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    Children’s Health Program Helps Families Through Tough Times

    Posted February 4th, 2010 by Jocelyn Guyer

    In the past year, while private insurance has become less available and more expensive and families faced the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression, the renewed CHIP program and Medicaid have offered a vital lifeline to America’s children. Thanks to the strong resolve of national and state leaders, many of our children have been sheltered from this economic storm.

    Capitulating on Health Reform Makes No Sense

    Posted January 26th, 2010 by Jocelyn Guyer

    One of the toughest things about being a mom is that you can’t always make things right in your kids’ lives, nor in the world. The first time I learned this lesson was when my water broke well before my twin boys were supposed to be born. We couldn’t stop them from coming, and they [...]

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    Kids in Health Care Reform — Beyond Fat Babies & Underweight Toddlers

    Posted October 28th, 2009 by Jocelyn Guyer

    So far, the news about kids in health reform has been dominated by a fat baby and an underweight toddler.  Earlier this month, we learned about a healthy 4-month old boy, Alex Colorado, who was denied coverage by Rocky Mountain Health Plan for being “overweight.”  A week later, we heard about a two-year old Colorado [...]