H: Healthcare for All Kids
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Google"Healthcare for all kids" in the MOTHER agenda to refers to quality, universal healthcare to all children--and ultimately to all citizens.
Sharon's Story
The family—fully insured, with Sharon’s husband basically working the equivalent of two full-time jobs--was losing the battle of the medical bills. “When Zach was diagnosed with a primary immune deficiency we knew it wasn’t going to end,” Sharon recalls. “We already had re-mortgaged our house to pay for medical bills—so when we found out how much the new treatment was going to cost we knew we couldn’t pay our higher mortgage payment, the cost of his medicines, and other costs every month.” That was the breaking point. [...] They made an appointment with an attorney to declare bankruptcy.
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MomsBlogging on Healthcare for All Kids
1.2 Million Children have lost employer-sponsored health insurance!
Dear MomsRising.org member,
Well, it's official, the recession has hit our kids. An estimated 1.2 million children have lost employer-sponsored health insurance in the past year alone.[1] It's clear that Lehman Brothers aren't the only brothers that need a bail out.
Financial Health Education in School Curriculum?
Health education is required at my children’s schools. Personal, physical, sexual, and even environmental health is all part of the curriculum. But what about financial health? While some high schools offer elective courses in investments and banking, most do not. The assumption is that kids will learn about money along the way and that their parents will guide them.
Our voices were heard: No wait-list for Healthy Families!
Congratulations! Last week California MomsRising.org members sent over 3,600 letters to Governor Schwarzenegger and our legislators in Sacramento to oppose a proposed wait-list for kids' healthcare coverage. Our voices were heard!
Medi-Cal saved my daughter's life!
My daughter Ellie was born with reflux, a seemingly innocent condition that many children have and outgrow. But Ellie was different. She would choke and turn blue, she would become dehydrated from not being able to keep anything down, and she had pneumonia by the time she was 10 days old.
Traces of Melamine Found in U.S. Baby Formula
Cross-posted at MotherTalkers.
