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Securing the Future of Children's Health: The Importance of …

WEBAccess to affordable and comprehensive health care is essential for the well-being and future success of our nation’s children. Established in 1997, the Children’s …

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Issue Brief: What Is the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP

WEBThe Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was enacted by a bipartisan group of lawmakers as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) …

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Policy Brief: 10 Ways to Improve the Health Coverage of America’s

WEBWhile much progress has been made in health care coverage for children, there is still more to do to ensure that the more than 4.3 million uninsured U.S. children …

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Nearly 5 million children have lost health care due to “unwinding”

WEBMore than 4.6 million children have lost Medicaid coverage due to the “unwinding” of health care protections put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. In …

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Children's Health Archives First Focus on Children

WEBHealth care is key to promoting children’s physical and mental health, and their educational, financial and social outcomes as adults. First Focus on Children has …

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CHIP, Medicaid changes to benefit millions of children

WEBA recent analysis by First Focus on Children and partner advocates found that paperwork and other burdens could cost nearly 7 million children — …

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Key Facts about the CHIP Program First Focus on Children

WEBThe Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was enacted by a bipartisan group of lawmakers as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) …

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Fix to “family glitch” fulfills a decade of advocacy

WEBFix to “family glitch” fulfills a decade of advocacy. October 11, 2022. The Biden Administration today eliminated the “family glitch” from the Affordable Care Act, a …

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COVID-19: How The Health of Children Is at Stake

WEBChildren may not be dying in the same number as adults or senior citizens due to COVID-19, but their health is at risk and so are the lives of their parents and …

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Fact Sheet: Removing the “Family Glitch” from the ACA

WEBOn December 10, 2021, the Biden Administration took a positive step toward fixing the “family glitch,” which impacts the ability of over 5 million people – more than …

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Fact Sheet: Medicaid Unwinding: How To Protect Children from …

WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of stable access to healthcare coverage for kids. Since March 2020, states have been required to maintain …

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Fact Sheet: The “Best Interests of the Child” Standard

WEBThe “best interests of the child” term refers to certain factors that contribute to children’s well-being. These factors include: The child’s views: Children’s views should …

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The Mystery of Federal Pediatric Mental Health Funding: What We …

WEBAccording to a poll conducted by Lake Research Partners in May 2022 for First Focus on Children, American voters believe — by a roughly 6-to-1 margin — that …

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Fact Sheet: Impact of the President’s 2021 Budget on Health

WEBIndian Health Service (IHS) The president’s FY2021 budget proposal requests $6.2 billion to fund the Indian Health Service (IHS), which represents a $185 …

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Medicaid Block Grants and the Rationing of Health Care

WEBMedicaid is a critically important health program that serves to protect the health of millions of Americans with disabilities and children in low-income families that …

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Issue Brief: Behavioral Health Parity For Children

WEBThe Pandemic Exposed the Severity of The Situation. The COVID-19 pandemic only sharpened the focus on an existing behavioral health crisis among …

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Children and Family Services at The Children’s Aid Society

WEBThe Children's Aid Society 105 E. 22nd Street New York, NY 10010 (212) 949- 4936 www.childrensaidsociety.org

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Children Are Not Little Adults: Ensuring Adequate Pediatric …

WEBFor decades, we have known that in emergency situations every second counts, and that the lack of proper equipment or expertise can lead to misdiagnosis, …

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Yolanda McBride the Director of Public Policy at The …

WEBYolanda McBride is the Director of Public Policy at The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) leading advocacy efforts in a range of areas including education, health and child welfare, as …

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History of U.S. Children’s Policy, 1900-Present

WEBTHE 1920S. This latter proposal bore fruit in the 1921 passage of the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Protection Act. It empowered the federal government to oversee …

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Washington Post says kids “don’t have the power to vote the …

WEBOctober 14, 2020 Washington Post says kids “don’t have the power to vote the bums out. We do.”

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