The Gender Equity and Health Justice team has worked with allies to achieve robust implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which has had a powerful impact on improving women and LGBTQ+ people's health coverage.
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States released a majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that undermines 50 years of judicial precedent. [ Press Release ]
April 11-17 marks Black Maternal Health Week, which aims to amplify the voices of Black Mamas, women, families, and stakeholders and center the values and traditions of the reproductive and birth justice movements. [ Blog ]
The elimination of the “family glitch” would open the door to more affordable coverage for five million people, more than half of whom are children. [ Press Release ]
March 31marks International Transgender Day of Visibility, which is an annual day of awareness that celebrates the accomplishments of transgender and gender non-binary (TNB) people. [ Blog ]
For more than a decade, the ACA has helped to improve the quality of and access to health care for millions of women across the country. [ Blog ]
Community Catalyst executive director, Emily Stewart, writes for The Hill about the importance of passing the Build Back Better Act. [ News Clip ]
It is time to dial up the pressure on Build Back Better. We’ve provided a full toolkit below. [ Alert ]
Saturday marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that protects the right to legal abortion in the U.S [ Blog ]
As we continue to push the Senate to take up the Build Back Better Act in the coming weeks, we need to be ready to celebrate the enormous investments this bill will make in the health of our families and communities. [ Alert ]
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that abortion providers in Texas could proceed with lawsuits challenging the nation’s strictest abortion ban law. [ Press Release ]
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which concerns the constitutionality of a 2018 Mississippi law that, if allowed to go into effect, would ban most abortions after 15 weeks. [ Press Release ]
Today, the U.S. House passed the Build Back Better Act, which would make critical advancements for health care affordability, access and equity. [ Press Release ]
Through the Raising Women’s Voices initiative, we are partners with two national women’s health organizations and 30 regional coordinators across the U.S.
National Women’s Health Network
Black Women’s Health Imperative
EverThrive Illinois, formerly the Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition, works to improve the health of women, children, and families over the lifespan through community engagement, partnerships, policy analysis, education, and advocacy.
Consumers for Affordable Health Care is a Maine advocacy organization that strives to ensure a strong consumer voice in decision making at all levels and in all forums in order to advocate for a consumer-oriented health system in Maine and the United States.
Montana Women Vote is a coalition of non-profit organizations working statewide to educate and mobilize low-income women and their allies to participate in the democratic process as informed voters, policy advocates, and community leaders. Member organizations work on issues of economic justice, violence against women, human rights, reproductive rights, women’s environmental health, and homelessness.
As the state's largest citizen watchdog coalition, New Jersey Citizen Action works to protect and expand the rights of individuals and families and to ensure that government officials respond to the needs of people rather than the interests of those with money and power.
Raising Women’s Voices (RWV) is a national initiative working to make sure women’s voices are heard and women’s concerns are addressed as policymakers put the health care law into action. RWV believes that women are grassroots experts in what is wrong with the current health system and what it takes to fix it because of our roles as arrangers of health care for our families.
To expand health coverage in Texas and overcome continued opposition to Medicaid expansion, The Afiya Center (TAC) will energize directly impacted communities to raise their voices and utilize people-power. TAC will work in collaboration with the Texas Organizing Project Education Fund (TOPEF) and Every Texan to deepen the work of Medicaid expansion in Texas, and in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area by lifting up coverage concerns for Black, Latinx and Transgender womxn.
Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston, Inc. (LHI) is a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating barriers to healthcare and promoting health and wellness for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)-identified women and transgender men through collaborative and integrated Education, Access and Advocacy programs.
Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to achieve a seamless health care system, in which all individuals receive affordable, quality care, and are assured of basic rights and protections. NoHLA's work focuses on issues of concern to low-income individuals and families, particularly in Washington State. Please see NoHLA Advocacy for information about NoHLA's recent work.
The proposed regulation would allow millions of Americans with unaffordable employer-sponsored coverage to access premium tax credits in the Affordable Care Act. [ Comment Letter ]
It is time to dial up the pressure on Build Back Better. We’ve provided a full toolkit below. [ Alert ]
As we continue to push the Senate to take up the Build Back Better Act in the coming weeks, we need to be ready to celebrate the enormous investments this bill will make in the health of our families and communities. [ Alert ]
Take action to pass the Build Back Better agenda. [ Alert ]
These new and updated tools can help you raise your voice and amplify the need for Congress to act now. [ Alert ]
This toolkit illustrates how advocates can leverage American Rescue Plan Act funds to spur transformative change and address the unique needs of communities. [ Publication ]
Immigrants must wait 5 years before they can enroll in federally funded programs, such as Medicaid and CHIP. Here's how Congress can remove this barrier for lawfully present immigrants. [ Publication ]
Letter to Congress urging them to include maternal health and birth justice priorities in next recovery package. [ Comment Letter ]
Check out our Medicaid Birthday toolkit! [ Alert ]
The American Rescue Plan's enhancements are critical to help individuals and families’ secure health access during the pandemic and are a needed correction to the ACA subsidy scale and must be made permanent. [ Publication ]
Tomorrow night’s state of the union marks the first time President Biden will speak to Congress. Our job is to remind the Biden administration and policymakers that health care is central to infrastructure – and the time to be bold is now. [ Alert ]
The funding coming into your state first and foremost must be responsive to the needs of people and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic [ Alert ]
It is time to dial up the pressure on Build Back Better. We’ve provided a full toolkit below.
As we continue to push the Senate to take up the Build Back Better Act in the coming weeks, we need to be ready to celebrate the enormous investments this bill will make in the health of our families and communities.
Take action to pass the Build Back Better agenda.
These new and updated tools can help you raise your voice and amplify the need for Congress to act now.
Check out our Medicaid Birthday toolkit!
Tomorrow night’s state of the union marks the first time President Biden will speak to Congress. Our job is to remind the Biden administration and policymakers that health care is central to infrastructure – and the time to be bold is now.
The funding coming into your state first and foremost must be responsive to the needs of people and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
The endurance of the ACA for over a decade is a testament to the strength of our collective efforts in the never-ending fight for progress.
The Gender Equity and Health Justice team has worked with allies to achieve robust implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which has had a powerful impact on improving women and LGBTQ+ people's health coverage. Since the ACA’s passage, the proportion of adult women who are uninsured has decreased by nearly half, from 18.9 percent in 2012 to 9.5 percent in 2016. An estimated 53 million women now have contraceptive coverage without co-pays. Other policy wins have included guaranteed maternity coverage, protections against women being charged more than men for the same policy and prohibitions on denying coverage for “pre-existing conditions,” such as having had a Cesarean section delivery or having been a victim of sexual assault. When we think about our collective vision moving forward, the program is committed to: Protecting and Expanding Access to Safe and Legal Abortion; Increasing Access to Insurance Coverage for Women and LGBTQ+ People; and Improving Maternal Health Outcomes. The Gender Equity and Health Justice Program team is now working to achieve state and federal-level protections for these issues, as efforts to undermine access to care for women and LGBTQ+ people continue.
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