felicia Burnett
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Quick signature: Vaccines save lies. Fire RFK Jr.!
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Tell Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "You're fired!"

09/10/25
“I’m horrified and perplexed by the many ways Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broken with evidence-based scientific practices, putting families’ health at risk. I know all too well these policies can have life-or-death consequences.” - Jean, Maryland Mom Quick...
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Moms Brought Receipts — Tell Congress to Address Affordability Chaos!

05/13/26
MomsRising MOMbassador and Maryland mom-of-three Jean Nguyen brought her three children to join MomsRising and Mamás con Poder for our Mother's Day “Moms Have the Receipts!” Day of Action on April 28, 2026, to share members’ experiences (and our actual receipts) directly with lawmakers and show them just how hard it is to balance a budget these days.
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Tell Congress to Protect Reproductive Freedom — Stop Criminalizing Pregnancy Outcomes

05/05/26
Across the country, the government is increasingly interfering in the most private medical decisions of pregnant women — from court-ordered surgeries to criminal prosecutions for pregnancy outcomes. We must demand federal protections to ensure every person has the right to manage their own health care without the threat of incarceration or judicial overrule.
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Tell Congress to Protect Medicaid — Stop Rural Hospital Closures

04/27/26
Massive cuts to Medicaid are pushing rural hospitals and maternity wards to the brink of collapse, threatening the health and economic stability of families across the country. We must urge Congress to restore vital funding and ensure that life-saving care remains accessible in every community.
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We Need Your Voice: Tell Your Governor to Defend Medicaid Funding

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/45783/?source=action">We Need Your Voice: Tell Your Governor to Defend Medicaid Funding</a>

Republicans in Congress are pushing for massive tax breaks for the rich and think we should pay for them by cutting Medicaid, putting millions of people at risk of losing healthcare coverage. Tell your governor to speak out to protect Medicaid!

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Your Voice Needed: Tell your governor to defend Medicaid funding

Tell House Republicans: Don’t be a Grinch! Extend the ACA tax credits!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/56011/?source=action">Tell House Republicans: Don’t be a Grinch! Extend the ACA tax credits!</a>

The Republicans’ health care bill has a Grinch-sized heart: two sizes too small for the real cost crisis families are facing. Sign on now and tell House Republicans to extend the ACA tax credits!

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Quick signature: Tell House Republicans, don’t be a Grinch! Extend the ACA tax credits!

Tell Senate Republicans: Stop the health care price hikes!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/55893/?source=action">Tell Senate Republicans: Stop the health care price hikes!</a>

Tell Senate Republicans: Stop the health care price hikes!

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Quick signature: Extend the ACA tax credits and save health care for millions!

TELL CONGRESS: Now is the time to invest in Maternal Mental Health!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/27159/?source=action">TELL CONGRESS: Now is the time to invest in Maternal Mental Health!</a>

Low diagnosis & treatment rates of maternal mental health conditions contribute to making suicide a leading cause of death for new moms. Urge our leaders to support legislation that addresses this crisis before the end of the Congressional year!

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Urge Congress to fund moms' mental health resources before they go into recess!