Today, women across the country still routinely face inequality at home, at work and throughout society. And too often, the issues we care most about seem not to matter.
For the Sake of Women and Newborns: Strengthen Midwifery
The preeminent medical journal The Lancet has just released its Midwifery Series, a major project to take stock of the contribution of midwifery to the well-being of childbearing women and newborns.
Oklahomans Fight Back
Oklahomans pride themselves on the way our citizens pull together in emergencies and tragedies. But many residents, unfortunately, also like to call ours the most conservative state.
#WhatMothersNeed This Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is here. That means that if you’re like many people, you’ve recently spent some time asking yourself what your mother (or the mothers in your life) need.
What Do Mothers Need? Tools to Make the Best Health Care Choices
As Mother’s Day approaches, we’re making it easier for women to manage their families’ health by providing tools and information to help them use their health insurance to access affordable, quality care and to make the best possible health care choices.
What Do Mothers Need? Quality Maternity Care
As Mother’s Day approaches, we renew our commitment to improving the quality of maternity care so women can enjoy safe, satisfying pregnancies and births, and babies can have a healthy start in life. We ask you to join us.
Increased Transparency in Health Care: Good News for Patients and Families
In good news for patients and families, the federal government recently took two important steps to increase transparency. These actions exemplify a changing health care culture that recognizes the need for openness.
Making History for Women and Families
At the National Partnership, we couldn’t be more inspired to make history on the issues of paramount importance to women and their families.
The Ryan Budget: Bad for Our Health
Budgets reflect priorities. Last week, House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the House Republican budget. If adopted, it would take health insurance away from millions of Americans, turn Medicaid into a block grant, and put seniors’ access to comprehensive Medicare coverage in jeopardy.
Helping Pregnant Women Become Partners in Their Care
The quality of maternity care in our country needs improvement. While transforming the maternity care system will take time, there is progress to report.
When You Marginalize Women’s Health, You Sanction Inequality
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases brought by for-profit corporations challenging the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) birth control benefit, which requires that health plans include coverage for contraception – a basic health service that 99 percent of women use at some point in their lives.
Fulfilling the Affordable Care Act’s Promise to Women and Families
The ACA has already begun improving the lives of women and families across the country, but we still have work to do.
What’s at Stake in the Supreme Court Birth Control Cases? More Than You Might Think.
Access to contraception long seemed settled and remote from the culture wars.
Financial Help Is Here: Get Covered Today!
For decades, cost has been a major barrier that prevented tens of millions of Americans from accessing health insurance.
La Ayuda Financiera Ya Está Aquí: ¡Asegúrate Hoy!
Por décadas, el costo ha sido el mayor obstáculo que ha impedido que millones de personas en los Estados Unidos obtengan acceso al seguro médico.
Standing Up for Women and Families in 2014
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.
