Being a father isn’t what it used to be, in a good way. I can participate in my son’s life as much as I wish, unbound by societal expectations, rigid class rules and gender roles that constrained generations before…
But as much as things change, some things remain constant. I feel, as my father did, a resounding duty to protect my family from as many dangers as I can. And as I reflect on my role as a father this Father’s Day, I also reflect on how much parents in North Carolina rely on the protections of the Affordable Care Act to keep our families healthy, and the threat those protections now face.
The House of Representatives’ vote to repeal the ACA and radically restructure Medicaid offers families no cause for celebration. Their American Health Care Act takes health care away from 24 million Americans, raises premiums by 20 percent and unravels critical consumer protections, putting mothers of all ages – and their families – at risk.
The Affordable Care Act ended a broad range of discrimination in the insurance market for women, much of it based on the potential for women to become mothers…
The Essential Health Benefits provision of the ACA requires insurers to provide coverage for prenatal, maternity and newborn care, as well as nine other categories of basic services…
The Republican bill also puts health care in jeopardy for many millions more by ending traditional Medicaid as we know it. This restructuring would make permanent cuts to health care services for seniors, people with disabilities and mothers and children, and would turn back the clock not just on the ACA, but also on the Medicaid program that has served families well for over 50 years….
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