Danielle Garrett, Health Policy Analyst

Danielle Garrett is a Health Policy Analyst for Health and Reproductive Rights. She has a B.A. from the College of William and Mary in Government and Women’s Studies and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas. She has worked in women’s health and reproductive rights advocacy since college with organizations such as Jane’s Due Process and NARAL Pro-Choice Texas. Danielle enjoys playing guitar, photography, eating seafood, and watching Longhorn football (Hook ‘em!). Once all Americans have access to affordable health care and women’s reproductive rights are secured, she plans to move to the Florida Keys and open a shrimp shack.

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My Take

Preserving Medicaid for the Present and the Future

Posted by Danielle Garrett, Health Policy Analyst | Posted on: August 24, 2011 at 10:44 am

I write about Medicaid fairly often and just once I wish I could spend a whole blog post extolling Medicaid’s virtues. I would love to focus on the 30 million children who have access to vaccines and regular checkups through the program or the 17 million women who, because of Medicaid, know that they don’t have to make a choice between caring for their own health and putting food on their children’s tables. I’d like to reflect on the number of unplanned pregnancies that have been avoided because of the successful Medicaid family planning program or the elderly Americans who might not be able to afford long term care if it weren’t for Medicaid.

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Preserving Medicaid for the Present and the Future

Posted by Danielle Garrett, Health Policy Analyst | Posted on: July 29, 2011 at 09:32 am

I wish that, on the anniversary of the Medicaid program, I could spend a whole blog post extolling Medicaid’s virtues. I would love to focus on the 30 million children who have access to vaccines and regular checkups through the program or the 17 million women who, because of Medicaid, know that they don’t have to make a choice between caring for their own health and putting food on their children’s tables. The anniversary seems like a good time to reflect on the number of unplanned pregnancies that have been avoided because of the successful Medicaid family planning program or the elderly Americans who might not be able to afford long term care if it weren’t for Medicaid.

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Medicaid: The More You Know...

Posted by Danielle Garrett, Health Policy Analyst | Posted on: July 07, 2011 at 10:05 am

Hopefully by now we have convinced you how important Medicaid is to many Americans, including women, children, the elderly, and Americans with disabilities. But we aren't the only ones blogging about Medicaid. Blog carnivals, like the one going on now over at Mom's Rising are great because they get the word out about the current threats to Medicaid, but they also help advocates stay informed on the issues, which is important, because the more you know, the more prepared you'll be to defend Medicaid against the current attacks. And this is going to take a lot of work. As you've probably heard, Medicaid is being attacked on many fronts. In addition to federal proposals to cap or block-grant the program, states have also begun trying to slash Medicaid. Arizona has already cut eligibility for childless adults and New Jersey has a proposal on the table to turn away low income parents.

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Declining Life Expectancies Show Why Women's Health Should be a Priority

Posted by Danielle Garrett, Health Policy Analyst | Posted on: June 22, 2011 at 05:45 pm

Just in case you needed more convincing that women’s health needs to be a national priority: A recent study out of the University of Washington found that in 737 U.S. Counties, women’s life expectancies declined over the past decade. You read that right.

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Tell Your Member of Congress That Preserving Medicaid is Critically Important to Women and Families

Posted by Danielle Garrett, Health Policy Analyst | Posted on: June 16, 2011 at 11:09 am

The federal budget battles in Washington are heating up and we're hearing lots of talk about how Medicare is under attack, but not nearly as much about the threats to Medicaid. Currently, there are multiple, serious threats to the Medicaid program contained in extreme plans to lower the deficit and debt. We are therefore asking you to take a stand for Medicaid.

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