Tag Archives: CHIP

Urge Senators to Hold Children Harmless in Budget Negotiations

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Every Child Matters Education Fund (http://www.everychildmatters.org/): ECM’s latest effort to ensure children are held harmless in the ongoing budget negotiations has borne fruit with a letter to be signed by Senators and delivered to the House and Senate … Continue reading →

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Census Survey Shows Troubling Trends in Health Care

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org):   Earlier this week, the Census Bureau released its annual Current Population Survey. The Census Bureau data on health insurance reflects three negative trends: The number of American workers with job-based health coverage has declined to … Continue reading →

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Protect Our Children’s Healthcare

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org):   The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee recently approved The State Flexibility Act, H.R. 1683 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1683), which could significantly increase the number of children without health insurance by repealing federal law that requires states to maintain … Continue reading →

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Support Insuring Uninsured Children

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   February 4 marked the second anniversary of President Obama signing the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) into law. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reports that health … Continue reading →

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Health Reform Benefits Children–Share Your Stories

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which gave millions of children and young adults access to affordable health coverage. Repeal of this landmark legislation would … Continue reading →

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Organize Your Faith Community to Host a Health Coverage Enrollment Drive

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org):   One in every ten children—8.1 million—in the United States is uninsured and two thirds of these children are eligible for CHIP and Medicaid but not enrolled because of state barriers to coverage. CHIP … Continue reading →

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Tell PA Legislators to Protect the Needs of Children in Budget

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children (http://www.papartnerships.org):   Efforts in the State House of Representatives to pass a bill to generate revenue to avoid massive budget cuts have failed.   Now House and Senate budget negotiators are looking at cuts to … Continue reading →

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Children’s Health Insurance Program—Remind Congress that Continued Funding is Needed

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org):   On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) (http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/professionals/CHIPRA/index.html), which provided funding to renew and expand CHIP coverage. This new legislation preserves health coverage for millions of children … Continue reading →

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Health Reform Benefits Children

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From the Children’s Defense Fund (http://www.childrensdefense.org/):   The calls, emails, letters and visits to your Members of Congress in support of real health reform for children have been heard! Last week Congress passed landmark health reform legislation that will guarantee access … Continue reading →

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New Health Care Legislation Means Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Levels Remain through 2014

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org):   The March 21 historic House vote on health reform legislation (H.R. 3590, http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-3590) has immediate implications for state Medicaid and CHIP programs. States will now be required to maintain eligibility levels for Medicaid through December 31, … Continue reading →

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