Young women who are pregnant right now without health coverage could soon be in a better position, if Congress takes action! Yesterday, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey introduced legislation nicknamed the Healthy MOM Act that would allow women...
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Special Enrollment Is Here, But Pregnancy Isn’t A Qualifying Event To Get Covered
Read MoreThis post originally appeared on Enroll America’s blog. By Christina Postolowski This week, The New Yorker profiled what has increasingly become a high-profile campaign to make maternity coverage accessible to pregnant women year-round. February 15 marked the close of open enrollment and the...
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Downton Abbey’s Lady Sybil Lost Her Life Due To Pregnancy-Related Disease; We Can’t Let That Happen To Women Today
Read MoreBy Sarah Lovenheim Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said that she “is happy to consider” our request to classify pregnancy as a qualifying event for women without maternity coverage to get covered outside of Open Enrollment. This...
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Moms Rising: 6 Maneras de Tener Cobertura Médica Antes del Periodo Abierto de Inscripción
Read MoreMaria de YI en MomsRising.org: Maneras de Tener Cobertura Médica Antes del Periodo Abierto de Inscripción “Obtener cuidado medico puede ser un proceso difícil para entender, particularmente si no domina el ingles. A mis padres no les fue fácil navegar este...
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Moms Rising: Six Ways To Get Health Coverage Before Open Enrollment – In English Or Spanish!
Read MoreYoung Invincibles’ California Outreach & Spanish Media Coordinator Maria Beltran writes a blog post discussing the ways both English and Spanish speakers can get health coverage before this year’s open enrollment period begins on November 15th: “Signing up for health insurance...
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Born in ’88? You’ll Want to Read This
Read MoreBy Marlon Marshall, Special Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Director of Public Engagement for The White House, and Jen Mishory, Executive Director of Young Invincibles “If you’re turning 26 this year, then you know that 1988 was more...
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Univision Palm Springs: Periodo Especial de Inscripción Para Reforma de Salud
Read MoreLa Coordinador de Alcance y Medios de Comunicación en Español de Young Invincibles, María Beltrán, hablo con Enrique Chiabra de Univision Notivalle sobre como obtener cobertura médica a través del Período Especial de Inscripción para las personas que enfrentan particulares...
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Christina Postolowski: Getting Your Grown Kid to Sign up for Health Insurance
Read MoreAn excerpt from a blog post written by Young Invincibles’ Senior Policy Analyst Christina Postolowski for MomsRising: “Health insurance isn’t always first on a young adult’s mind. But money often is. So parents, what happens when you explain to your...
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NewsWorks: 26th Birthday, Life-Changing Events Offers Another Chance to Sign Up for ACA Insurance
Read MoreBy Taunya English “For most Americans, open enrollment and the chance to sign up for insurance through healthcare.gov ended back in March, but a number of different life-changing events can briefly reopen that window.” Read more here.
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Cristina Calvillo-Rivera: Getting Married? A Time to Share Your Green Chile and Health Insurance!
Read MoreAn excerpt from a blog post by Young Invincibles’ State Outreach Coordinator Cristina Calvillo-Rivera on The Wedding Guide of New Mexico: “As you prepare to get married — to share your life and green chile — you should know about...