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Lisa Shapiro is the Chief of Staff and Director for Children’s Policy at Families USA.
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March 20, 2012
As we mark the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) two-year anniversary, families across the nation are grateful because they know firsthand that their children are safer and better protected and healthier because of health care reform. While people on all sides of the political spectrum continue to weigh in, after two years the real experiences of real families make it clear that children and families are better off now and will be for many years to come because of the ACA’s long list of new child-focused policies. The ACA’s benefits for children are simply indisputable. Because of the ACA, no...
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July 7, 2011
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 the doctor when they are sick or get the vaccines they need to stay healthy. They are right, this is what I do. But recently I realized that I have been doing a disservice to those who are close to me because beyond these broad brush strokes, I usually don’t share very much about my Medicaid advocacy...
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September 20, 2010
As we mark the six-month anniversary of the passage of health reform, families have much to celebrate today as several key provisions of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act go into effect for children. While there are a wide array of opinions on both sides of the aisle on the new law – from those that say health reform goes too far to those who lament that it doesn’t go far enough, the impact for children cannot be disputed. Children and families will be better off today and for many years to come because of long list of new child-focused policies that were included as part of...
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