Voices for Utah Children Articles
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Statement Opposing the Trump Administration's Recent Threat to Ramp Up Deportations
Voices for Utah Children's Statement Opposing the Trump Administration's Recent Threat to Ramp Up Deportations. This week, the Trump Administration released threatening statements to begin ramping up raids and deportations around the United States....
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Utah ranked seventh among states for overall child well-being, according to the 30th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Among the four domains, Utah ranked highest in family and community, landing in...
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- Author: Terry Haven
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Why is Utah Cutting Back Care for Young Adults?
Young adults on Medicaid are being denied dental and vision care, mental health screenings and other benefits, just as they enter the work force and embark on the next chapter of their lives. Baffled by this decision? So are we. Utah is proposing...
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- Author: Questions?
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Letter of Support for Proposed Salt Lake Co. Resolution Urging Action on Immigration Reform
June 10, 2019 Today Councilmember Shireen Ghorbani presented “A Resolution of the Salt Lake County Council Urging Utah’s Federal Delegation to Take Action on Immigration Reform that Reflects Salt Lake County’s Commitment As a Certified Welcoming...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Voices for Utah Children Opposes Medicaid Funding Caps and Cuts
Voices for Utah Children opposes the state of Utah’s proposal to make harmful changes to the Medicaid program. As part of Senate Bill 96, which rolled back Proposition 3 full Medicaid Expansion, the Utah Department of Health is required to seek a...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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2019 Utah State of Children's Coverage Report, 100% Kids: Giving All Kids the Opportunity to Thrive
Report: 2019 UTAH STATE OF CHILDREN’S COVERAGE REPORT 100% Kids: Giving All Kids the Opportunity to Thrive Executive Summary Health insurance coverage provides children with the foundation they need to be healthy and thrive. When children have health...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
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Utah Has Higher Uninsured Rate for Women of Childbearing Age
New report Finds Medicaid Expansion Leads to Healthier Mothers and Babies A new report shows states that fully expanded Medicaid saw a sharp decline in the uninsured rate for women of childbearing age. Utah’s uninsured rate for women ages 18-44 was at...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Proposed Changes to Utah Medicaid: What You Should Know and Why Your Comments Are Critical!
Utah is not getting the expansion we voted for… Utah Medicaid is facing serious threats The Legislature’s bill rolling back Proposition 3 includes several harmful changes to Medicaid. The bill proposes to: Create additional reporting requirements for...
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- Author: Sara Gunderson
- Category: Updates & Blog
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The Tax Reform Task Force legislatively mandated during the 2019 general session by HB495 has been created. Meetings have not been scheduled but we expect to hear something soon. In the meantime, House Democrats are holding town hall meetings on tax...
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- Author: Questions?
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Healthy Learners: Improving Access to Health Care at School
Healthy kids do better in school. Research shows that school-based care plays a critical role ensuring kids can stay healthy and learn. Thanks to collaboration and vision from our state leaders, Utah is making strides to help more children connect with...
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- Author: Questions?
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Stay Up-to-Date on Utah’s Partial Medicaid Expansion and Waivers
Learn more about... How newly eligible people can enroll in Medicaid and how you can help connect families with coverage. What’s happening with Utah’s waiver requests to add additional reporting requirements, caps on enrollment, funding limits and...
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- Author: Questions?
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All Utahns deserve access to affordable health coverage, without barriers or delays.
Get Covered through Partial Expansion: Starting April 1st, individuals earning less than $12,492 are now eligible for Medicaid. Click here to find out if you or a family member qualify. Or call 2-1-1 if you have any questions about Medicaid coverage!...
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- Author: Questions?
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We Invite You to Sign the Community Compact on Restorative Justice
The Justice & Equality for Kids (JE4K) Rountable developed the Community Compact on Restorative Justice to bring integrity and focus to ongoing efforts to make our schools safer, our juvenile justice system more effective and compassionate, and our...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Good News for Juvenile Justice Reformers, from the 2019 Legislative Session
Fans of juvenile justice reform have a lot to be happy about, with regards to the recently concluded legislative session. Thanks to the hard work of many committed elected officials, reform-minded public administrators and community-based advocates,...
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- Author: Anna Thomas
- Category: Updates & Blog
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Voices for Utah Children’s Response to CMS Approval of Utah’s Partial Medicaid Expansion
Voices for Utah Children’s Response to CMS Approval of Utah’s Partial Medicaid Expansion Voices for Utah Children is dismayed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS)’s decision today. While we are encouraged that some Utahns will be able to access...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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This past Legislative Session, we saw many exciting bills aimed at helping kids grow up in safer and healthier environments. Not all of these bills passed, but they helped bring attention to important social determinants affecting kids’ health...
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- Author: Questions?
- Category: Updates & Blog
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2019 Utah Legislative Session Update
2019 Utah Legislative Session Update The 2019 Legislative session is in the books. The beginning of the Session was dominated by a disappointing rollback of voter-approved Prop 3, which will cover fewer families and create additional barriers to care....
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- Author: Terry Haven
- Category: Updates & Blog
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71,000 Utah Kids Still Without Health Insurance… Why?
This Legislative Session, we have heard a lot of thoughtful, important discussion around children’s access to health coverage and care, including needed mental health care. Health insurance helps children connect with affordable care, yet thousands of...
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- Author: Questions?
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Immigrant Families On Access To Health Care
Immigrant Families on Health Coverage Thanks to Centro de la Family, the Consulate of Mexico in Salt Lake, Holy Cross Ministries, and Utah Health Policy Project, we were able to survey 34 immigrant families about health care, access to health...
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- Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
- Category: Updates & Blog
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The Utah Legislature’s Tax Overhaul Plan
The Utah Legislature’s Tax Overhaul Plan – 3/5/19 Update HB441 Tax Equalization and Reduction Act, sponsored by Representative Tim Quinn The bill is an attempt to modernize Utah’s tax structure to keep pace with Utah’s changing economy. It had its...
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- Author: Questions?
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