Colleen McGuire

Communicating for America continues to advocate for additional measures to protect the sickest most vulnerable Americans during the transition to the new exchanges created under the ACA. In a recent press release published by multiple news outlets, CA President Patty Strickland argues that while the extension of the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program recently […]

President Obama announced on Thursday that those Americans whose health insurance policies have been cancelled will be allowed to purchase catastrophic health insurance plans or claim a hardship exemption and avoid the ACA’s insurance mandate entirely. Communicating for America (CA) has been a leading voice urging these and other changes through articles, op-eds and discussions with

The following op-ed written by CA Chairman Jeff Smedsrud appeared in a number of online and print publications: Sadly, fewer Americans could be covered under permanent private health insurance on February 1, 2014, than were on December 1, 2013. Call it a perfect storm of unintended consequences.   We shouldn’t let that happen. Here is

With the new state health insurance exchange websites up and running, Communicating for America is committed to helping our members, and all self-employed and small businesses, access the information they need to make informed health insurance decisions for themselves and their families. Click on the map for a state-by-state directory of health insurance exchanges.

Obtaining a horticulture internship in Europe has been something I wanted to do ever since I started attending the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. However, I never dreamed that it would actually happen. I am so grateful that I have been given the opportunity to do this amazing experience.  I greatly appreciate everything that

Communicating for America is working with the Coalition for Affordable Health Coverage to build support for H.R. 2995, the Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013, which would repeal the cap on deductibles for businesses that purchase insurance in small group markets. This bill, which was recently introduced in the House of Representatives, will provide additional flexibility

CA Testifies in Washington, DC, on US Immigration Policy; Advocates for International Agricultural Exchange Programs Communicating for America remains committed to finding reasonable solutions to the problems facing our nation’s broken immigration system that work for American agriculture and encourages the sharing of culture and ideas through international exchange programs. For more than 25 years through

Patty Strickland was elected President of Communicating for America by the CA Board of Directors at their board meeting held March 22nd in Bloomington, MN. Patty has been with CA since 1981, and also currently serves as CA’s Chief Operations Officer. With 32 years of experience working in nearly every aspect of the organization, Patty