Texas Students Visit Voices
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Feb 7, 2013 at 5:47 PM
Students from the International School of the Americas, a magnet school of the Northeast Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, visited Voices this week.
Mr. President, Can You Hear Us?
Posted by Roberta Heine on Jan 22, 2013 at 5:35 PM2013 Children’s/Youth Inaugural Address
Yesterday, President Obama gave his second inaugural address, setting the tone and the agenda for the coming term: the economy, education, immigration and safety. Since children and youth under the age of 25 make up one-third…
Falling Short on Dental Care for Children
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 8, 2013 at 5:20 PMIn the past 50 years, dental care has improved significantly transforming oral health in America. Rarely do we see individuals with rows of missing teeth that once were commonplace. However, millions of children are still afflicted with oral health problems,…
Protecting our Children
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Dec 18, 2012 at 12:26 PMLast Friday, we learned of the killing of more than two dozen people at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Most devastating about this horrific tragedy was that many of the victims were very young children who had their whole…
What health care reform means in Wisconsin
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Aug 10, 2012 at 3:54 PMThe Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF), a Voices’ member, is educating residents around Wisconsin about what health care reform means for them. WCCF has joined with other advocacy groups including Know Your Care, The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired…
Texas rejects health care law’s Medicaid expansion
Posted by Matthew Wright on Jul 10, 2012 at 3:29 PMTexas Governor Rick Perry yesterday announced it will not expand the state’s Medicaid program, as was planned under the health reform law. This is bad news, as many more Texas children would have qualified for care. Texas is also turning…
Congress to snub states that helped kids get care?
Posted by rheine on May 3, 2012 at 4:01 PMCongress in 2009 created bonuses for state health services that encouraged more people to enroll. We were happy at the time because cutting red tape and streamlining enrollment would mean more children could see the doctor, taking advantage of either…
Children require greater essential health benefits through health reform
Posted by Matthew Wright on Jan 31, 2012 at 4:50 PMBeginning in 2014, typical health insurance plans must cover certain services and benefits to customers — a victory for children and families won through health care reform. Today Voices for America’s Children responded to the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
An oral health win for kids in West Virginia!
Posted by Asha Sutton on Jan 6, 2012 at 4:13 PMGood news for children in West Virginia: they’ll soon have greater access to oral health services. Due to the great work of Voices member West Virginia KIDS COUNT and its partners, that state will now encourage fluoride varnish treatment,…
1.2 million American kids gain health coverage through CHIP
Posted by Matthew Wright on Jan 4, 2012 at 9:00 AMDespite the flagging economy, the number of uninsured children in America has decreased by 1.2 million since Congress bolstered the Children’s Health Insurance Program in 2009. And new federal aid to state governments is encouraging them to cover even more…
