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Continuing Access for Kids: There is no end date to staying healthy

05/12/14
As mothers, we know that children need ongoing access to health insurance, ensuring that children can readily gain needed care when faced with injury or illness. Whether it’s allergy season, soccer season or flu season, children need uninterrupted access to care. Medicaid and the Children’s Health...
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Eva Marie Stahl
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What You Need to Know About Medicaid and CHIP

05/12/14
While March 31 st marked the end of the open enrollment period for purchasing private health insurance through the marketplaces, other avenues to health care coverage remain. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are critical health insurance programs for children and adults...
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Marty Ford
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Mother’s Day, Like Medicaid, Should Be Year Round

05/12/14
Over 2 million young adults (18-34) now have coverage – many were able to stay on their parent’s plan – and this Mother’s Day we should take the time to thank the ones who helped make this happen. It’s no secret that Mothers, Mamas, and Care Givers everywhere helped ensure their families knew about...
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Ambar Calvillo
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Looking for health coverage for your kids? We can help!

05/12/14
Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans may have ended for now, but did you know that kids, teens up to 19, and some adults may still be eligible for coverage? Enrollment in Indiana Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) is...
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Caitlin Priest
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Medicaid is Still Open for Business

05/12/14
The big news in Illinois this month is that enrollments into new health care options under the Affordable Care Act from October 1, 2013 – April 15, 2014 topped the half million mark . More than 217,000 people enrolled in the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace and even more – 287,000 enrolled...
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Stephani Becker
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Mom Taught Me To Be An Activist

05/11/14
I recently visited my mom for her birthday last week. She always possessed a practical, no-nonsense attitude. Mom is the personification of a hip 80 year-old, but she reminds me often that growing up during the Depression gives her the edge of realism. Her mind is as sharp as a tack, so even at her...
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Ronnie Citron-Fink
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Three lessons I learned from my mother, "the bike lady.”

05/11/14
My Mom has always lived life on her terms. Long before it was trendy, my mom rode her bicycle everywhere, even from Amherst to Boston to board a plane heading to England. In our town and beyond, she became known as the "bike lady." She cut a distinct image with grey hair, knee socks and mid-knee...
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LeeAnn Hall
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My mother taught me to break through the fourth wall

05/11/14
But as I reach the middle of my 40's, I realize the sheer joy found in making connections and living in the moment.
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Kirstin Larson
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Building an Economy that Works for All Moms

05/11/14
This Sunday, as we celebrate Mother’s Day and honor all of the extraordinary women who have cared for us, let’s recommit ourselves to building an economy that gives all moms the opportunity to care for their families.
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US Secretary of Labor Tom Perez
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My mom taught me

05/11/14
My mom always told me no matter how difficult your day, never lose track of the bright side of life. She said life is like a railway track; happiness and sadness are the two parallel rails. Both things can co-exist and one should not lose sight of that perspective. Also from her I learnt if you can...
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Tanvi Gautam

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