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Republicans’ Paid Leave Tax Credit Continues to Miss the Mark for Families

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 14, 2025 – “More than 100 million people do not have paid family leave through their jobs. For far too long, these workers – both women...

Jenna Skinner Scanlan and Emma Shapiro Join National Partnership’s Board

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 13, 2025 – Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced the additions of Jenna Skinner Scanlan and Emma Shapiro to the Board of Directors. Both were appointed during the April Board meeting. Skinner Scanlan joins...

Energy & Commerce Committee Plan Would Be a Disastrous Cut in Care for 13.7 Million People

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 13, 2025 – "The National Partnership for Women & Families strongly condemns the proposal released by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy...

Medicaid Matters for Me (Lorena’s Story)

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...

CMS’s Transforming Maternal Health Model: A Roadmap For States

Despite some recent improvements in maternal mortality – which, to be clear, did not extend to Black women – the United States continues to be the most dangerous wealthy country for giving birth, and large proportions of childbearing families still lack...

NEWS: Inside conservatives’ strategy to curb abortion pill access

‘Rolling Thunder’: Inside Conservatives’ Strategy To Curb Abortion Pill Access POLITICO, May 7, 2025 The nation’s most influential anti-abortion groups have a new plan to roll back access to the procedure for millions of Americans in what they’re calling the “biggest...

NCGJHP Letter to Congress to Protect Medicaid

LETTER | National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy (NCGJHP) letter to Congress to strongly oppose any cuts to the Medicaid program currently under consideration through reconciliation.

Including a Health Equity Plan is Integral to Achieving Whole‑Person Health

BULLETIN | To support Medicaid programs and partners working to transform maternal health in their state, we developed the following Maternal Health Infrastructure Policy Checklist in parallel with the playbook support for all other model elements.

Transforming Maternal Health in Medicaid

REPORT | To assist state Medicaid agencies and maternal health champions in the states participating in the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) initiative, we developed a playbook that provides concrete checklists, specific resources, and evidence about the value of...

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