Nat'l Women's Health Week
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Nat'l Women's Health Week
Milestones: Five Years Cancer-Free, Five Years of Congressional Women's Softball
May 15, 2014
It was shortly after my 41st birthday, and only 6 months after a clean mammogram, that I felt a lump while doing a routine self-exam in the shower. I was familiar enough with my body to know that something felt wrong, and sure enough, my doctor confirmed it with those devastating words – I had breast cancer.
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Health and fitness advice from an Olympic champion in swimming
May 15, 2014
Health and fitness advice from an Olympic champion in swimming? With three pre-teenage children, full-time employment, and a frequently-traveling husband, I too find it hard to make sports and fitness a priority.
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The Gift of Health with text4baby
May 15, 2014
Moms’ health matters because their family depends on them. That’s the overwhelming sentiment received from our Facebook and Twitter followers.
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What My Kids – and The Autism Diet – Have Taught Me About Eating Well
May 15, 2014
Every Tuesday, I try to write something I learn or take away from raising kids with disabilities. This week, it’s a little more closer to home, in that I’m thinking about how raising my children has directly changed my life.
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Medicaid & CHIP Participation Rates Show Continued Success of Efforts to Connect Kids with Coverage
May 15, 2014
Recently, CMS released 2012 rates of participation for children in Medicaid and CHIP. For the last few years, our friends at the Urban Institute have been calculating them.
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CHIP Works for Children in Alabama and Across the Country
May 12, 2014
As a pediatrician caring for more than 100 children each week in the rural community of Brewton, Alabama, I’ve seen some of my patients grow into parents themselves, bringing in their children to see me as their doctor. Throughout my 33 years practicing pediatrics here, I’ve observed many changes...
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Connecting Families to Coverage: It’s Never Too Late to Enroll in Medicaid and CHIP
May 12, 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants families to know that adults and children who are eligible for Medicaid and/or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) can enroll all year around. Through their “Connecting Kids to Coverage” campaign, CMS hopes to improve the lives of...
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Groundbreaking Bill for Pregnant Women in Prison Goes to Massachusetts Governor
May 12, 2014
Today the Massachusetts Legislature sent Governor Deval Patrick an important and long-awaited bill to guarantee minimum standards for pregnant women in jail and prison, including strict limits on shackling. Governor Patrick has ten days to sign the bill into law. He has already said he wants to...
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Crossing into New Territory with 25,000 Newly Covered Kids
May 12, 2014
At Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, we’ve been working for many years to ensure that all children have health coverage here in our state. Our latest report, Crossing into New Territory: Kids’ Health Coverage in 2014 , outlines the progress Arkansas has made in covering kids since 1997...
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