Today marks 100 days until open enrollment begins for new health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)! New “Marketplaces” will be available in every state for people to buy private insurance, with financial help based on their income. And 33 states will be joining Wisconsin in the federal Marketplace portal. This...
Department of Children and Families budget Siphoning off federal funds for low-income families – The budget transfers almost $19 million per year more to the Dept. of Revenue from the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block grant, to supplant state funding for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This siphons off funding...
The Arizona Senate voted 18-11 Thursday afternoon to use enhanced federal Medicaid financing provided by the Affordable Care Act to substantially improve access to Medicaid. The vote was closer in the Arizona House, which approved the special session bill earlier in the day by a vote of 33-27. Governor Jan Brewer, a conservative...
The American Pediatrics Association (APA) and the Academy of American Pediatricians (AAP) has recently issued a Task Force Report on Childhood Poverty: A Strategic Roadmap Committed to Bringing the Voice of Pediatricians to the Most Important Problem Facing Children in the US Today. This report is a powerful statement about the harmful...
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