Voices for Utah Children Articles
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UPDATE: Utah still penalized for large families in final House & Senate tax bills
NEW ANALYSIS FINDS THAT THE FINAL HOUSE AND SENATE TAX BILLS STILL PENALIZE UTAH FOR OUR LARGER FAMILIES Salt Lake City - Voices for Utah Children today released an updated analysis of the final versions of the House- and Senate-passed tax bills that...
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- Author: Matthew Weinstein
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It's now or never -- let's go to the mat for Utah kids in tax reform!
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- Author: Matthew Weinstein
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Take Action! Tell Congress to Prioritize Children’s Health Coverage and Care
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Chipped Off: Feeling frustrated that Congress still hasn’t funded CHIP? So are we.
Last week we learned that Congress will likely delay on funding CHIP -- again. We also learned that the Utah CHIP program posted a notice to parents that Utah’s CHIP funding will run out by the end of January and coverage could end. Grim news all...
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Take Action Today on Federal Tax Reform
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- Author: Matthew Weinstein
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Utah Economic Benchmarking Project 2017
New Economic Benchmarking Report Finds Utah Ahead on Some, Behind on Other Key Metrics of Economic Opportunity and Standard of Living ONE IMPORTANT LESSON: UTAH WORKS HARDER, MINNESOTA WORKS SMARTER Salt Lake City, November 13, 2017 - Voices for Utah...
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- Author: Matthew Weinstein
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Children of Color Face Persistent Inequities in Utah
The recently released Annie E. Casey Foundation report, 2017 Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children report, shows that Utah’s children in immigrant families and children of color are more likely to live in poverty, less...
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- Author: Terry Haven
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Utah KIDS COUNT Data Links Publication, October 2017
As a complement to the new Race for Results publication recently released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Utah KIDS COUNT Project also updated our 2015 comparison of Hispanic and non-Hispanic white children in Utah. In the most recent release of...
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- Author: Terry Haven
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Stories of Utah Medicaid & CHIP
CHIP & Medicaid Make a Difference for our kids & families and community. The Truth about Utah Medicaid & CHIP In Utah there is often a negative and inaccurate stigma around the word Medicaid. Most people do not know that Medicaid & CHIP are critical to...
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What do Utahns Think About the Proposed Changes to Medicaid and PCN? Results of a Statewide Survey
Recently the Healthier Utah Coalition ‘Save Medicaid Campaign’ put together a survey to get public feedback on the Utah Department of Health’s proposed changes to its Medicaid program. The proposed amendments to the Medicaid and Primary Care Network...
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Federal Tax Reform: Good for Utah?
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the nation’s last major tax reform legislation. It closed loopholes to broaden the tax base. It reduced tax rates and expanded the standard deduction, personal exemption and Earned Income Tax Credit so...
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- Author: Matthew Weinstein
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September 30th was the deadline for Congress to renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. So what happens now to the almost 20,000 Utah children who currently rely on CHIP for their health insurance? First (a little) good news: Utah has...
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The Senate is moving hastily forward with a last-ditch attempt to repeal the ACA, known as Graham-Cassidy. Just like previous attempts, this bill will gut Medicaid, undermine consumer protections and raise the cost of health insurance for children,...
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Support Home Visiting Programs!
Home visiting programs play a vital role for kids and families. They provide support to new parents and infants, especially to low-income mothers throughout our state. Now national funding for home visiting programs are on the line. The funding source,...
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Extend CHIP Now! Resources & Info
CHIP, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, needed to be renewed by the end of September! Congress missed the deadline to move forward with a bipartisan solution on CHIP. It's time for swift action, in order to protect children's coverage! A...
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Register to Vote by October 30th
Kids can't vote. They need people who care about them (like you!) to vote for elected officials who will address their needs. Don't miss the next election. You can register to vote at the polls on Election Day or during the Early Voting Period, but if...
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- Author: Sara Gunderson
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What’s on our back-to-school list? #1 Connect all kids with health insurance coverage!
It’s back to school time for kids across Utah. One of the most important things we can do to help all kids have a successful school year is to help them stay healthy. Kids who have untreated illnesses or chronic conditions are more likely to stay home...
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CHIP- or the Children’s Health Insurance Program- provides affordable health insurance to about 20,000 children in Utah and nearly 9 million kids across the U.S. For over 20 years, CHIP has helped low-income children get the health coverage they need,...
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At Voices for Utah Children, we are closely following what happens to Medicaid. The majority of Utah’s Medicaid enrollees are kids. CHIP- the Children’s Health Insurance Program- could not exist without Medicaid. Medicaid is the cornerstone for...
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2017 Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah and the National Annie E. Casey Data Book Released
Voices for Utah Children recently released our annual data book Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah along with the National Annie E. Casey Data Book. These annual publications provide citizens, advocates, community leaders and policymakers with the...
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- Author: Terry Haven
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