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04/01/24

Your generosity helped score a big March win that protects lifesaving nutrition assistance for new moms, babies, and toddlers; kick off the largest class of national volunteer mom leaders in our history; champion increased funding for childcare; and more!

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Kerri Karvetski

Podcast

04/01/24

On the radio show this week we cover the latest in the attack from far right extremists on access to abortion, birth control, IVF, and why access to mifepristone is being heard in the U.S. Supreme Court; then we cover health equity, healthcare coverage, and a new report, Lowering Costs for Black Americans: How the Inflation Reduction Act Makes Health Care and Prescription Drugs More Affordable ; after that we dive into culture change and how laughter can change minds and public policy; and we close the show hearing the latest from Color of Change, how you can get involved, and why your voice is needed right now more than ever.

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Health Care

03/30/24

Thanks to the pressure that the Biden administration has been applying, multiple corporations like Eli Lilly and Sanofi have capped patient costs for their insulin at $35 per month! This development is critical as 8.4 million Americans rely on insulin to survive, and as many as 1 in 4 patients have been unable to afford their medicine. This victory shows that our voices and advocacy has a powerful impact.

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Tasmiha Khan

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

03/26/24

Almost 27 million Americans in the private sector do not have access to annual paid vacation leave, and members of Congress have the solution. U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Greg Casar (TX-35), and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) introduced the Protected Time Off (...

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Namatie Mansaray

Podcast

03/25/24

On the radio show this week, we cover the new 2024 Care Matters: Care Report Card , grading each state’s care policies and infrastructure – and tracking what’s going on in your state; then we dive into the importance of persistently fighting for reproductive justice and why the bizarre IVF ruling in Alabama isn’t about embryos; after that we hear from a nationally recognized CEO of a major brand, Argent, about motherhood and change; and we close the show covering the importance of lifting maternal mental health – and sharing the new maternal mental health hotline: 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6226)

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Health Care

03/23/24

Amazing! It was fourteen years ago today that President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law! Since then, we have reached a record low uninsured rate, and this past year a historic 21.4 MILLION people signed up for health care coverage through the Marketplace! Incredible! Even with...

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

03/20/24

Moms and parents across the country are rising up to share their stories, once again demonstrating that a care economy and a country that prioritizes and invests in care is the path to prosperity. Policies like affordable childcare, nutrition supplements like affordable child care, Paid Family and...

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Lauren Hipp

Childcare & Early Education

03/19/24

I was so blown away by the thorough report by the great researchers of Cornell and Buffalo universities (Cornell University’s ILR Buffalo Co-Lab to be exact) titled The Status of Child Care in New York Report, 2024 which takes a deep dive into the state of child care for parents across New York...

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Diana Limongi

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Gun Safety Paid Family Leave Podcast Reproductive Justice

03/18/24

On the radio show this week we cover what really happened in the State of the Union (Hint: Victories!); how to get help through the ACF; the ability of culture change to push legislative change – and what you can do too; and we also hear from an award-winning author about the power of YOUR story. *...

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Family Economic Security Gun Safety

03/15/24

Tell Congress to Pass the People’s Response Act! The People’s Response Act emphasizes an inclusive, holistic, and health-centered approach to public safety by creating a public safety division within the Department of Human Health and Services — because communities and experts agree that public...

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