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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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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

Our Stories: Chris Dunham Testifies on the Hill

03/11/25
Last week, our member Chris Dunham from Feasterville, PA testified at the U.S. House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to share his family's story about the importance of Medicaid. Here is his story: Dunham-hearing.jpg My name is Chris Dunham and I am a full-time caregiver for my 16-year-...
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Felicia Burnett
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Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

Our Stories: Sasheena Salvador speaks at the Medicaid Day of Action Press Conference

03/24/25
On March 18th, our member Sasheena Salvador from Brooklyn, NY spoke at a press conference with Leader Jeffries for the Medicaid Day of Action. Here is her story: “Good morning! My name is Sasheena Salvador, and I live in Gravesend. I am a single woman and a mom to the amazing two-year-old, Aviana,...
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Felicia Burnett
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Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsRising

*ACTION FOR APRIL RECESS: Deliver stories to your U.S. Representative in-district

03/20/25
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment!!! The headlines are bleak and members of Congress need to hear from us again and again. (Thank you in advance!!) We’ve all been speaking out by the thousands because we know that the long-term impact of the budget cuts being proposed (including potentially...
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Felicia Burnett
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Breaking Through: Medicaid. Maternal Health. How Trump’s Policies Are Hurting All of Us, Including His Voters

03/17/25
On the radio show this week we discuss the single largest program for maternity care in the United States, Medicaid, and why we’re fighting to protect it. Next, we dive into the many ways the Trump administration’s “cost-cutting” measures will actually end up costing all of our families and our...
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Breaking Through: Attacks on Public Schools, Health Care, Immigrants, Child Care & How Moms Are Fighting Back!

03/10/25
On the radio show this week we hear from teachers and parents about how they are fighting to protect the Department of Education and our students from Trump’s threats, and how you can join the fight! Next, we discuss why Trump’s cruel immigration policies are compounding the child care crisis by...
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We Need Your Voice: Tell Your Governor to Defend Medicaid Funding

03/06/25
Right now, Medicaid funding is on the chopping block at the federal level, putting 72 million seniors, children, low-income families, pregnant people, people with disabilities, young people newly in the workforce, and people across America at risk of losing healthcare coverage. That’s not all...
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Quick signature: Tell Congress no cuts to Medicaid!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/29907/?source=action">Quick signature: Tell Congress no cuts to Medicaid!</a>

The time is NOW to speak out to protect Medicaid!

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Quick signature: Tell Congress no cuts to Medicaid!

Tell Congress to save lives by lowering prescription drug prices for everyone starting with insulin!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/38869/?source=action">Tell Congress to save lives by lowering prescription drug prices for everyone starting with insulin!</a>

Tell Congress to take meaningful action to cap the out-of-pocket costs of insulin for people of all ages and extend these caps to other prescription drugs!

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Want to curb Insulin prices? Tell Congress now!

Protect Medicaid and the ACA

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/43799/?source=action">Protect Medicaid and the ACA</a>

How will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress pay for multi-TRILLION (!!) dollar tax cuts for the super wealthy and mega-corporations? By slashing our health care, specifically the ACA and Medicaid. SIGN NOW to say NO WAY!

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Protect Medicaid and the ACA

Quick signature: Tell Congress to close the health coverage gap!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/17689/?source=action">Quick signature: Tell Congress to close the health coverage gap!</a>

We need a federal solution to close the health coverage gap for people in states that refuse to expand Medicaid.

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Quick signature: Tell Congress to close the health coverage gap!