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Liz Doyle, Covering All Kids
July 19, 2012
As many of you know, TakeAction Minnesota led the successful grassroots and legislative campaign in 2009 to expand public health coverage to thousands of Minnesota children. Good news: this important law
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Liz Doyle, Celebrating a Tremendous Victory While Looking Forward
Earlier today, the Supreme Court ended the debate over the Affordable Care Act and ruled conclusively that Obamacare is constitutional and here to stay. With the Supreme Court hurdle now
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Abby Schanfield, Women’s Health at the White House
Recently, I was invited to attend a townhall on women’s health and the Affordable Care Act hosted by the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services. Some
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Anna Odegaard, Why People Hate to Shop For Health Insurance
Most people would rather file their taxes than shop for health insurance. And the person they trust the most for advice on choosing a health plan is, for better or
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Liz Doyle, TakeAction & Friends Beat Back Key GOP Attacks in 2012 Legislature
The legislative session is newly finished. Over the course of a contentious few months, TakeAction members and leaders were an integral part of defeating several right-wing attacks on health care
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Jill Barnes, Reclaiming My Voice
My earliest memories are about keeping quiet. I remember coming home from grandma’s house to have my mouth washed out with Lava soap; my mom’s threatening steely eyed death stare
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Liz Doyle, Fighting a Bad Exchange
The conversation about the development of a Minnesota Health Benefits Exchange is moving quickly at the State Capitol. Beginning in 2014, over 1 million Minnesotans are expected to use the
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Abby Schanfield, A Morning With Sec. Sebelius
On Friday March 23, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, visited Minnesota to celebrate the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The Secretary is visiting various
