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Access to health care coverage is a lifesaver for families and our economy. We are working to ensure every family has access to quality affordable health care coverage because no one should have to choose between paying for groceries or housing and paying their medical bills. Whether you’ve struggled to pay for your insulin or have been impacted from COVID-19, everyone should have access to quality and affordable healthcare.

People are often surprised to hear that even a physician can end up on Medicaid...but I’m a great example that it can happen to anyone. I’m 32 years old, married, with two small children and I am a family physician. In January of this year, right at the beginning of a new plan year and new...Read more
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Say you’re a Health Care Voter!

10/21/24
It’s no surprise that health care is a top concern for voters this year! Health care should be affordable and accessible for all, so it’s important to be a #HealthCareVoter! Say you’re a Health Care Voter. Then, help spread the word about the health care issues that matter most to you! What’s a...
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Here's Your Health Care Voter Toolkit!

10/17/24
First, say you’re a Health Care Voter. Then, help spread the word about the health care issues that matter most to you! With nearly half of voters saying health care is VERY important to them in this year’s election, you can help get the word out about what health care topics matter most to you...
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Felicia Burnett
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SCOTUS decision puts emergency abortion care at risk

06/27/24
JUST IN → The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today on EMTALA, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, still puts pregnant people at risk. For now, the 40 year old federal law requiring hospitals and doctors to provide emergency care, including abortions, when medically necessary will continue...
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Quick signature: Tell Congress to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act!

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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Can You Hear Us? How Toxic Masculinity is Hurting Our Political Process and Our Communities

12/18/24
If you are still grappling with the results of the most recent presidential election, you are not alone. The pandemic and the years that followed have made me even more aware of the challenges women face in society. There have been so many events in my life that have made me think about just how...
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Quick signature: Protect Medicaid and the ACA

12/12/24
Everyone gets sick and everyone needs access to health care—no exceptions! Health care is a basic human need, and no one should be left out. Quick signature: Tell President-Elect Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Congress that they need to take cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) off...
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Tell Congress to save lives by lowering prescription drug prices for everyone starting with insulin!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/38869/?source=action">Tell Congress to save lives by lowering prescription drug prices for everyone starting with insulin!</a>

Tell Congress to take meaningful action to cap the out-of-pocket costs of insulin for people of all ages and extend these caps to other prescription drugs!

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Want to curb Insulin prices? Tell Congress now!

The time is NOW to speak out to protect the ACA!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/37047/?source=action">The time is NOW to speak out to protect the ACA!</a>

Tell Congress to make permanent increased subsidies that help families get health care coverage!

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The time is NOW to speak out to protect the ACA!

Quick signature: Tell Congress to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act!

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Republican leaders are continuing to vow to repeal the ACA.

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Quick signature: Tell Congress to protect and expand the Affordable Care Act!

Tell Congress to fund programs that boost families!

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SIGN our letter to the U.S. Congress telling them to follow President Biden’s lead and pass a budget that lifts our families, children, and economy.

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Tell Congress: Pass a family-friendly budget!