10 things you should know about using your new ACA health coverage
May 5, 2014
Using new coverage for the first time can be daunting—but don’t worry! Here’s a list of 10 things to know about using your health coverage.
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Still No Medicaid Expansion In Florida
May 2, 2014
The Florida legislative session ends today without a clear resolution for Medicaid expansion. In response to the silence from those representing us, healthcare activists stood together this morning in order to bring their voices as one and ask Governor Rick Scott and our legislators to find a...
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Closing the Gap for Children: Health Coverage for All
April 29, 2014
California has been a health reform trailblazer, enrolling over 1.3 million individuals in Covered California and 1.9 million people through Medi-Cal as of April 15. Missing from this picture, however, are the estimated one million children and families who remain uninsured and ineligible for...
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Maryland is 19th State to Enact a Law against Shackling Pregnant Women
April 25, 2014
Maryland is now the 19th state with a law against shackling pregnant women.
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Sex Education 2.0
April 22, 2014
By Leslie Kantor, Vice President of Education, Planned Parenthood Federation of America If your teen is anything like mine, it can be nearly impossible to get him away from his phone! Knowing that it’s such an integral part of their lives, and that teens want to get information on their phones from...
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Did this mom have to die?
April 22, 2014
The answer is no. Charlene Dill, a Florida mom of three, died on March 21st while working one of three part-time jobs—and her passing could have been prevented if the Florida Legislature had simply acted in time.
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Exciting New Developments for Domestic Violence Survivors Who Need Help Paying for Health Insurance
April 21, 2014
Thanks to recent IRS guidance —and an extended deadline (through May 30!) to sign-up for health insurance—domestic violence survivors who are living apart from an abusive spouse can now access subsidies to help them afford the cost of health insurance. Until now, unless a married couple was legally...
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Our kids need to talk about mental health
April 21, 2014
Finding ways for our kids to talk about mental illness and mental health is really important. I live near Washington DC and had to read last week about a local high school with 6 suicides in the past two years. Two of the kids were 15 years old. Imagining the pain of the parents of these kids...
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#FoodFri Tweetchat: If you can't sell it, why advertise it?
April 17, 2014
Join @MomsRising and @PreventObesity this Friday, 4/18/14 at 1 p.m. EST / 10am PST for #NoMoreJunkAds , our #FoodFri tweetchat focused on creating a healthier school environment. Parents scored a huge victory last year when we won the Smart Snacks rule . Now snacks sold in school vending machines...
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Maryland General Assembly Has Established Funding for Pesticide Reporting!
April 7, 2014
Thank you MomsRising and Maryland Moms! With your help, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 621 / Senate Bill 700, legislation that generates revenue for professional pesticide usage reporting through a modest increase on the annual pesticide manufacturers product registration fee...
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