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Threats to Medicaid Put Women at Risk

July 7, 2011
By Jennifer Mezey, Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center Cross-posted from NWLC's blog, Womenstake As the summer continues to progress and the battle over the federal budget is reaching a fevered pitch, the future of Medicaid is hanging in the balance. Decision-makers are considering policy...

We All Have a Stake in Medicaid

July 7, 2011
If you ask my friends and family what I do when I head off to work each day, they know my job has something to do with children and health care, Congress and getting laws passed, and something to do with making sure that all kids, especially those with limited means, have the opportunity to go to...

Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Most Severely Impact Women of Color and their Families

July 7, 2011
As part of the ongoing budget negotiations, the Obama Administration recently signaled that it would accept tens of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. Administration officials have indicated a willingness to accept a $100 billion or more reduction in Medicaid spending over 10...

Philadelphia Paid Sick Days Law Would Allow Workers to Take Care of Their Chronic Conditions

May 25, 2011
In Philadelphia, there’s a disconnect between public health initiatives and access to care. The reason? Lack of paid time off to get to the doctor to care for chronic conditions. Since passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded approximately $22.54...
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It’s time now for workers to be able to earn paid sick days in Philly and across the country

May 25, 2011
Millions of Americans working without paid sick days face the impossible choice between caring for their health and that of their family, and keeping their paycheck or job. At a time when many families are worried about their financial security, the threat of losing a job or needed wages forces...
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Apocalypse Never: Earned Sick Days Provide Benefit, Not Doom

May 25, 2011
The Philadelphia paid sick leave bill faces determined opposition from the city’s business lobbies. The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce predicts doom every step of the way, prophesying mass job losses, shuttered businesses, and slashed benefits. Sound familiar? It should. Business groups routinely...

Support paid sick days in Philadelphia!

May 25, 2011
People come to Studio 34: Yoga | Healing | Arts to find wellness and community. They work out in yoga classes, perhaps have a therapeutic massage, maybe meet other new mothers in a breastfeeding class. It’s wonderful to see so much activity, and it helps keep us all in good health. Yet everyone...

World's Greatest Mom!: Your Story on the Silver Screen for Mother's Day

May 6, 2011
This Mother's Day, CNNBC Films brings you the amazing story of one mom who fought for what's right...and got the kids to school on time. But in this movie, you've got a chance to celebrate the real superstars in your life! This year's customizable Mother's Day video lets you type in the name of any...
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PFAW urges you to contact Congress for Equal Pay

April 13, 2011
Equal pay in America needed to be put back on track after the devastating Ledbetter ruling, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act answered that call – but it wasn’t the last word. The Paycheck Fairness Act would move us even further forward by providing the tools necessary to enforce equity in the...

Where's My 20?

April 12, 2011
As the economy of the United States slowly recovers, one faction of the population is still struggling for wage equality – women. The American workforce today is more female and more diverse. Women account for nearly half of our nation’s workers. Yet, women on average still earn 20% less than their...

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