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Affordable Healthcare is the Bedrock of American Self-Reliance (By Jeneva Stone)

The spring of 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, was preceded by a hard winter for my family. In February, two major snowstorms hit the DC area where we lived within one week, dropping thirty to fifty inches of snow. They called it Snowpocalypse. During the

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A Vote for Readler is a Vote Against People with Pre-Existing Conditions (by Maya Brown-Zimmerman)

I’ve been involved in healthcare advocacy work since I was 14 years old, eventually pursuing a Masters in Public Health. Most of my spare time is spent working with patients and families with chronic illness, but you can also find me binging home design and cooking shows on Netflix,

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Of Mickey Mouse and Congressmen (by Sandra Joy Stein)

“Hello, my name is Sandra,” I recorded onto the senator’s voicemail as my own voice cracked. “I am calling you from my son’s Make-a-Wish trip at Disney World.” The tears started down my face. “I beg you to not repeal the Affordable Care Act.” This was January 2017,

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“If there is anything you need, please let us know” (by Kate Green)

People have been asking us this since 2014 when our second daughter, Lorelei, was born with Down syndrome. Immediately after she was delivered, she was whisked away to our Children’s Hospital for surgery to repair a blocked intestine and she spent her first weeks of life in the NICU.

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Every Child Deserves a Chance (by Amy & Erik Boyle)

Like most couples, when we dreamed of having a child we dreamed about our child laughing, playing, growing up strong and smart, going off to college, having tons of friends, being part of a community, falling in love, and one day maybe starting her/his own family. When we decided

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Don't Crowd-Fund Health Care; Vote For It (by Tasha Nelson)

I’m conservative on some things and less on others. A true swing voter, a moderate. A Republican was as likely to get my vote as a Democrat —dependent on their voting history on issues important to me. Historically, I leaned more Republican than Democrat until last year, when the

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Little Lobbyists Statement on Short Term Limited Duration Insurance CMS-9924-P (STATEMENT)

Submitted to www.regulations.gov/docket?D=CMS-2018-0015 April 19, 2018 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-9924-P Little Lobbyists is an organization of families with one thing in common: we all have medically complex children requiring significant medical care. Our mission is