KIDS COUNT is a highly respected source for data on child and family well-being in the United States. A project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT provides state-by-state analysis of childhood well-being based on numerous indicators including economic well-being, education, family situation and health.

June 24, 2013 article about a report which finds that many factors, including increased health insurance coverage, have led to an increase in overall health of U.S. children.

May 31, 2013 article about Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide his state an exemption that would remove the requirement that Pennsylvania transfer thousands of kids from the state’s Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP) over to Medicaid.

June 22, 2013, The Motley Fool article on the possible impact that immigration reform could have on health care.

June 19, 2013, Kaiser Health News article about possible stumbling blocks for the expansion of pediatric dental care, a key tenet of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

June 23, 2013, The Salt Lake Tribune article about Utah’s struggles with uninsured children.

June 21, 2013, PennLive op-ed by Donna Cooper and Estelle Richman arguing that decision by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett to not accept federal funds for an expansion of Medicaid will hurt uninsured Pennsylvania children.

June 22, 2013, New America Media article about children’s health advocates in Floria highlighting the possibility of expanded coverage for uninsured children in gearing up for another fight after the state chose not to accept a federal increase in Medicaid funding.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation which focuses on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy. Kaiser develops and runs its own research, journalism and communications programs, sometimes in partnership with other non-profit research organizations or major media […]