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Disastrous and Dangerous: Judge Barrett Would Wreak Havoc on the Lives of Women of Color
FACT SHEET | Judge Barrett's elevation to the country’s highest court would be disastrous for all of us in regards to our civil and human rights, but is especially dangerous for women of color who live at the intersection of multiple oppressions.
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Past as Present: America’s Sordid History of Medical Reproductive Abuse and Experimentation
FACT SHEET | Recently, accounts of forced hysterectomies at the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, have sparked widespread alarm and condemnation.
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Executive Summary: Improving Our Maternity Care Now
The U.S. maternity care system fails to provide many childbearing people and newborns with equitable, respectful, safe, effective, and affordable care.
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Improving Our Maternity Care Now
Four care models decisionmakers must implement for healthier moms and babies
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Federal Legislation to Improve Maternal Health: Summary and Status
Bipartisan legislation was enacted in the 115th Congress to support maternal mortality review committees and increase the supply of maternal health providers in underserved areas.
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Maternity Care in the United States: We Can-And Must-Do Better
An overview of maternity care system
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Future of Digital Health
A Series of Roundtables on the Health Data Revolution
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Patient Coalition Letter on H.R. 5741
Letter opposing H.R. 5741
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Universal Health Coverage
Women should be at the forefront of every conversation about the future of our health care system. Access to quality care is essential not only to women’s physical and mental well-being, but also their economic security and ability to participate fully in society.
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Coalition Letter on Suprise Billing
Letter to Congress urging action to end surprise billing and improve maternal health.
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Maternal Health and Abortion Restrictions:How Lack of Access to Quality Care is Harming Black Women
The rising maternal mortality rate and the passage of laws that undermine access to abortion care are significant reproductive health crises.
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Immigrant Health Insurance Coverage
National Partnership for Women & Families' Response to the Emergency Submission Comment on Immigrant Health Insurance Coverage.
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American Indian and Alaska Native Women’s Maternal Health: Addressing the Crisis
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women are experiencing an alarming rate of maternal mortality: they are three to four times more likely than white women to die of complications related to pregnancy and/or childbirth.
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Attacks on health care coverage are attacks on reproductive justice for women of color
By undermining the ACA, conservative lawmakers are gambling with the health and economic stability of Black, Latina and Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women, families, and communities.
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Advancing Health Equity: Addressing the Role of Structural Racism
In the United States, health and racism are inextricably linked. Racism and discrimination are deeply ingrained in the social, political, and economic fabric of our society and have a harmful impact on individuals and communities of color.
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The Best Mother’s Day Gifts From Congress: Policies Mothers Need to Thrive
FACT SHEET | While our country claims to value mothers and families, our policies are making childbirth more dangerous, pushing working moms out of the labor force, perpetuating a punishing gender wage gap and blocking people from deciding when and if to become a parent.
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Social Determinants of Health
Addressing the social determinants of health is recognized as a key strategy to improve health outcomes, and potentially reduce health disparities. Here's a policy framework for policymakers and the private sector.
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Tackling Maternal Health Disparities: A Look at Four Local Organizations with Innovative Approaches
Maternal health disparities have many causes, but disparate social conditions and a lack of prenatal care or substandard maternal care are often key factors. Community-based maternal care models can help to narrow the disparities in maternal health outcomes by providing expanded prenatal, childbirth and postpartum support that is respectful and culturally relevant to at-risk women.
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Improving Maternal Health Outcomes Requires Bold Congressional Action
The United States is currently experiencing a maternal health crisis. Bold legislation is required to significantly improve outcomes and save women’s lives.
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Despite Significant Gains, Women of Color Have Lower Rates of Health Insurance Than White Women
FACT SHEET | Pervasive coverage disparities remain for women of color, despite significant health insurance gains since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Health insurance provides access to the care women of color need to get and stay healthy, including preventive care, routine screenings and management of chronic conditions.
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