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Children need access to nutrition for their growing bodies and minds to be healthy and develop as they should. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a critical component in ensuring infants and toddlers, as well as pregnant and postpartum mothers, have access to healthy nutrition. See WIC coverage rates statewide and at the county level.
Over the past year, much has happened in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that has changed how families apply for or renew public health insurance for their children. The three fact sheets in this series show enrollment by Congressional, state House, and state Senate districts.
The 2022 State of Children’s Health Report shows the factors that contribute to a child’s likelihood of being uninsured include family income, race and ethnicity, geography, and age. It uses the most recent Census data and examines the role of public health insurance programs as comprehensive coverage options and how Medicaid continues to provide a safety net of coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
During the past three years, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) have been a lifeline for families by providing continuous health insurance coverage throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With more than 1.4 million Pennsylvania children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, these programs connect kids to health care in every community across the commonwealth.
Beginning April 17th, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services will determine eligibility for CHIP families and new enrollees, not CHIP insurance plans. This change means County Assistance Offices will process all renewals and new applications.
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Thanks for the kind words @RepJFleming! Love seeing a PPC alum out in the world continuing the fight for PA children and families. Your new job is pretty cool, not as cool as our data, but still.
On this week's Pennsylvania Newsmakers, host Gene Barr (@Genebarr_55) talks with State Representative Justin Fleming (@RepJFleming) about the Pennsylvania Future Caucus and engaging with younger voters: https://www.newsmakerstv.com/shows/future-caucus-budget-and-medicaid-funding.html
School is out for the summer, but reading is so totally IN! Join us for a very special #PPCSummerReadingList! We'll be dropping one new read each week with some cool data, so follow along and stay cool 😎.
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“People are really taking a chainsaw to a program where maybe a scalpel would be the correct tool,” said Kati Brillhart, PPC VP of government & external affairs. “There is simply not a trillion dollars of fraud and waste and abuse in the Medicaid program.”
Senate passes Trump’s Medicaid cuts, as critics fear thousands in Pittsburgh could lose coverage
The Trump administration’s signature tax and domestic policy bill makes historic cuts to Medicaid. Pittsburgh-area adv...
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