Isabella Higgins

Intern, Healthcare

Isabella is an Intern working with the Healthcare team. She gradauted from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in Women's & Gender Studies and Sociology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. She is a dedicated advocate for women's issues and has volunteered as both a doula and a rape crisis companion. Previously, Isabella worked in global reproductive health. Currently, she is a graduate student at George Washington University pursuing a Master of Public Policy degree.

Blog Post List

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

December 14, 2017

On Wednesday, MomsRising took to Capitol Hill to discuss the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). We made it loud and clear that Congress should not gamble with our kids. CHIP expired at the end of September , and Congress has yet to reauthorize the historically bipartisan legislation. As a result, the future of nearly 9 million children’s health insurance is in jeopardy. Children’s health is not something to gamble on and it certainly should not be used as a bargaining chip to pass other legislation. MomsRising member, Connie, spoke at a press conference with Senators Stabenow, Hirono...

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Health Care

December 11, 2017

Recently, MomsRising hosted a #WellnessWed TweetChat with the National Partnership for Women and Families and Young Invincibles . The topic of the chat was women’s health and open enrollment. If you were not able to join the chat, you’re in luck! We have provided a recap of the questions and answers below. How and when can I get insurance through the health care marketplace? You must sign up by December 15th, 2017* in order to have coverage for 2018. Visit healthcare.gov today to sign up. Time is running out! If the thought of picking insurance on your own is overwhelming, there are health...

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Health Care Politics & Policy

December 11, 2017

November was National Adoption Awareness Month. To raise awareness about adoption in the LGBTQ community, MomsRising partnered with Family Equality Council , Children’s Action Network , and PFLAG to host a tweetchat about adoption by LGBTQ adults. If you missed out on the tweetchat, no worries! Below we have provided the questions and answers from the event. How many children are currently available for adoption in the US? At the end of 2015, 111,820 kids in foster care were waiting to be adopted. In 2015, only 53,549 children in foster care were adopted. Which states allow LGBTQ individuals...

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Family Economic Security Health Care

November 27, 2017

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which insures almost nine million children nationwide, expired on September 30th. Congress continues to delay in reauthorizing this historically bipartisan legislation. Do you have lingering questions about CHIP? Are you unsure about why it should be reauthorized? MomsRising recently hosted a #WellnessWed tweetchat on CHIP with the Georgetown Center for Children and Families and the American Academy of Pediatrics . If you were unable to join the tweetchat, no worries! Below is a recap of the discussion and all the important questions covered. Q1...

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Family Economic Security Health Care

November 9, 2017

It’s November, and you know what that means… Open Enrollment! This year, Open Enrollment is shorter than ever (November 1st to December 15th), so we want to make sure all of your questions are answered. Last week MomsRising hosted a #WellnessWed tweetchat about Open Enrollment and our guests included Young Invincibles , Out2Enroll , and Get America Covered . If you were unable to join the tweetchat, no worries! Below is a recap of the tweetchat and all the important questions covered. Q1: What is Open Enrollment, and what does it mean for me if I’m uninsured? Open Enrollment is the time when...

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Immigration

November 1, 2017

Last week, the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) released their 2017 Race for Results report. The report this year takes a close look at immigrant families, and there is one finding that the executive leadership of AECF repeatedly emphasized during their release event: if we want immigrant children to succeed, we must work to keep their families together. According to the report, about 18 million children in the United States are members of immigrant families, meaning their parents are immigrants and some of the children are immigrants as well. About five million of those children in immigrant...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 31, 2017

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ensures that we always give our kids a winning hand of lifelong health! Republicans and Democrats created this critically important program in 1997 because it was a low-cost, sound investment in our children's health and future—and they were right ! Since enacted, the uninsured rate for children has dropped by nearly 68% ! Thanks to CHIP, and its companion coverage Medicaid, 95% of our nation’s children now have health insurance coverage and the cost savings, as well as life savings, are significant. This dramatic increase in kids’ coverage has a...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 30, 2017

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 27, 2017

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 26, 2017

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 25, 2017

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 24, 2017

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

October 23, 2017

As a vote on the Graham-Cassidy Bill seemed more and more likely in September, MomsRising members across the country headed to their Senators’ offices with cupcakes in hand (see pictures below) and a strong message: Protecting health care for moms, dads, and kids should be a *piece of cake*! Turns out, the messaging was effective! MomsRising members, along with hundreds of other organizations across the country, worked hard to fight the Graham-Cassidy Bill, and at the last minute, the Senate decided it would not hold a vote on the bill. Once again, health care was saved! MomsRising wants to...

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