Better messaging can lead to greater enrollment of children into health coverage

Through its partnership with Ohio Children in the Vanguard, Voices for Ohio’s Children led a session on Friday about better messaging to families who do not have health coverage for their children. The event, titled “Getting the Right Message,” engaged more…

Emphasizing healthy child development – from birth to adulthood

It is encouraging that more children are now enrolled in health insurance programs.  As health insurance costs have risen and employer-based family coverage declined, the two federal programs designed to provide health services for kids —Medicaid and the Children’s Health…

Health reform law wins coverage for 50,000 Americans with pre-existing conditions

Most of the benefits of health reform kick in starting 2014, including protection for Americans with so-called “pre-existing conditions” from discrimination. (Of course, one of our favorite parts of the health reform legislation is that kids with pre-existing conditions already…

Voices defends health reform’s expansion of Medicaid in filing to Supreme Court

Voices for America’s Children, the Children’s Leadership Council, and other child and family organizations together filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in defense of the Medicaid expansion provision in the Affordable Care Act.  You can read our…

Children require greater essential health benefits through health reform

Beginning 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…

Battle over Medicaid expansion puts children’s programs on the line

Enjoy this guest post from Karen Crompton, executive director of Voices for Utah Children and chair of Voices’ Children’s Health Workgroup, on how the health reform law expands the Medicaid program, how that expansion is threatened by a legal…

Nearly every U.S. state maintained Medicaid and CHIP coverage last year

New data shows that states have largely protected their Medicaid and CHIP programs even during economically tough times, which is great news for millions of needy kids and families. Though nearly every state has had to close daunting budget gaps…

2.5 million young adults added to insurance rolls

The Obama administration announced recently that 2.5 million young adults have gained health insurance since the health reform law went into effect. The administration credits the health law provision that allows children to stay on their family’s health care…

From Uninsurable to Covered: ACA a Lifesaver for Those With Pre-Existing Conditions

The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, one of our member organizations, yesterday shared a great piece on how the health reform law will help people with pre-existing conditions get care:

In a blog post on Wednesday,…

The health reform law won’t increase the deficit

New York Times economics writer Paul Krugman yesterday took to his blog to make the point, once and for all, that the health reform law derisively called “Obamacare” will not increase the national deficit. Krugman seems exasperated with health reform…