A report released this week by the Human Rights Watch documents the ongoing tragedy of Zika in Brazil. The Brazilian government has declared an end to […]
The GOP’s Comprehensive Plan to Undermine Women’s Health Care
(Published June 20, 2017 in the Huffington Post) As Senate Republicans continue to craft a healthcare bill behind closed doors, a Trump Administration’s reported plan […]
The “Price” of Health
 I’ve spent far too much time over these past months trying to understand why the current administration does not seem to understand (or care about?) […]
2017’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care
The following are responses I wrote as part of an article on children’s health care by Richie Bernardo in WalletHub, April 2014. The article includes […]
Repeal and Replace is a Women’s Issue
The Republican plan to eliminate or change substantial portions of the Affordable Care Act is likely to have a disproportionately deleterious impact on women. This […]
Uninsured in Texas, Then and Now
In previous posts, I shared stories of Americans who had been uninsured when I first met them a decade ago and who, in the wake […]
Eulogy for “Junie”
The first time I met Junie I mostly noticed the scars on her face. They were the result of a stove blowing up when she’d […]
Faces of the Newly Insured
Twelve years ago, I traveled around the country meeting individuals and families who were scraping by without health insurance. In 2015 I returned to the […]
The cavity in health insurance coverage: oral health
This article was originally published by The Conversation; also see What Pennsatucky’s Teeth Tell Us About Class in America When we talk about the successes […]
Maternal Health and Rights Deserve Their Own Day
This post is part of a blog carnival. Mothers, activists, healthcare professionals and researchers around the world have come together to ask the UN Secretary […]