Health Care

October 9, 2013

Researchers increasingly draw links between pesticides and serious illnesses like cancer, Parkinson’s disease, birth defects, and a host of others, as well as impacts on aquatic life, such as the Potomac River’s very own intersex fish. Lately the mystery surrounding worldwide beehive loss is leading researchers to question when, where and how pesticides are used and how they affect bees. Maybe the beekeepers’ demand for the most basic pesticide information could be a tipping point in the quest for a reporting database.

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Ruth Berlin

Health Care

October 8, 2013

On October 1, 2013, a historical accomplishment for socioeconomic parity for all Americans but in particular for African Americans and minorities and the beginning of a happier, healthier, more equal America for ALL totally happened. Also on October 1, 2013, most major functions of the United States government shutdown. For my those living under a rock, October 1st was the official beginning of the (first) “open enrollment period” for Health Insurance Marketplaces around the country. For all of my non-political readers, it was also the first day of the government’s 2014 Fiscal Budget.

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Angelique Roche

Health Care Politics & Policy

October 8, 2013

This is the face of depression. And this: Pretty hard to believe, right? Not really. People expect depression to look a certain way, to sound a certain way. And it doesn’t. It’s taken me a LONG time to write this. I have known it was necessary but I have been hesitant. Because I did not know where...

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Sili Recio

Family Economic Security Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

October 4, 2013

In 2006, I was diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer. After surgery and six rounds of chemotherapy, I returned to normal life. Early detection should have kept me cancer free, but after four years, I was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer with tumors now growing in my lymph nodes, liver, bones...

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Mary Gugich

Health Care

October 3, 2013

Some members in the U.S. House of Representatives want to deny or delay healthcare access for our nation’s uninsured before they pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government funded and open. Their willingness to allow a government shutdown to continue places already vulnerable...

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Douglas Greenaway

Health Care

October 3, 2013

Tuesday was amazing. Thanks to you (and thousands of other people across the country who have been working tirelessly to get the word out about health reform) the Health Insurance Marketplace had a great first day. There were 4.7 million visitors to the Healthcare.gov website, 190,000 calls to...

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Felicia Burnett

Environmental Health Health Care

October 1, 2013

I didn’t realize how many women don’t have access to basic information on how to protect themselves (and their unborn child) from exposure to toxic chemicals. Check out WVE's tips for harmful chemicals to avoid during pregnancy!

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Cassidy Randall

Health Care

October 1, 2013

Today is the first day of an exciting opportunity! This morning, Covered California officially began its six-month open enrollment period and approximately 2.7 million Californians are now able to enroll in affordable health coverage. This is the most sweeping coverage expansion in generations, and...

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Ellen Wu

Health Care

October 1, 2013

It is Hispanic Heritage Month and this year’s celebration coincides with another historic date: October 1st, 2013 marks the first day, in which millions of uninsured Americans will qualify for affordable, comprehensive health coverage through the new state health insurance marketplaces. Latinos...

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Elianne Ramos

Health Care

September 30, 2013

Covered California will begin open enrollment on October 1, 2013, with coverage beginning January 1, 2014. This is an exciting time, as communities of color represent two-thirds of the 2.7 million individuals who will be eligible for tax credits to purchase affordable coverage in Covered California...

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