Health Care

Children’s Health Will Pay the Price If Federal Costs Are Shifted to the States

As policy makers in Washington DC work to reduce the federal budget deficit, we should all be watching carefully where the budget ax swings, especially when it nears our children. Luckily, California is raising the red flag when proposed federal cuts result in more state costs and less health care...

Can You Put A Price On The Health of a Child?

Sixty-five percent of children in D.C. received health coverage under Medicaid in 2010. Now their health and safety is at risk as Congress and the White House take aim at this bedrock safety net program. Our nation's debt burden is heavy. But our conscience will be heavier if we allow politicians...

Take Action TODAY to Protect Medicaid/Medi-Cal!

We don't know exactly when it will be finalized, but the * federal budget and deficit deal * is taking shape. We don't know the details, but we are confident that harmful Medicaid and Medicare cuts are on the table. It is reported that the President and Members of Congress of BOTH parties are...

Medicaid: The More You Know…

By Danielle Garrett , Health Policy Fellow, National Women’s Law Center Cross-posted from NWLC's blog, Womenstake Hopefully by now we have convinced you how important Medicaid is to many Americans , including women, children, the elderly, and Americans with disabilities. But we aren’t the only ones...