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We need more
No one is more interested in breast cancer than I. My mother was first diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 10 years old and died of a recurrence seven years later. Now, more than twenty years...
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Thoughts for my four year old son?
Four-year-olds don’t mess around – when they have questions, they want answers. During the last Presidential election, my son was a baby. This time around, he’s four and giving me the third degree...
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Moms of Children With Pre-existing Conditions Speak Out: A MomsVote Blog...
What do mom voters care about? Well, lots of things. But if you have a loved one with a pre-existing condition, health care security is always high on the list of concerns. (Photo on right: Prior to...
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Find out where to go to vote
So you think you can dance, er, vote!? YOU CAN! But do you know WHERE you need to go to vote tomorrow? We do! And we can help you! *Get the latest information on where you need to go to vote...
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Directly Into the President’s Hand
MomsRising members in DC Awed. Inspired. Fired up. On Thursday, we invited people to tell us how the “fiscal cliff” could impact them if their personal budgets had to be stretched tighter due to the...
View ArticleNM – ASAP action needed!
Do you want to give the insurance industry *more* power over New Mexicans’ health coverage choices?! If you answered, “No!”, you must call New Mexico’s legislators RIGHT NOW to speak up to stop the...
View ArticleLet’s do this right for CA kids!
This week, my five-year-old son finally mastered the art of making his own morning cereal. It’s a big milestone but honestly, but I’ll save the real celebration for when he can do it without spilling...
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Health Reform – What’s in it for Small Business Owners?
Small business owners around the country are grappling with the same question: What will health reform mean for me and my employees? Opportunities and confusion abounds. To demystify the...
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Tax credits, insurance pools, oh my!
Lesson from this week – there’s always more to learn! Five years into my work on health reform, I learned that the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) has much more to offer small business owners and...
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The Affordable Care Act Turns 3!
Three years ago this Saturday, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama. Since then, the law has both derisively and lovingly been re-named...
View ArticleHealth Coverage for Mothers & Increasing Health Equity
While our culture revers mothers as the heart and soul of a family, our public policies often ignore the importance of a mother’s health in shaping her family’s future. In the last 15 years, our...
View ArticleJoin MomsRising & the National Women’s Law Center #HerHealth Tweet Chat,...
To kick off National Women’s Health Week, MomsRising and the National Women’s Law Center invite you to a tweetchat on Monday, May 13th at 2-3 pm ET to answer whatever questions you may have about...
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Great health care news from California!
Five years ago, when my husband was interviewing for his first job as a high school teacher, I remember my parting words to him were, “Go get us some health care!” Although we knew his teaching salary...
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Good News! Our Action on CA Kids and Autism
I’ve got great news. After thousands of California parents called on the California legislature to protect effective services for children with autism a few weeks ago, our legislators took action! The...
View ArticlePersonal Foul!
Congressional warnings, football and healthcare…what?! Unbelievable but true: last week, we learned that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent letters to six professional sports leagues—including...
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Tell the NFL to reconsider
Donna, a Seattle Seahawks season ticket holder, is “disgusted.” In her email to us, she wrote: “I would like to urge you to tell the National Football League (NFL) to reverse their decision not to...
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Thank you for Increasing Access to Medi-Cal, Governor Brown!
California has the largest number of uninsured residents in the country. According to the California HealthCare Foundation, 7.1 million Californians now have no insurance. This comes at a time when...
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