One year in, new health law helping families
Posted by Carla Plaza on Mar 25, 2011 at 4:59 PMTo round out our week of health reform celebrations, we wanted to share a great story in USA Today about one family helped by the new law. A little girl in Ohio had been receiving treatment for Leukemia, but her…
The First Lady on the health care law and children
Posted by Carla Plaza on Mar 24, 2011 at 4:03 PMAs child advocates celebrate the one year anniversary of the passage of health reform this week, First Lady Michelle Obama shared a special message about child health. Writing about child health topics like body mass index and…
Happy birthday, Affordable Care Act!
Posted by Carla Plaza on Mar 23, 2011 at 11:32 AMChild advocates are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the passage of health reform, which will help millions of children throughout the country get better, more affordable care. Although most of the law doesn’t take effect for a few years,…
At least five states threatening pull out from Medicaid
Posted by Carla Plaza on Mar 4, 2011 at 6:09 PMMedicaid, together with the Children’s Health Insurance Program, is a vital health support for American children. Millions of children rely on it for affordable, accessible care. We are devoted supporters of Medicaid, and we were instrumental in the reauthorization of…
Diet could factor into a child’s IQ
Posted by Carla Plaza on Feb 16, 2011 at 12:33 PMTIME recently reported on a British study that suggests a poor diet for toddlers can lead to lower IQ later on in life. Researchers found that children who were fed mostly processed foods from a very early age had…
CHIPRA turns 2: A milestone for child health
Posted by Carla Plaza on Feb 4, 2011 at 12:39 PMTwo years ago today the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was reauthorized, and the result has been healthier lives for millions of American children. CHIP helps families with modest incomes afford health care for their children, and its reauthorization meant…
Update on child-only health plans
Posted by Carla Plaza on Jan 28, 2011 at 1:30 PMA few months ago we wrote that the major health insurers were no longer selling new child-only plans. Health insurers have said that they’ll service existing child health policies, but will not issue new ones because of prohibitions against…
Child advocates speak out against health reform repeal
Posted by Carla Plaza on Jan 19, 2011 at 1:58 PMHealth reform is simply too important not to fight for. Some 8 million American children are without health insurance, and the United States continues to rank poorly for health care access compared to other industrialized nations. And we’ve heard too…
Repealing health reform would add $230 billion to deficit
Posted by Carla Plaza on Jan 18, 2011 at 11:57 AMAs you may know, the House is expected to vote tomorrow on a repeal of health reform. This is just a symbolic move, of course, because the Senate and the president will never go along with it. Aside from
Defend your consumer protections in health care!
Posted by Carla Plaza on Jan 5, 2011 at 4:06 PMCongress has begun the new session, and unfortunately, the House will soon consider repealing health insurance reform. Of course, the legislation to repeal will go nowhere, as such a bill won’t pass the Senate or be signed by President Obama.…
