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March of Dimes earns highest charity rating from GuideStar

12/08/2017

March of Dimes has earned the Platinum Seal of Transparency – the highest designation a charity can receive - from the charity watchdog agency GuideStar.

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.

Chi Eta Phi National Sorority partners with March of Dimes through volunteering that positively impacts moms, babies, and their families.

Statement of Leading Children’s Health, Medical and Advocacy Organizations: Congress’ Failure to Include a Strong Five-Year Extension of CHIP on This Week’s Spending Bill is a Missed Opportunity to Protect Children and Families

12/06/2017

Health advocate groups are disappointed at Congress' failure to seize an opportunity to extend CHIP funding for the next 5 years in latest continuing resolution

Twelve Patient and Consumer Groups: CBO Confirms that Alexander-Murray Bill Is Not a Fix for Repealing the Individual Mandate

11/30/2017

The Alexander-Murray health care stabilization bill will not mitigate the premium increases or coverage loss due to proposal of repealing the individual mandate

Statement of Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes on implications of individual mandate repeal in tax reform for maternal and child health

11/20/2017

March of Dimes is against repealing the individual mandate because it will have numerous negative consequences for maternal and child health

Empire State Building Lights Up Purple For World Prematurity Day

11/17/2017

Empire State Building lights up purple in honor of World Prematurity Day and the March of Dimes work to give every baby a fighting chance.

Sixteen Patient Consumer Groups: CBO Report Shows Repeal of Individual Mandate Results in 13 Million More Americans Uninsured, Higher Premiums

11/14/2017

Patient consumer and advocacy groups say repealing the insurance mandate will result in coverage loss for millions

U.S. preterm birth rate on the rise for second year in a row

11/01/2017

The preterm birth rate in the U.S. continues to rise. Learn how March of Dimes is taking action to give every mom and baby the best possible start.

Statement of Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes on House consideration of the CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act

11/01/2017

March of Dimes is disappointed that both Republicans and Democrats can't come to a bipartisan agreement on how to fund the Children's Health Insurance program

March of Dimes and Pampers present Imagine a World to celebrate healthy moms & strong babies during Prematurity Awareness Month

10/27/2017

March of Dimes and Pampers partner for Imagine a World, a free interactive event in Downtown L.A. On Nov. 9-11 guests can imagine a world where every baby is born healthy.

Eighteen Patient, Provider, and Consumer Groups: CBO Report Shows Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act Would Lower Premiums, Maintain Coverage for Americans

10/26/2017

18 patient, provider groups renews calls to Congress to support the bi-partisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017 in lieu of recently released CBO report

Statement of Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes on declaration of public health emergency on opioid epidemic

10/26/2017

March of Dimes commends President Trump for declaring a public health emergency in the opioid epidemic

Tiny trick or treaters dress-up to celebrate Halloween at Kansas City’s Saint Luke’s neonatal intensive care unit

10/25/2017

March of Dimes and Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City help families with babies in the NICU celebrate their first Halloween by dressing them up in costumes

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation names three institutions that committed in 2017 to save the most lives from preventable harm in hospitals

10/19/2017

March of Dimes recognized by Patient Safety Movement Foundation as one of three institutions who are saving the most lives from preventable harm in hospitals

Senate HELP Committee's Bipartisan Health Care Bill Positive First Step Toward Stabilization, Say Patient, Provider, and Consumer Groups

10/18/2017

Statement of Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes on the decision to end cost-sharing subsidies for the individual market

10/13/2017

March of Dimes president Stacey D. Stewart denounces President Trump's decision to end cost-sharing subsidies to insurers operating in the individual marketplace

Health Insurance Changes Could Put Meaningful Health Coverage Out of Reach for Patients

10/12/2017

Statement of Dr. Paul Jarris, Chief Medical Officer, March of Dimes affirming the importance of contraception for the health of all women and babies

10/06/2017

March of Dimes Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Paul Jarris says that all women of childbearing age need to have access to contraception and be as healthy as possible before pregnancy.

Get a flu shot to help reduce risk of birth defects, March of Dimes says

10/03/2017

Mach of Dimes says pregnant women and those planning a pregnancy need to get flu shot to protect their health and that of their baby.

Statement of Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes on the Need to Extend Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program

10/02/2017

March of Dimes President is disappointed at Congress' failure to pass a bill to ensure the continuity of health care for 9 million children & 370,000 pregnant women

18 Patient, Provider, and Consumer Groups: Rushed CBO Score Fails to Show Graham-Cassidy’s Devastating Impact on Patients

9/26/2017

a rush on the latest Graham-Cassidy measure results in an incomplete Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score, but CBO emphasized that millions would lose health insurance

Leading Children’s Health Groups to United States Senate: “Vote NO on the Graham-Cassidy Health Care Repeal Bill”

9/25/2017

Mocha Moms, Inc.

Mocha Moms, Inc. and March of Dimes partner to help moms of color everywhere have healthy pregnancies and babies.

Statement for the Record Senate Finance Hearing on Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Submitted by Stacey D. Stewart, President March of Dimes