Sixty-five percent of children in D.C. received health coverage under Medicaid in 2010. Now their health and safety is at risk as Congress and the White House take aim at this bedrock safety net program. Our nation's debt burden is heavy. But our conscience will be heavier if we allow politicians...

We don't know exactly when it will be finalized, but the * federal budget and deficit deal * is taking shape. We don't know the details, but we are confident that harmful Medicaid and Medicare cuts are on the table. It is reported that the President and Members of Congress of BOTH parties are...

By Danielle Garrett , Health Policy Fellow, National Women’s Law Center Cross-posted from NWLC's blog, Womenstake Hopefully by now we have convinced you how important Medicaid is to many Americans , including women, children, the elderly, and Americans with disabilities. But we aren’t the only ones...

If you ask my friends and family what I do when I head off to work each day, they know my job has something to do with children and health care, Congress and getting laws passed, and something to do with making sure that all kids, especially those with limited means, have the opportunity to go to...