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Medicaid and CHIP Are Powerful Tools for Supporting Child Social and Emotional Development
The Center for the Study of Social Policy, with our partners at Manatt Health, are excited to release a new resource, Fostering Social and Emotional Health through Pediatric Primary Care: A Blueprint for Leveraging Medicaid and CHIP to Finance Change, which is designed as a practical guide for advancing action in the pediatric primary care setting. […]
ACA To Keep Foster Care Youth Covered As They Transition to Adulthood
Young adults have historically been among the demographic groups with the highest rates of uninsurance. Many of these young adults are just joining the workforce and are unable to secure jobs with health benefits. In fact, nearly two out of five young adults ages 19 to 29 were without health insurance in 2011, with those […]
Foster Care Children and the Affordable Care Act – New Report from CCF and Community Catalyst
In a new analysis, Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families and Community Catalyst, take a look at key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that hold the promise of improving the health and well-being of the nation’s foster care children and youth. According to government statistics, there were more than 400,000 children and youth […]
Extending Medicaid Coverage Provides Good Value to States & Uninsured People
As the dust settles on the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act, the big question emerging is whether all states will proceed with the required expansion of Medicaid to 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) for parents and other adults. Like the rest of the Affordable Care Act, this requirement remains […]
Child Welfare and the Affordable Care Act: Key Provisions for Children and Youth in the Foster Care System
The Affordable Care Act will have important implications for many of the nation’s children, but, it may prove particularly significant for the over 400,000 children and youth who are part of the foster care system. This issue brief reviews ACA provisions that hold promise of improving the health and well-being of these children, who often […]