You can help to make America's children the First Focus for federal lawmakers

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IN HEALTH REFORM

For children, health reform must follow one simple principle: Fix what’s broken and build on what works.

A healthy America starts with healthy children. And, as Congress works to reform our nation’s health care system, First Focus is urging them to remember the unique needs of children. Our Health Reform Resources section provides you with fact sheets, research and reports, letters, and advertisements about protecting the needs of children in health reform.

 

Click here to visit the resources page.

Insuring our Future: Addressing the Needs of Children in Health Reform

First Focus has commissioned a series of papers authored by respected health care experts to examine the role of children in the debate over health reform. Each paper answers the fundamental question, "Is it good for our children?"

Recently Released Papers from this Series Include:

 

Health Reform & Adolescents
By Harriette Fox & Margaret McManus of The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health

How Capping the Tax Exclusion May Disproportionately Burden Children & Families
By Elise Gould of the Economic Policy Institute

The Impact of the Healthy American's Act on Children's Coverage
By Harbage Consulting, LLC

Creating Comprehensive and Stable Health Insurance Coverage for All Children
By Sara Rosenbaum, JD of The George Washingtion University  

Additional Resources from First Focus:
 

Turning Point: The Long Term Effects of Recession-Induced Child Poverty
Click here to read a report finding  that children who fall into poverty durning an economic recession fare worse far into adulthood than their peers who avoided it all together.

Children in the Omnibus
Click here to find First Focus resources related to the status of children in the 2009 Omnibus spending legislation.

Children in the Economic Recovery Package
Click here to review resources related to children in the economic recovery package, including a side-by-side comparison of the child-related provisions in the House and Senate versions of the legislation.

 Big Ideas for Children

In recent years, children have been an afterthought in federal policymaking, rather than the priority. As we elect a new Congress and a new president, First Focus has solicited large-scale policy proposals from leading and emerging thought leaders in an effort to find the next “big idea” that will exponentially improve the prospects of children in America.

Click here to learn more.


Children's Budget 2008 

Children's Budget is a comprehensive guide the over 180 different children’s programs funded by the federal government, from child health and education to child welfare and juvenile justice. 

 

Click here to download a copy