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02/12/14
After launching their daughter, Julie Gonzales Corbin and her husband embarked on midlife career transitions. In 2013, they counted their lucky stars and squeaked by without health insurance. When they learned about the new affordable insurance options, they quickly selected a bronze Group Health...
Roberta Riley's picture
02/12/14
Texas has the highest rate of uninsured in the country. With more than 4 million uninsured Texans eligible for health coverage right now through the health insurance marketplace—and the fact that most of them can get help paying for coverage, due the financial assistance that too many people still...
Mimi Garcia's picture
02/11/14
Game time - in more ways than one! MomsRising members across the nation watched the State of the Union address and tracked the policies moms and families care about during a national game of BINGO! Indeed, shouts of BINGO! were heard across the nation that night because the president not only noted...
Anita's picture
02/10/14
Right now, too many Texans are hearing, “I'm sorry, you don’t qualify,” in their quest to access healthcare. Texas has the largest percentage of uninsured people in the United States: six million people. Fortunately, approximately three million uninsured people are eligible for affordable coverage...
Julie Pippert's picture
02/10/14
Remember the three-parent babies I told you about in December? The ones made with genetic material from two different women? Well, the United States might be moving a step closer to their creation. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on February 25 and...
Enola Aird's picture
02/08/14
The #BlkBfing chat is back on 2/12 at 7 PM ET with a powerful conversation on the hidden importance of support for successful breastfeeding from family support and nursing in stores to workplace pumping and family leave. The chat is hosted by MomsRising , Ebony.com , mater mea and Women's eNews ...
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02/07/14
Wouldn't be nice if all of the 72 million working women in America had journalists hunting down information to reveal if they were getting paid less than their male colleagues for the same work? Last night, the social media sphere exploded with news that GM’s first female CEO, Mary Barra , was...
Ruth Martin's picture
02/07/14
This story is by Luba Bezborodnikova, executive director of Educare of Greater Seattle and Associate Superintendent for Early Learning at Puget Sound ESD. In the State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama called for high-quality child care and pre-kindergarten that prepares all...
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02/07/14
Spring is on its way! Not that you’d know from the temperatures outside, but really it is. Depending on your school schedule, spring can bring two important events together for parent advocates: congressional recess and spring break. District meetings are great because you can talk without...
Cynthia Changyit Levin's picture
02/07/14
The Health Insurance Marketplace is making it easier to find quality, affordable coverage. Millions of Americans are getting covered, many for the first time. More than 3 million have enrolled in private health insurance since October and 6.3 million were determined eligible for Medicaid or...
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