Lisa L
@lisal1228.bsky.social
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In the midst of a mental health crisis, finding a therapist who takes insurance can feel impossible.
Insurers say that’s because there aren’t enough therapists. That’s not entirely true.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Insurers say that’s because there aren’t enough therapists. That’s not entirely true.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Why I Left the Network
Those who need therapy often have to pay out of pocket or go without care, even if they have health insurance. Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made…
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March 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In the midst of a mental health crisis, finding a therapist who takes insurance can feel impossible.
Insurers say that’s because there aren’t enough therapists. That’s not entirely true.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Insurers say that’s because there aren’t enough therapists. That’s not entirely true.
(Published Aug. 2024)
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Unbounded cruelty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
March 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Unbounded cruelty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
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Hillary Clinton enters the chat…
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hillary Clinton enters the chat…
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Circling back on this…
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Circling back on this…
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🚨Today the government terminated legal services for immigrant kids assisted through @acaciajustice.bsky.social's Unaccompanied Children Program, which provides a crucial lifeline to kids seeking safety.
We urge the admin to reverse this cruel decision: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de... #ProtectKids
We urge the admin to reverse this cruel decision: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de... #ProtectKids
March 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🚨Today the government terminated legal services for immigrant kids assisted through @acaciajustice.bsky.social's Unaccompanied Children Program, which provides a crucial lifeline to kids seeking safety.
We urge the admin to reverse this cruel decision: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de... #ProtectKids
We urge the admin to reverse this cruel decision: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de... #ProtectKids
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My office will have a casework intake table for #MD05 constituents at @ivey.house.gov and Prince George's County Council Member Jolene Ivey's Public Servant Summit tomorrow, Saturday, March 1st, 2025.
March 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
My office will have a casework intake table for #MD05 constituents at @ivey.house.gov and Prince George's County Council Member Jolene Ivey's Public Servant Summit tomorrow, Saturday, March 1st, 2025.
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A few weeks ago I was honored to receive as a gift a beautiful icon from the Ukrainian artists Oleksandr Klymenko and Sofia Atlantova, who "write" Orthodox icons on the discarded lids of ammunition boxes from the war in Ukraine. Slava Ukraini.
March 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A few weeks ago I was honored to receive as a gift a beautiful icon from the Ukrainian artists Oleksandr Klymenko and Sofia Atlantova, who "write" Orthodox icons on the discarded lids of ammunition boxes from the war in Ukraine. Slava Ukraini.
Also just wanted to say that most folks on Medicaid work but don't earn enough to pay for health insurance through work. So in that sense Medicaid is a corporate subsidy. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
5 Key Facts About Medicaid Work Requirements | KFF
Work requirements in Medicaid have resurfaced as part of a broader legislative package of potential changes to Medicaid designed to significantly reduce federal Medicaid spending. This brief highlight...
www.kff.org
February 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Also just wanted to say that most folks on Medicaid work but don't earn enough to pay for health insurance through work. So in that sense Medicaid is a corporate subsidy. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Paul Krugman has a great article on Medicaid today. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Cruel and Usual: Republicans Prepare to Gut Medicaid
And their own supporters will be among the biggest victims
open.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Paul Krugman has a great article on Medicaid today. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Just noting that when DOGE does manage to locate an inefficiency in the government, Republican congresses have been loathe to fund upgrades to federal systems for decades.
February 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just noting that when DOGE does manage to locate an inefficiency in the government, Republican congresses have been loathe to fund upgrades to federal systems for decades.
Investigation is still pending but I can say the aggressive anti-immigrant sentiment in America is targeting immigrants who are here legally and without criminal records and is impacting the mental health of many who have come here seeking safety from violent and cruel regimes and cartels abroad.
Here's what we know about claim that Texas girl took her life because bullies threatened to report her family to ICE:
Breaking down claim Texas girl took her life because bullies threatened to report her family to ICE
Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, 11, died by suicide on Feb. 8, 2025.
www.snopes.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Investigation is still pending but I can say the aggressive anti-immigrant sentiment in America is targeting immigrants who are here legally and without criminal records and is impacting the mental health of many who have come here seeking safety from violent and cruel regimes and cartels abroad.
Acacia stop work order rescinded. The funded lawyers who serve unaccompanied children in ORR custody did an exemplary job of mobilizing including immediate engagement of the press.https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna193230
February 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Acacia stop work order rescinded. The funded lawyers who serve unaccompanied children in ORR custody did an exemplary job of mobilizing including immediate engagement of the press.https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna193230
There is waste in the federal government, this isn't the way to address it.
February 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
There is waste in the federal government, this isn't the way to address it.
Important to reach out to politicians who are fighting the good fight to show support.
Janet mills, governor of Maine, told Trump that she would follow federal law when being harassed to comply. He threatened her with lack of funding. She said "I'll see you in court"
If you want to say thanks, here's her contact info
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
If you want to say thanks, here's her contact info
www.maine.gov/governor/mil...
Contact | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills
www.maine.gov
February 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Important to reach out to politicians who are fighting the good fight to show support.
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Trump, Musk and Vance target the most vulnerable and attack Catholic ministries—and it’s working.
www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
Trump, Musk and Vance target the most vulnerable and attack Catholic ministries—and it’s working
The Trump administration's recent attacks on the resources and structures that serve the poor and on the religious institutions that serve the most vulnerable are unprecedented in their scale, pace an...
www.americamagazine.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trump, Musk and Vance target the most vulnerable and attack Catholic ministries—and it’s working.
www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...
Tips on calling congresspeople from steelworkers! Important to call even if they are voting your way. usw.org/get-involved...
Make the Call: Tips for Making Calls to Congress - United Steelworkers
How Unions Make Work A Better Place Our experience from over 20 years of Rapid Response actions is that calls matter and our voices have power. They bring awareness to an issue and influence lawmakers...
usw.org
February 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tips on calling congresspeople from steelworkers! Important to call even if they are voting your way. usw.org/get-involved...
USCCB sues related to abrupt stop in funding, including for refugees already in US
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
MSN
www.msn.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
USCCB sues related to abrupt stop in funding, including for refugees already in US
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
Unaccompanied immigrant children often have pathways to legal citizenship such as asylum.
Without legal representation they will be at a huge disadvantage in advocating for their rights.
Https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/18/unaccompanied-minors-trump-legal-representation/
Without legal representation they will be at a huge disadvantage in advocating for their rights.
Https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/18/unaccompanied-minors-trump-legal-representation/
Trump administration ends legal representation for unaccompanied minors
A memo issued by a division of the Interior Department ordered the nonprofit through which the program is funded to “stop all work” associated with its contract for legal services for unaccompanied mi...
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Unaccompanied immigrant children often have pathways to legal citizenship such as asylum.
Without legal representation they will be at a huge disadvantage in advocating for their rights.
Https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/18/unaccompanied-minors-trump-legal-representation/
Without legal representation they will be at a huge disadvantage in advocating for their rights.
Https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/18/unaccompanied-minors-trump-legal-representation/