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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

As one of the few national organizations to receive Minnesota navigator grant funding, this project through MNSure represents the first step in Communicating for America’s goal of assisting CA members across the country as well as all self-employed and small businesses purchasing their own health insurance. We believe this effort will serve as a national

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

At the annual membership meeting, outgoing President Wayne Nelson was recognized for his outstanding service in the area of national legislative work and leadership in all areas of CA. Nelson met CA founder Milt Smedsrud during the late 1970s while Wayne was president of the National Wheat Growers Association and both were testifying in Washington,

CA held its annual membership meeting in conjunction with the quarterly board meeting March 23 in Bloomington, MN, electing a new president and recognizing longtime retiring president Wayne Nelson. Nelson, of Winner, SD, has served on the CA board for 27 years, serving as president since 1992. Patty Strickland, a 32-year employee of CA, was