Taking Up Space at the Ballot Box: Midlife Women, Health Care, and the Power of Showing Up
What on your ballot touches your body? In this solo episode, I draw on almost forty years as a nurse to walk through what is actually at stake for women's health this November. It is nonpartisan: know what is at stake for your health, then vote your values.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Mary Poppins, "Sister Suffragette," and why the fight does not end once you win the vote
- A nurses' strike, a fentanyl overdose, and why health decisions are made in rooms most of us never enter
- Why women over 50 are the voters close elections turn on
- Marketplace premiums before Medicare, menopause research funding, and Medicare drug costs
- How California menopause coverage became law after two vetoes
- Where to look on your ballot, and a 15-minute voting plan
Mentioned in this episode
Episode 42: Taking Up Space at the Table
Vote.org (check your registration)
Vote411 from the League of Women Voters
CalMatters (California)
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Nothing in this episode is medical advice. It is education and lived experience. Anything you are weighing for your own health is a decision to make with your own healthcare provider, who knows your history and your whole picture.
