With demand on the rise for measures that will make our country more healthy, fair and family friendly, the National Partnership convened a special congressional briefing to discuss the policies women and families want this year.
The Fight for Women’s Health in Louisiana Continues
On February 4, dozens of allies met on the steps of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) in Baton Rouge to do something that we rarely get to do on the harsh battlefield of reproductive justice work in Louisiana – celebrate a victory.
Double Booked: The Wisdom of Adopting Family Friendly Policies
Being a working parent is hard. Just last week, my son was in tears as I left at dawn for an overnight trip.
Choosing a Health Insurance Plan 101
Shopping for insurance through your state marketplace? These four questions will help you pick a plan.
The Affordable Care Act: Support for Working Families
While the ACA is, indeed, a health policy, it’s also a policy that offers badly needed support to working families.
McCullen v. Coakley
On January 15th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in McCullen v. Coakley, a case challenging the Massachusetts Buffer Zone Law.
Congress Must Heed the President’s Historic Call for Paid Leave, Fair Pay and a Stronger Health Care System
President Obama’s State of the Union address was a compelling call for a more fair and family friendly nation.
Fighting Back: The Women’s Health Protection Act
The Women’s Health Protection Act would support women’s ability to make personal health care decisions unhindered by callous and unnecessary state regulations.
A New Direction for Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights in Virginia
Voters in Virginia faced a clear choice when it came to women’s health and reproductive rights in the Virginia governor’s race.
How Do I Get to Healthy?
What if, instead of plugging in your destination address, you could ask for directions to get to healthy?
We Must Honor the Affordable Care Act’s Commitment to Women
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes key provisions of paramount importance to women…
Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Decisions: Albuquerque Communities Respect Decisions About Abortion
“Mija, I think that a woman should make her own decision about abortion for herself. It’s her body and no one is in her shoes to decide for her.” These are the words of my father, a proud immigrant from Michoacán, Mexico, a domestic worker, a brother to five sisters and a father to three daughters.
Taking Bold Action to Lift Abortion Coverage Bans: States and Cities Lead the Way
Nestled in the Appalachian mountains, Charleston, West Virginia wouldn’t at first glance seem to have much in common with Cerritos College, a predominantly Latino community college with its campus in Los Angeles…
Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace!
Get the details on health care coverage and the new Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
Realizing the Value of Health IT: Jumpstarting Efforts to Reduce Health Disparities
Health disparities and health information technology (IT). Those two issues aren’t linked very often, but they should be, and National Health IT Week presents a great opportunity to talk about why. Health information technology is a valuable tool we can use to reduce disparities for millions of Americans and improve the quality of health care.
Youth Activism for Sex Education
As educators, advocates, and allies of sexual health, we often ask ourselves why we are still having conversations about the implementation and support of comprehensive sexuality education for young people across the nation.
“Meaningful Use” of Health IT: What the FACA?!
What happens when you put a couple of dozen doctors, technology vendors, consumer advocates, researchers, public health officials, state legislators and others in a room and ask them to agree on exactly what it means to ‘meaningfully use’ electronic health records? Not as many fights as you’d think. And thanks to the Federal Advisory Committees Act [1] – which created the FACAs responsible for creating the first draft of Meaningful Use criteria – we know!
An Opportunity to Reduce Health Disparities that We Cannot Afford to Waste
One of America’s greatest assets is its incredible diversity. Today, one in five people in this country age five and older speak a language other than English at home. The U.S. Hispanic population has reached 50.5 million, accounting for more than half of the population increase since 2000.
A Day to Remember, A March That Must Continue
On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of men and women came together in Washington, D.C., for the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Fifty years later, the march continues.
One Step Closer to Equity for Peace Corps Volunteers
Here’s a fact that may surprise you: Women who work for the Peace Corps at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. and women who volunteer for the Peace Corps and serve overseas receive different health care coverage from the federal government.
