Pennsylvania moms are facing a crisis. For far too long, too many mothers have died as a result of childbirth or pregnancy. The sad reality is that many of these deaths are preventable. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2021, a shocking 1,205 women died due to maternal causes nationally, a […]
Medicaid for all… children? Pennsylvania’s Sen. Bob Casey wants to make that a reality
Every child born in America would be automatically enrolled in Medicaid, the publicly funded health program for low-income families, under a new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate. Children are currently eligible for Medicaid if their family’s income is within 133% of the federal poverty rate, or about $39,900 a year for a family of […]
Thousands of Pennsylvanians have lost Medicaid coverage since end of COVID-era rule
Coverage for children has been of particular concern for advocates in the state and nationally, because kids are often eligible for different coverage than their parents. “When you have an adult who … knows they’re not eligible anymore, they’re assuming that their three kids aren’t,” said Carolyn Myers, of advocacy group Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children. The […]
90K Pennsylvanians have lost Medicaid coverage since the end of pandemic-era rule
Since the end of a pandemic-era policy, roughly 20% of Pennsylvanians who had to renew their Medical Assistance coverage have lost it, according to data the state shares with the federal government. Slightly more than half of those people lost the health insurance coverage because they were no longer eligible, likely because their income was too […]
Latest National Rankings for Child Well-Being Show Pennsylvania at 22nd
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania ranks 22nd overall in child well-being, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children and families are faring. When looking specifically at economic well-being, the state ranks 22nd, while it ranks 20th in health. The health […]
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