We submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strongly opposing a proposed rule that would enact extreme restrictions on State Directed Payments (SDPs), harming millions of women and their families.
What the Decline in ACA 2026 Open Enrollment Means for Women’s Progress
To mark Women’s History Month and the 16th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, we’re taking a look at how this year’s decline in ACA Marketplace enrollment – as a result of the expiration of ACA subsidies – has impacted women’s progress in health care access.
Trump’s Health Care Policies: A Recipe For ACA Open Enrollment Disaster
Open enrollment for the ACA health coverage has begun, but expiring enhanced premium tax credits and new federal restrictions threaten to reverse more than a decade of progress expanding access to health care for women, immigrants and communities of color.
Medicaid Matters for You
Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and supports when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and people with low incomes. As we look ahead to the 60th anniversary of the Social Security Amendments on July 30, 2025, more commonly known as the Medicare and Medicaid Act, we reflect on the importance of this program to people nationwide.
Medicaid Matters for My Husband’s Patients
Throughout this spring, the National Partnership is highlighting the importance of Medicaid in the lives of our staff and their loved ones, proudly proclaiming Medicaid Matters. In this blog post, we highlight our colleague Sarah’s husband, Dr. Albert Coombs III, DMD, who highlights a front tooth, a full smile, and the power of Medicaid.
Medicaid Matters for My Sister TJ
Medicaid provides essential health coverage to mothers, older women, women with disabilities and women with low incomes when they need it most. Medicaid matters for women across the country – including my sister TJ.
Medicaid Matters for Me (Lorena’s Story)
From childhood to early adulthood I received my health insurance through Passport Health Plan, a Kentucky Medicaid insurance provider. Medicaid is the largest provider of health coverage for children in the United States – covering approximately 40 percent of children nationwide. Proposed cuts to Medicaid threaten access to this vital source of health care.
Medicaid Matters for My Mom Maria
Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and support when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and...
Medicaid Matters for My Sister-in-Law Mandy
My sister-in-law Mandy lives in a biased and ableist world that isn’t built for her, but Medicaid supports her full inclusion in society. Republicans proposed cuts could end that.
Medicare & Medicaid Anniversary: Transforming Women’s Health
Medicare and Medicaid, celebrating their 59th anniversary, have been crucial in improving access to health care for historically underserved populations, particularly women, by covering essential services such as maternal and reproductive health. Despite facing challenges like rising costs and political threats, these programs must innovate and adapt to continue supporting women’s health, ensuring better health outcomes and comprehensive care for future generations.
Women’s Week of Action: Shop Smart and #GetCovered
As women’s week of action begins this Sunday, December 8th and runs through the final day of the Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment on Sunday, December 15th, we want to remind you to shop smart and get covered. The annual opportunity to enroll in comprehensive coverage gives women and families guaranteed access to health insurance.
Moving Backward: Efforts to Strike Down the Affordable Care Act Put Millions of Women and Girls at Risk
Efforts to Strike Down the Affordable Care Act Put Millions of Women and Girls at Risk
I am one of the 67 million women and girls with a pre-existing condition.
Having my son could essentially blacklist me from getting affordable, comprehensive health coverage if opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) succeed with their relentless efforts to sabotage it.
Taking Stock of the ACA’s Preventive Services Coverage During National Women’s Health Week
For National Women’s Health Week this year, we’re reminding women of some of the preventive services they can access – without cost sharing – thanks to the ACA.
This International Women’s Day, We Must #PressforProgress on Women’s Health
We all must speak out against the Trump administration’s attacks on women’s health and health care — before it’s too late.
Connecting Virginians to the Health Coverage They Need
This year, National Partnership staff helped Virginians sign up for health coverage during open enrollment.
A Marketing Plan Designed to Fail
This open enrollment period, we have an obligation to help the more than 28 million people in this country without health insurance sign up.
Women Are Watching
As the primary health care decision-makers for our families, women have a lot of stake in the debate about the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Replacing the ACA May Be High Stakes for Lawmakers – But It’s Even More Important to Women
Thousands of news stories have documented the politics around repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Every week, it seems, ACA opponents try out some new spin.
Scarier than your worst 90’s outfit
Throwback Thursday (#TBT) is usually a lighthearted way to show off your best (or worst) 90’s outfit or that funny picture of you as a toddler – but today’s #TBT is not nearly so amusing. Right now, extremists in Congress are working to undermine women’s health and access to care by repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA).