Health Care

May 20, 2014

I recently finished reading Arianna Huffington’s latest book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder , and I have three words to describe it: It’s. About. Time. Anyone who has a job that requires constant connectivity can identify with...

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Elisa Batista

Nat'l Women's Health Week

Health Care

May 16, 2014

I sat frozen as my doctor told me the truth. The cold. Hard. Truth. I was not O.K.

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Elizabeth Martin

Health Care Politics & Policy

May 16, 2014

After signing a bill to outlaw the shackling of women in labor, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick told the packed room, “It blows my mind that I have to sign a law for that.”

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Rachel Roth

Nat'l Women's Health Week

Health Care

May 16, 2014

I'm a mom, a stay-at-home mom, with ADD.

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Stephanie Lormand

Nat'l Women's Health Week

Health Care

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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U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Nat'l Women's Health Week

Health Care

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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Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Nat'l Women's Health Week

Health Care

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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Sarah Ingersoll

Nat'l Women's Health Week

Health Care

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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Gina Badalaty

Blog Carnivals Health Care

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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Karina Wagnerman

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

A few weeks ago, President Obama announced that 8 million people have signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) exchanges; 28 percent (about 2.2 million) were between ages 18 and 34. But also important for young adults is the opportunity to sign up for Medicaid, which...

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