Facts On Women and the Affordable Care Act
May 14, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloThe health care law protects women by providing insurance options, covering preventive services, and lowering costs: Insurance Companies Can’t Deny Coverage to Women. Before the Affordable Care Act became law, most insurance companies selling individual policies could deny coverage to women or charge them more due to pre-existing conditions, such as cancer and having been pregnant. ...
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Sewerage and Water Board Reform Advances
May 10, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloFriends, The time has finally come for real governance reform at the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. We must bring our infrastructure into the 21st Century in order to secure clean water and essential drainage for our city. To do so, we must increase the accountability and transparency of the governing entity that oversees these critical functions. Wednesday, ...
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A Budget As A Moral Document
May 6, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloFriends, Crafting a budget means making choices. In our state, it must be balanced. It must serve people. And it must set our direction for the future. In these and many other ways, our State budget is a manifestation of our priorities. It is a statement of our people, whose competing visions are vigorously debated through the ...
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Thanks to the Senators Standing With Louisiana Women For Equal Pay
Apr 24, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloToday, Senators considered Senator Murray's Equal Pay bill, SB153. I was proud to stand with and support Senator Murray in this effort. Unfortunately, the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee deadlocked 4-4 on advancing the bill. While the bill remains alive in committee, I believe it's important that we take time to recognize the four Senators that ...
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Medicaid Expansion At The Legislature
Apr 24, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloAs Republican Governor's Association Chair, Bobby Jindal should listen to many of his members. RGA Governors from across the country have signed on to help their people get access to affordable health care.
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Families USA Study: Most health subsidies to aid working families
Apr 18, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloFrom USA Today: The majority of tax subsidies to help Americans pay for health insurance starting in January will go to working families, according to a nationwide study to be released Thursday and obtained by USA TODAY. About 25.7 million people who fall between 138% and 400% of the poverty level — or below $46,000 for a ...
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Senate Select Committee on Women and Children Meets 4/17
Apr 15, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloAs Chair of the Select Women and Children Committee, I've called a meeting this week to discuss several vital issues in our communities. See the Agenda here. Senate Select Committee on Women and Children - April 17, 2013 1:30 PM Room C CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PRESENTATIONS American Cancer Society/Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program Susan G. Komen for the Cure Campaign for Healthcare for ...
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Louisiana, with 2nd widest gender pay gap, marks Equal Pay Day
Apr 9, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloFrom Nola.com: Fifty years after President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, women in Louisiana still make 69 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. To mark the continued pay disparity in the state, Louisiana lawmakers are urging their colleagues to pass legislation to ensure women are guaranteed pay equal to their ...
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Pay Equity Day: Why Women Are Paid Less Than Men
Apr 9, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloFrom ThinkProgress: "Today, April 9th, is ‘celebrated’ as Pay Equity Day as it marks the number of extra days into 2013 that the average woman must work in order to earn as much as the average man earned in 2012. Naysayers argue that women earn less than men because of the “choices” they make in their lives ...
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The Advocate: A new effort for science
Mar 22, 2013 No Comments ›› atuozzoloFrom the Advocate: With admirable persistence, state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson is pushing again for repeal of what most experts consider Louisiana’s “stealth creationism” law. Peterson, D-New Orleans, would repeal the misnamed Louisiana Science Education Act, passed in 2008 in the first flush of victory by Gov. Bobby Jindal and backers among religious fundamentalists. Previous efforts for ...
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