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Oakland Schools Help Parents Sign Up for Covered California
Antonia Briones (left), an Alameda County Social Services Agency eligibility technician, helps Gabino Pablo (right) with Covered California enrollment as the deadline approaches. (Rachel Dornhelm/KQED) The robocall went out this week to every parent of an Oakland public school student: “Hello! This is the…
Author: The California Report
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Betting Big on New Leaders in Health Equity
This is an historic year for The Atlantic Philanthropies. In 2016, we have reached our 35th year of grantmaking, and also our last. In recent updates, I’ve discussed our culminating grants that build on our three and a half decades of work to address…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Connecting Children and Families to Health Insurance: Why Are Cities Involved?
By Chuan Teng With all of the attention on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some people may not know that millions of children and families are currently eligible for but not enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Although there are provisions in the…
Author: CitiesSpeak
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What's at Stake -- No, Who's at Stake in the Great Supreme Court Case?
By Jennifer Ng’andu, Deputy Director, Health Policy, National Council of La Raza It’s probably the hottest seat in Washington, D.C. — and you can’t buy tickets to it. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable…
Author: National Council of La Raza
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With Rewards Come Responsibilities: Raising the Bar by $14.8 Million
By Diane Felicio, Ph.D., Development Director On March 31, 2015, Community Catalyst announced a $14.8 million legacy award from The Atlantic Philanthropies to launch The Center for Consumer and Community Engagement in Health System Transformation (The Center). We were thrilled to celebrate the successful conclusion of what had been…
Author: Community Catalyst
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New Obamacare Enrollment Campaign Unveiled By Kathleen Sebelius
WASHINGTON — With precious time remaining before the health care exchanges established by the president’s health care law are up and running, the Obama administration is rolling out new initiatives to encourage enrollment. The latest of these is set to be unveiled on Monday, when…
Author: Huffington Post
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The Affordable Care Act Turns 3!
MomsRising is an Atlantic grantee through the Children & Youth programme in the United States. Posted March 21st, 2013 by Ashley Boyd Three years ago this Saturday, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama. Since then, the law…
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KidsWell Campaign Launches Website and Online Resource Hub for Health Reform Implementation
New York, June 29, 2011. KidsWell, a campaign dedicated to the successful implementation of federal health reform for America’s children, launched www.KidsWellCampaign.org, a website monitoring state and national health care reform implementation and opposition across the country. Drawing on a growing repository of more than…
Author: Kidswell