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Bruce Lesley in Voices4Kids

Jun 24, 2019

Junk the Cadillac Tax

Our nation is not suffering from a condition of having too much insurance coverage. A recent series by Noah Levey in the…

Bruce Lesley in Voices4Kids

Apr 1, 2019

Principles of Health Reform for Children

Written by Bruce Lesley and Bryan Sperry

Carrie M Fitzgerald in Voices4Kids

Jun 11, 2018

The Trump Administration Abdicates Support for Children with Pre-Existing Conditions

My last couple years as a child health advocate in Iowa were before, during, and right after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Though I worked on kid’s health issues…

Emily Hussey in Voices4Kids

Jun 22, 2017

Protecting the Lives of America’s Youngest

Remember Jimmy Kimmel’s tear-filled monologue pleading that all children in America should have healthcare, on behalf of his newborn son who underwent heart surgery? Theresa Bohannan, a speaker at yesterday’s “Speaking Out to Protect our Care” event, has…

Voices for Children in Nebraska in Voices4Kids

May 16, 2017

What Senator Sasse’s New Book Gets Wrong About Our Kids

Meg Biallas Henry in Voices4Kids

Nov 29, 2016

This #GivingTuesday, Think Like a Child

Consider the state of America’s children:

The U.S. government spends less than 8% of its budget on children.
Five million children risk losing a parent to deportation, while others languish in family detention…

Bruce Lesley in Voices4Kids

Sep 18, 2016

Medicaid Per Capita Caps: A Terrible Twist on a Bad Idea

For 35 years now, Medicaid has had to fend off repeated efforts to slash its funding by converting it into a block grant. This year is no exception, as both the House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price and Republican presidential…

Bruce Lesley in Voices4Kids

Jan 22, 2015

Medicaid Block Grants and the Rationing of Health Care

Medicaid is a critically important health program that serves to protect the health of millions of Americans with disabilities and children in low-income families that have nowhere else to turn for their care. It is also the place…