A new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) finds that if Americans who provide care to loved ones received a check for that work, it would be in the amount of more than $1.1 trillion.
Supreme Court Limits Medicaid Patients’ Right to Choose Their Health Care Provider
Jun 26, 2025
Today, in a new decision (Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic), the Supreme Court has made it harder for people in South Carolina with Medicaid coverage to choose their health care provider and limited their ability to challenge that restriction in court. The decision now opens the door for other states to exclude Planned Parenthood from their state Medicaid programs.
Three Years Post-Dobbs: Abortion Bans & Criminalization Threaten More than 15 Million Women of Color
Jun 23, 2025
Our analysis finds that more than 15 million women of color live in states where abortion is banned or under threat, or where there are bills to criminalize people for having an abortion. The analysis has been updated to reflect an Ohio proposal that was introduced last week.
National Partnership Announces Top Companies Leading on Paid Leave
Jun 10, 2025
Today, the National Partnership for Women and Families unveiled the top companies setting new standards for paid leave policies in 2025. The 2025 “Leading on Leave” report highlights seven companies that exceeded benchmark qualifications for their policies and practices on paid leave.
Trump Administration Refuses To Allow Pregnant Patients To Access Abortion in Medical Emergencies
Jun 6, 2025
When a health crisis or emergency arises, and when minutes and seconds can be the difference between life or death, it is critical to ensure that patients receive the care that they need quickly and without hesitation. This week, the Trump Administration made this task harder by revoking guidance clarifying that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) applies in cases where abortion care is necessary to stabilize a patient, even when there is a state abortion ban in place.
National Partnership for Women & Families Condemns Proposed Closure of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor in Trump’s Budget
Jun 4, 2025
Since being created by Congress more than 100 years ago, the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor has made significant contributions to improving women’s status and treatment in the workplace.
House Republican Plan Would Inflict Harm and Chaos for Millions of Women and Families
May 22, 2025
The House of Representatives voted today to advance a budget reconciliation package that would undermine the health and economic security of tens of millions of people who rely on essential programs like Medicaid, the ACA, SNAP, and the Child Tax Credit, all to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.
Republicans’ Paid Leave Tax Credit Continues to Miss the Mark for Families
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 and men –– have had to choose: go to work and continue earning a paycheck to pay bills and keep food on the table – or stay home to care for a sick loved one.
Jenna Skinner Scanlan and Emma Shapiro Join National Partnership’s Board
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.
Energy & Commerce Committee Plan Would Be a Disastrous Cut in Care for 13.7 Million People
May 13, 2025
The National Partnership for Women & Families strongly condemns the proposal released by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee to gut Medicaid as part of a broader reconciliation package to fund tax cuts for billion dollar corporations and the ultra wealthy.

