Media Coverage

Affordable Care Act: What Comes next?

Green Bay Press-Gazette By: Sara Finger and Jon Peacock Last month, the health care advocates and the American people won a tremendous victory when the U.S. Senate voted against repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The dramatic Senate vote reflected the public’s overwhelming opposition to repealing the ACA. In fact, a recent Kaiser Family Foundation […]

Hurricanes to Drain Children’s Health Insurance Funds

Bloomberg By: Alex Ruoff The hurricanes battering Gulf states will tax public insurance systems for children there, underscoring the need for Congress to extend funding for the programs soon, researchers and advocates told reporters Sept. 8. … Natural disasters run up hospital bills for people on public insurance programs and increase enrollment in programs like […]

Health Care Leaders Urge Congress to Continue Funding CHIP

The Register-Herald By: Wendy Holdren With federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) set to expire Sept. 30, health care policy experts at the Children’s Health Policy Summit shared Thursday the importance of renewing the program, especially for children in West Virginia. Of the 97 percent of children in West Virginia who are […]

Will Congress Continue Health Care For 9 Million Children?

Kaiser Health News By: Phil Galewitz A popular federal-state program that provides health coverage to millions of children in lower- and middle-class families is up for renewal Sept. 30. But with a deeply divided Congress, some health advocates fear that the Children’s Health Insurance Program could be in jeopardy or that conservative lawmakers will seek […]