Today marks the two-year anniversary of President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. The Affordable Care Act keeps kids covered by preventing insurance companies from denying coverage for children with pre-existing conditions like asthma or mental illness. Prior to passage, insurance companies could refuse to accept...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is making our health care system stronger and more sustainable for our children. Today we celebrate the consumer protections, such as rate review and the medical loss ratio, which guard against inefficiency in the insurance system and give families the assurance that premium costs are going towards medical...
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), preventative care has either been maintained or improved for more than half of the nation’s children – giving us reason to celebrate the achievements of the last two years.We know that preventative care is vital to ensure healthy development in children. It helps to ensure children can thrive in...
Today the Supreme Court heard arguments that could push our nation further along the road of justice for juveniles. You can get a recap of the arguments and what transpired today through the SCOTUS blog. The Court has been on that road for several years already, having made two landmark decisions benefiting convicted kids. In 2005 they...
Because women are typically the primary coordinators of care for their entire family, the benefits they receive from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also improve the lives of their kids. Already, more than 20 million women and their kids have stayed healthy through better access to free preventive services like well-child visits, new baby...
In a short research brief, Jeff Butts of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and one of the nation’s leading researchers on juvenile justice issues, concludes that there is simply no correlation between transferring or prosecuting youth in adult courts and the falling rates of youth crime. Titled Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is helping every member of the family – from kids to their grandparents – in a number of different ways, including allowing kids and seniors to get free check-ups. We know that in Wisconsin and across the country, grandparents play a key role in children’s lives.The protections and benefits to seniors under...
This week, groups across the country will be celebrating the two year anniversary of the signing of national health reform (the Affordable Care Act). Monday through Friday will be themed throughout the country to highlight specific benefits and constituencies. At WCCF we’ll be blogging every day, connecting the national themes to kids...
Representative Fred Kessler has introduced AB703 – a bill to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds who have not previously been adjudicated delinquent. Although our goal continues to be to raise the age to 18 for all youth, this proposal provides that thousands of 17-year-olds who have not been found delinquent...
As we discussed in a blog post yesterday, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) met this afternoon to discuss and vote on the Department of Health Services’ (DHS) revisions to the BadgerCare waiver proposals approved by the committee in November. On a 12-4 party line vote, with Republicans in favor and Democrats against, the committee...
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