Health Care

May 12, 2014

About 5 years ago I had a job as a real estate agent. Like most real estate agents, I worked as a private contractor and health insurance was not available through my company. I went to a private insurance agency and since I had a pre-existing condition, the insurance plans that were available to...

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Sara Hall

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

To read in English, click here. El verano ya casi esta aquí y California Coverage & Health Initiatives (CCHI) y todos nuestros miembros del estado queremos ver a niños en California saludables, en donde viven y juegan. Los estudios demuestran que los niños con cobertura médica crecen mejor...

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Maria Romero-Mora

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

As a school nurse, I remember overhearing a cashier at my local grocery store sharing with a colleague that her child was sick with asthma and spring allergies, but she did not have health insurance for him, so could not take him to a healthcare provider. In my purse was an application for the...

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Donna Mazyck

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 12, 2014

There are well-known reasons why promoting enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) makes sense for cities, but it isn’t just about better health outcomes—it’s also about financial empowerment . Just one medical emergency can bankrupt a family and cause devastating...

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Dawn Schluckebier

Blog Carnivals Health Care

May 11, 2014

As I celebrate Mother’s Day, I think of all the great things my mother passed on to me—life lessons, acts of love and sacrifice, and words of encouragement and wisdom. But there’s something else she passed on to me, which I know she wishes she could take back. Without knowing, my mother passed on...

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Su Wang, MD MPH

Environmental Health Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

May 9, 2014

When problems seem overwhelming for our children, we remind them to take things “one day at time.” Amazingly, their problems often don’t seem so big or so overwhelming anymore. may20DoA.jpg On May 20, 2014, you and your family can join me and my family and thousands of other folks around the world...

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Harriet Shugarman

Health Care Politics & Policy

May 8, 2014

Minnesota will soon join the other 19 states that have adopted laws to limit the shackling of pregnant women in prison.

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Rachel Roth

Health Care

May 7, 2014

Wondering why you had to pay for birth control recently when you thought it would be free?

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Jeannina Perez

Health Care

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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Jeannina Perez

Health Care

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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