Renewing our commitment to covering kids
Posted by Carla Plaza on Sep 2, 2010 at 9:09 PMVoices is proud to be a partner on the Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge. The challenge seeks to enroll the 5 million eligible but uninsured kids into public health insurance programs (Medicaid & CHIP). Watch the relaunch of the challenge…
September: A big month for child health
Posted by Carla Plaza on Sep 1, 2010 at 6:38 PMThis month is all about child health, and there are several opportunities coming up. On September 3, the campaign to enroll children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program is renewed–currently there are 5 million American children eligible but…
Salt Lake Tribune: “Kids real winners in health reform”
Posted by Carla Plaza on Aug 31, 2010 at 4:03 PMThe Salt Lake Tribune this week tells a harrowing story of an 11-year-old waiting for the benefits of health reform to roll in. She suffers from dozens of brief seizures a day, and no health plan will accept her…
A new campaign for children’s mental health
Posted by Carla Plaza on Aug 30, 2010 at 3:13 PMVoices for Virginia’s Children, one of our member groups, recently launched a new campaign for children’s mental health. Since one in five children experience mental health problems, but only one in five of those receive treatment, the campaign is called…
Retailers: Help break the chain of tobacco addiction
Posted by Carla Plaza on Aug 26, 2010 at 3:03 PMEvery day nearly 4,000 children try their first cigarette. To help combat the problem of teen smoking, the FDA has just posted guidance for retailers on tobacco policies. If your business sells cigarettes, check out the FDA’s Break…
Childhood stress linked to adult health problems
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Aug 17, 2010 at 4:13 PMA number of studies suggest a connection between childhood stress and health problems such as heart disease, the BBC reports today. The studies imply that poor children face tougher odds not only in their education and careers, but also…
A critical Senate vote later today
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Aug 2, 2010 at 8:45 PMIn a continuation of my last post, I’d like to stress that Voices supports increasing Medicaid and other support to states (known as FMAP). However, the Senate tonight may vote to pay for a bolstered FMAP with funding from a…
Your call can save state health services for kids!
Posted by Carla Plaza on Jul 26, 2010 at 9:36 PMCongress has little time left to bolster federal support for state health services. The stimulus package passed in the spring of ‘09 temporarily increased federal funding for vital child services like Medicaid and education, preventing cuts when families depended on…
“Leaders need to step up”
Posted by Bill Bentley on Jul 22, 2010 at 5:13 PM
State budgets are in crisis all over the country, and families are at risk of having their services cut. We’ve got to tell Congress to maintain spending on the social safey net, as families are still struggling in the…
Voices accepts “Secretary’s Challenge”
Posted by Carla Plaza on Jul 19, 2010 at 9:23 PMA great win for children was achieved in February 2009, when the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was renewed. CHIP helps provide health care for the children of families with incomes too high for Medicaid but too low to buy…
