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.
Standing Up for Women & Families in 2017
“This is the time to move women’s rights forward, not roll back the progress we have made over decades.”
Nurses Respond to Political Interference in Health Care
Political interference is especially pronounced in sexual and reproductive health, particularly with respect to abortion access. National nursing organizations are responding to these threats – most recently with a position statement by the American Academy of Nursing.
The Power of Data Sharing to Improve Health
When it comes to improving patient care and health outcomes, it is clear that place matters: where people live, work, worship and play affects both individual and population health in powerful ways.
New York State of Mind
GetMyHealthData is partnering with practices in New York to improve patient access to and use of health information.
Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Record on Women’s Legal Rights
Judge Gorsuch’s record on women’s legal rights shows that time and time again, his approach to the law favors employers, politicians, and other powerful entities, and hurts the individuals who rely on the law for protection.
Going Backward on Maternity Coverage Would Be Disastrous for Women’s Health
At her confirmation hearing last week, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said she thinks it should once again be optional for health plans to cover maternity care.
Trump’s Anti-Woman Cabinet: How It All Adds Up
From gutting the Affordable Care Act to undermining reproductive health care to weakening workplace protections to opposing measures to stop sexual violence, Trump’s nominees have stood outside the mainstream and against the interests of women. Women must be vigilant and we must resist.
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.
Together, we made history at the Women’s March. Now take the next step!
At the National Partnership, we get it. The Women’s March put the Trump administration and the new Congress on notice, but it was only the first step. Now, we each must do everything we can to create a continuous drumbeat for women’s rights and human rights.
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).
Worse than Your Embarrassing Prom Photo
While you may not be able to prevent an embarrassing prom photo from popping up on Facebook today (#TBT), thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many women are able to access basic preventive health care services that were previously out of reach. At least for now.
With So Much at Stake with Obamacare Repeal, ‘Trust Me’ Simply Isn’t Good Enough
Offering no details about a replacement package, Republican leaders are asking us to trust them as they strip millions of their health coverage and economic security. That’s simply not acceptable.