From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We hope that you will join us in celebrating the fifth annual Black Maternal Health Week, founded by our partners at Black Mamas Matter Alliance. Black Maternal Health Week is a week of awareness, activism, and … Continued
This year, we can achieve a huge victory against Big Tobacco by getting the FDA to eliminate flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Sign the Tobacco-Free Kids’ petition at https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/petitions/nows-the-time-sign-on-and-tell-the-fda-to-get-rid-of-flavored-tobacco-products-in-2022 calling on the FDA to … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Health Access Network (http://www.pahealthaccess.org): The deadline to file taxes is coming up on April 18th! If you’re uninsured, you have another chance to enroll in health coverage through Pennie this spring by filling out a short form along … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Twelve years ago today, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. This historic legislation: banned discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, including pregnancy; eliminated lifetime caps; vastly expanded access to affordable health care for … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Big Pharma corporations are killing Americans by charging outrageous prices for prescription drugs. We know why: these companies have spent a fortune on lobbyists to get the U.S. government to protect their profits. Enough is … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “If I wasn’t accepted for Medicaid, I honestly have no idea what I would do… I experienced postpartum depression after having my daughter. It was hard, but medical bills weren’t a worry of mine because I … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-25/health/report-pa-children-at-risk-of-losing-medicaid-coverage/a78023-1 February 25, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window With the end of the public-health emergency looming, a new report reveals millions of children in Pennsylvania and elsewhere are at risk … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “Before I had Medicaid, I went into a coma about once a month because I am on insulin. I have many complications as a result of going years without healthcare. Now I never go into comas. … Continued
From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/): Donald Trump and Jared Kushner set into motion a scheme to privatize Medicare, just a bit at a time, before they left the White House in disgrace. Kushner set up, and Trump approved, a pilot … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-04/health/pa-in-great-need-of-blood-donors-amid-supply-shortage/a77713-1 February 4, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Two years into the pandemic, the number of volunteer blood donors in Pennsylvania has dropped dramatically. Blood center leaders say it’s critical … Continued