Election won, but is it a victory for kids?

Democrats retained the White House and the Senate last night, while the House remained firmly in Republican hands. But how did kids fare election night?

Voices and its nationwide network of child advocacy groups have been working throughout the…

How Medicaid works, how the Ryan plan would change it, and how the children stand to lose

Medicaid currently helps provide health care for more than 28 million needy children. It’s been very important to shoring up the health of struggling families during the worst of the recession, and that helps all of us. But Rep. Paul…

CHIPRA turns 2: A milestone for child health

Two 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…