Author
No more baby steps: It’s past time for full Medicaid expansion
The landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA) is still young at ten and a half years old and it has been challenged and bullied by conservative politicians across the country. Today, however, it’s clear that the law is here to stay and that many of those same politicians who opposed it now realize how much the […]
It’s past time for the president to stop sabotaging the ACA
Even though efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act outright appear to be dead for now, President Trump, in keeping with his misleading “promise” to let the law “fail on its own,” continues to work to sabotage it. This effort has been aided by cynical proposals in congress — including an “American Health Care Act” […]
How we ought to honor mothers this weekend
As a mother and also a daughter, each year I try to think of something unique that will celebrate my deserving mother and friend. As a health care advocate engaging communities and policymakers, today I’m thinking of the mothers in our state who have serious health care access and coverage concerns. This week in Greenville, […]
Message to Trump administration: Protect our care; don’t weaken the Marketplace
You don’t have to be low-income or uninsured to grasp how challenging and complex the modern world of health care and health insurance has become. Even in my role as a fully insured professional who works in the field every day as an advocate, I wrestle with the challenges the system presents — especially when […]
Medicaid expansion will be on the front burner at Women’s Advocacy Day tomorrow
Tomorrow is Women’s Advocacy Day at the North Carolina General Assembly and there are a lot of good reasons for caring women (and men) to attend. The one at the top of my list will be Medicaid expansion – the long-neglected plan to extend decent, affordable health coverage to hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians. […]