Nov 8, 2024
CHILDREN MUST NOT BE ELECTION CASUALTIES The newly elected 47th president laid his cards on the table this campaign season, plainly telling voters what he wants to do once in office. What he plans to do is dreadful. Let’s start with the stated Trump objective...
Jul 1, 2024
PA HOSPITALS LOSE NEARLY $400 MILLION CARING FOR UNINSURED KIDS July 1, 2024 – The financial statements for eight out of ten Pennsylvania’s hospitals show that hospitals are bleeding red in part due to a troubling spike in the share of children without health...
May 3, 2024
Unburden PA’s Health Care Systems by Insuring Every Child There are more uninsured children in the Commonwealth than the total populations of Harrisburg and Scranton combined. Nearly 145,000 PA children and teens are not covered by any sort of health...
Apr 2, 2024
In March 2024, Children First published a policy brief entitled “Optimizing Medicaid to Improve Child and Youth Mental Health in Pennsylvania.” In that brief, five specific reforms to optimize Medicaid as a sustainable funding source to improve child and adolescent...
Mar 21, 2024
Vital Statistics for Children in Philadelphia Philadelphia children need the tools and resources to achieve and be healthy. Only 34% of students are passing the English and Language Arts PSSA. A shockingly low 19% of students are passing the Math PSSA. Less than...
Oct 14, 2023
Has your family lost Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Health Insurance? There’s still time to get coverage back. Your children may be eligible for coverage even if you aren’t! Do you need help with the paperwork or re-enrollment process? Pennsylvania Medical Assistance...
