Voices for Utah Children Articles

  • 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?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 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

  • 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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  • Medicaid expansion in Utah: What just happened and where do we go from here?

    Recently Senate Bill 96 was signed into law by Governor Herbert. Here’s our recap of what’s in SB 96 and the next steps for Utah kids and families’ coverage Where do we go from here? The Governor and Legislature have said they are committed to an...

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    • Author: Questions?
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  • Utah Children's Budget Report 2019

    Children’s Budget Report Finds Utah's Education Budget Fell Last Year, Even Before Accounting for Enrollment Growth Voices for Utah Children, the state’s leading children’s policy advocacy organization, released its biennial Children’s Budget Report on...

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    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Healthy Moms = Healthy Kids

    For Printable Version Maternal Mental Health Support Flyer For 30 years now, Voices for Utah Children has called on our state, federal and local leaders to put children’s needs first. But the work is not done. The children of 30 years ago now have...

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    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Medicaid Expansion in Utah: Get the Facts so Kids & Families Can Get the Coverage they Need

    Q: Is there enough money for Utah to expand Medicaid? I keep hearing that the ballot initiative didn’t provide enough money to cover all the costs. Isn’t that why voters chose to increase the sales tax? A: All fiscal estimates show that Utah has enough...

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    • Author: Questions?
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  • Over 40 Organizations Sign on to Letter in Support of Full Medicaid Expansion, as Utah Voters Decided

    Utah Decided: Implement Full Medicaid Expansion without Delay On November 6, 2018, Utah voters took an historic step, voting to expand Medicaid to adults and families across Utah through Proposition 3. We call upon our Legislature and Governor Herbert...

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    • Author: Questions?
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  • Report: Utah children face barriers to accessing defense attorneys

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2019 CONTACT: Anna Thomas, Senior Policy Analyst, [email protected], (720) 275-1557 Report: Utah children face barriers to accessing defense attorneys in juvenile court system “And Justice For All Kids: A...

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    • Author: Anna Thomas
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Don’t Take Away Families’ Health Coverage by Adding New Medicaid Requirements

    Let’s help parents find work, but let’s not take away their health coverage if they fail to meet a work requirement The Deseret News had a strong message in their endorsement of Utah Decides Healthcare Proposition 3: “Those who are not healthy cannot...

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    • Author: Questions?
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  • Voices for Utah Children Statement on Texas vs. U.S. Ruling

    Last week’s Texas court ruling is the latest attempt to take away health coverage for millions of Americans, including kids and families. The Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act twice and this lower court decision doesn’t change that....

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    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Response to Govenor's Budget Recommendations FY2020

    On December 6, 2018, Governor Herbert released his budget recommendations for the next fiscal year (2020). The budget is based on a consensus forecast developed by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, the Office of the Legislative Fiscal...

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    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • What’s in a name? The woodwork vs. welcome mat effect for kids

    Voices for Utah Children is dedicated to increasing coverage and care for all Utah kids. With this comes the responsibility to rethink how our language can be more welcoming and inclusive. When referring to children who are eligible-but-unenrolled in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • A Conversation (Focus Group) with Former Undocumented Children

    If you would like to read this blog post offline, please scroll to the bottom to download a copy of the PDF version! During the third week of November, we held a focus group with Dreamers and children of immigrant parents to discuss what health care...

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    • Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 100% Kids Covered: Patricia and Sara the Dreamers

    Patricia and her family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah when she was fifteen after living in Texas for a couple of years. She attended West High School and is now an undergraduate at the University of Utah. She and her sister are two of thousands of...

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    • Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • 100% Kids Covered: Karina the Dreamer

    Karina is a Dreamer who was born in Puebla, Mexico. Her family immigrated to the U.S. when she was twelve years old. She is now eighteen, a first-year student at Salt Lake Community College, and is studying to become a Physician Assistant. I was able...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Medicaid Expansion is Officially State Law!

    Medicaid Expansion is Officially State Law! A brief look at what’s ahead as we gear up for the April 1st enrollment date… The Utah Decides Proposition 3 ballot initiative is state law! The public have made their voices heard in clear support of...

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    • Author: Questions?
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  • New Report Finds Utah’s Child Uninsured Rate is Moving in the Wrong Direction: More Kids in Utah are Uninsured

    Why it’s happening and what we can do to counter the trend A new report finds that Utah’s uninsured rate for children is increasing. In fact, the analysis shows the growth rate of uninsured kids in Utah is among the highest in the nation. This is...

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    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • The Annie E. Casey Foundation Releases Brief: Fostering Youth Transitions

    This Annie E. Casey Foundation brief, which utilizes the most comprehensive data set ever collected across all 50 states, fills in key details about the lives of young people who have experienced foster care. In no uncertain terms, the data describe...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Terry Haven
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Utah Education – 30 years at the bottom

    As has been pointed out to me recently, I have worked off and on for Voices for Utah Children in each decade of its existence. I have had the privilege to be associated with the organization in some way for almost 30 years! It is amazing how Utah takes...

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    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog
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