Voices Celebrates The Third Anniversary of the Health Reform Law
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Mar 22, 2013 at 10:20 AMVoices for America’s Children celebrates tomorrow’s third anniversary of the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health reform legislation that is already helping millions of children receive care nationwide.
All Kids Means All Kids: Sequestration Affects Communities of Color
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Mar 12, 2013 at 1:26 PMVoices for America’s Children is concerned not only about the impact of sequester for all children and families, but especially for those most vulnerable to economic and educational challenges. Sequestration will have a devastating effect on all children nationwide, but…
Reconnecting McDowell Partnership Improves Opportunities in West Virginia
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Mar 4, 2013 at 4:18 PMThe American Federation of Teachers is making progress, one year into an unprecedented public-private partnership called “Reconnecting McDowell,” created to improve and expand the struggling educational, economic, healthcare, and social services opportunities in McDowell County, an economically depressed West Virginia…
A Mixed Bag for Low-Income Children & Their Families
Posted by Matthew Wright on Jan 31, 2013 at 2:18 PMYesterday, the Obama Administration released two proposed rules on enforcement of the individual mandate and one final rule on the affordability of health insurance coverage. In two proposed rules released by the Health and Human Services and Treasury Departments, people…
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,…
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…
Why the health reform law is important: New numbers on rising health costs
Posted by Matthew Wright on May 16, 2012 at 11:22 AMHealth care costs for a family of four covered by workplace health insurance will exceed $20,000 for the first time ever in 2012, according to a new study released by Millman, a firm that consults with companies on employee…
Enroll America: An unprecedented collaboration between health groups
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Sep 14, 2011 at 5:23 PMEnroll America is a new collaboration launched today with the goal of helping to insure the uninsured. This diverse collection of health groups will help the tens of millions without health insurance gain coverage when the new health reform law…
New report: Medicaid providing cost efficient coverage to low-income patients
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Jun 14, 2011 at 4:15 PMSome in Congress are proposing cutting Medicaid by over $1.4 trillion as part of the general agitation over the federal budget. But Medicaid helps more than 28 million needy children get care. A new study confirms the importance of…
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…
