Health Care

March 23, 2011

As parents and caregivers know, reaching that first birthday is a big milestone. A lot of work and loving care is behind us, even as we look forward to the next stages of development. But who knew that we'd feel a similar sense of accomplishment with the one year anniversary of the passage of a law...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Before the Affordable Care Act, it was difficult for many members of my family to obtain coverage due to “pre-existing conditions.” Our family’s medical history includes our father's death due to a heart attack and stroke in 1990. Alzheimer’s disease is present in both our mother's side and father'...

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Jose Ricardo Bondoc

Health Care

March 23, 2011

En nuestra organización MamásSuperándose.org/MomsRising.org hemos escuchado a muchas madres latinas que nos dicen cuánto ha ayudado a sus familias el Acta del Cuidado de Salud de Bajo Precio. Madres como Tracy Muñoz, de Norfolk, Virginia, por ejemplo, no quieren regresar a los tiempos cuando no...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

March 23, 2011

At MomsRising.org, we’re starting to hear how the Affordable Care Act has made a real difference for Latino families. That’s why there is no turning back for Latina moms like Tracy Muñoz of Norfolk, Virginia. “My 21-year-old is taking a year off from school,” she wrote MomsRising. “He is having to...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Violet's story is about a little girl who unexpectedly faced big, big health issues. When her parents, Julie and Matt, tell their story, it's easy (and heartbreaking) to imagine being in their shoes. Have your tissues ready: Julie is a MomsRising member from California.

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Health Care

March 23, 2011

It's hard to believe it's been a year since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. But in the twelve months since it was signed, the law has already given Americans more freedom and control over their health care choices. The law’s key goals for America’s families: better benefits and...

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Kathleen Sebelius

Health Care

March 23, 2011

In the year since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law on March 23, 2010, a sea of ink and digital bits have been spilled on every possible angle of commentary and advocacy about the law. But a year later, one simple conclusion deserves its share of...

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Wendy Lazarus

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Our 7-year old son has been battling a rare cancer called a sarcoma for over 3 years. Unfortunately, this disease will be treated as a chronic condition for the rest of his life. I was so grateful and relieved the night that health care reform was finally passed back in December of 2009. We...

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Tracy Heiman

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Two weeks ago, the House of Representatives voted to go backwards by supporting repeal of the health reform bill that President Obama signed into law nearly a year ago. The new health reform law bars insurance companies from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, or dropping people...

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Jeff Merkley

Health Care

March 23, 2011

A big thank you to MomsRising for sharing Susan and Gertrude’s stories about how their families are struggling with health care costs and coverage, and how they benefitted from the young adult coverage in the new law. Unfortunately, it pains me to say, they’re not alone. This is why I proudly...

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