Q: Will preventive services such as routine vaccines and mammograms be covered under health reform? A: Yes, health reform will make it easier for people to get timely preventive services that they need in order to stay healthy. If you have a private insurance plan that was purchased (by you or your...

When my son was born, one of the more appropriate gifts we received was C Is for Cooking , a Sesame Street cookbook intended for parents and children to use together. Way back then, it seemed impossible to imagine that this tiny infant would ever be big enough to eat real food, never mind cook ...

In 2009, the number of those officially poor is the highest ever recorded -- a total of 43.6 million according to the Census Bureau data released September 16th. That includes 3.7 million of us who became poor just in 2009, reflecting a 1.1 percent jump from 2008. These numbers may get a yawn from...

By Jocelyn Guyer, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families ( http://theccfblog.org/ ) A record number of people are now living in poverty, including one in five children, according to U.S. Census figures ( http://ccf.georgetown.edu/index ) released last week. More than 50 million...