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Aug 16, 2019
Pediatricians Warn of Long-term Harm for Children Detained at Border
Every day brings new details of the horrors that children are facing in detention centers at the U.S.-Mexico border. As women and mothers, we are…
Aug 09, 2019
How a New Proposal Would Limit Access to Health Care for Vulnerable Youth in 200 Words
A new federal proposal could dramatically limit the access to and quality of health insurance for millions of children across the country. In…
Jul 24, 2019
Parents in Large Private Companies Turn to Medicaid for Their Kids
Health care is back in the limelight with primary season heating up. However, if you have been listening to the debate about the future of the…
Jul 09, 2019
Why Redefining the Federal Poverty Level Puts Kids at Risk in 200 Words
Earlier this spring, the Trump administration unveiled its proposal to change how the federal poverty level (FPL) is calculated. By using a…
Jul 01, 2019
The Role of Medicaid and CHIP is Changing for Working Families. Here’s How.
Over the past several years, working parents and caregivers have increasingly had to make a calculation—how can they fit health care coverage…
Jun 19, 2019
Pediatricians: Partners in Helping Parents Quit Smoking
Editor's note: This piece originally appeared on "EACH Breath," a blog by the American Lung Association.
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