Too many Black women are dying in pregnancy and childbirth. It’s unacceptable. We’re proud to support Black Mamas Matter Alliance’s Black Maternal Health Week.
Survey Says: We’re Missing an Opportunity to Engage Women in Their Health Care
The 2017 NCI Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) survey included questions on consumer use of health IT. We look at what it says about how women access and use health information via digital health tools.
Women Deserve the Truth
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra should be a no-brainer for the Court. It’s a case about the simple proposition that women deserve the truth.
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.
Women Just Can’t Win: Medicaid Work Requirements and Inadequate Workplace Policies
Here’s an idea for politicians who claim they want to help women and families become more financially secure: Don’t institute punishing work requirements in programs that are meant to help people achieve and maintain economic security. Instead, promote and protect access to affordable, quality health care and supportive workplace policies.
Delays are Destructive: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Need Health Care Funding Now
It is my hope that by Super Bowl 2019, I will be able to tell my son that Puerto Rican families have the resources they need to enjoy a Sunday football game, rather than worry about basic necessities and access to affordable health care. We urge Congress to act without further delay.
Roe at 45: Rising Above the Lies to Realize the Promise of Roe v. Wade
Forty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court guaranteed women’s right to abortion in Roe v. Wade, we are still defending that right and working to realize the promise of Roe for millions – especially poor women, young folks and people of color – for whom abortion care remains inaccessible.
A Moment, a March and a Movement Poised to Win the Policies Women and Families Need
Many of us — including women, people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ community and people with special needs, disabilities and chronic illness — recognize that Trump’s federal government is putting all of us last.
Connecting Virginians to the Health Coverage They Need
This year, National Partnership staff helped Virginians sign up for health coverage during open enrollment.
Censoring Science Is Never a Good Idea
Letting politics dictate health policy is outrageous! This is not what the country wants.
Engaging Young Texans to Call Out Politicians Who Turn Lies into Laws
Last month, our friends at Texas Freedom Network Education Fund’s Texas Rising hosted a series of Lies into Laws Forums on college campuses to call out lawmakers who are turning lies into harmful laws.
This Should Never Happen – Not Here
Trump’s Office of Refugee Resettlement must not be allowed to prevent undocumented immigrant minors from getting the health care they need.
Paid Sick Days are Critical for Workers’ Mental Health Too
World Mental Health Day offers an opportunity to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness. It is also a reminder of the need to promote policies, such as paid sick days, that would help those living with a mental illness.
9 Million Reasons Congress Must Act Now to Save CHIP
Congress: Act now and fund CHIP fully. More than 9 million kids, and millions of families, are depending on you.
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.
The Hyde Amendment Continues to Punish Our Country’s Most Vulnerable Women
For 41 long years, the Hyde amendment has penalized low-income women by withholding coverage for abortion care from those enrolled in Medicaid.
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).
No Rest This Summer for Texas Abortion Rights Advocates
The Texas state legislature passed three new abortion restrictions during this summer’s special session.
America’s Moms Deserve Better Than Policies That Leave Them Behind
Trump’s budget proposal includes dramatic changes to health care and a very limited paid leave policy that ignores the importance of medical leave for new moms.
#MomsDontNeed
Holidays are nice. Progress is nicer.
