Voices for Utah Children Articles

  • 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book

    2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being By the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Project 2017 Utah KIDS COUNT Data Book: Measures of Child Well-Being in Utah, 2017

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

  • President Trump’s Proposed FY18 Budget: “Draconian,” “Reverse Robin Hood,” “Broken Promises,” “Fantasy-based”

    “It breaks campaign promises... It's fantasy-based... Fiscally and socially, the Trump proposal is a reverse Robin Hood. Draconian cuts in domestic programs to fund big military-spending hikes would disproportionately hit the poor. Tax cuts would...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Medicaid Per Capita Caps Significantly Reduce Funding Available for Children in Utah: Reduced Funding Leads to Reductions in Services, Fewer People Covered--or Both

    Under Congress’ current health care proposal, Utah would see significant funding reductions for children enrolled in Medicaid. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed the House in early May and is currently being considered by the Senate. The AHCA...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Misbehavior or Misdemeanor? A Report on the Utah’s School to Prison Pipeline

    School disciplinary actions are decreasing in Utah’s public school system, but disparities in the amount of discipline administered along racial lines continues to exist and in some cases has worsened, according to a new joint report released today by...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sara Gunderson
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Racial and Ethnic Equity for Children in Utah

    A Look at the 2017 Legislative Session and What It Means for the Year Ahead • Children of color and immigrant children in Utah face more poverty compared to White children. As Utah becomes a more diverse state, these growing racial and ethnic...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Moe Hickey
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Cuts or Caps to Medicaid Would Undermine Utah’s Statewide Efforts to Increase Early Childhood Developmental Screenings

    In the last several years, Utah has engaged in a coordinated, statewide effort to increase developmental screenings for children ages 0-5. Developmental screenings allow health care providers to assess a child's health and development. Through...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Voices for Utah Children’s Statement on the Passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in the U.S. House of Representatives

    We are deeply disheartened to see our leaders in Washington move forward with a proposal that will leave 24 million Americans uninsured and slash funding to Medicaid, a 50-year-old program which provides critical, foundational care to Utah kids,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Bloomberg Got Two Big Things Wrong about Utah

    Here in Utah we are used to getting considerably more national attention than our 1% share of the national population might otherwise suggest, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. The recent Bloomberg article “How Utah Keeps the American Dream...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Governor Herbert Releases Video To Promote the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP!

    Now It’s Time for Congress to Renew CHIP For the first time, Governor Gary Herbert released a video to promote the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP. In the video, the Governor urges Utah children and families to apply for the CHIP program...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • New Report: Consumer Advocate Perspective on Health Care Reform

    As Congress continues to debate changes to the ACA and our health care system, the health and well-being of millions of individuals and families remain at stake. A new report highlights the need for continued access to high-quality health insurance...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Hispanic Kids Data Link, 2017

    Hispanic Kids Data Link, 2017

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sara Gunderson
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • National Children's Organizations to Congress: Do No Harm

    Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Speaker Ryan, Minority Leader Schumer, and Minority Leader Pelosi: As organizations from every state and multiple fields dedicated to improving the well-being of children, we strongly urge you to keep the unique needs of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sara Gunderson
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Protect Utah Kids. Protect Medicaid

    Testimonies from Utah Parents Children will lose access to coverage and care because of Medicaid cuts in the ACA Repeal Bill. The ACA Repeal bill proposes to slash $880 billion in Medicaid funding. These cuts and caps would decimate the Medicaid...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • The Wild Bunch: Kids’ Health Legislation in the 2017 Session

    First there was the “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” recap of the 2015 Legislative Session. In 2016, we brought you “The Magnificent Seven.” In keeping with the Western movie-themed recap of kids’ health bills, for 2017 we bring you: “The Wild Bunch”,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Under the ACA Repeal Bill, Utah Medicaid Stands to Lose Millions over a 10-Year Period

    Congress’ health plan bill, the American Health Care Act, proposes a major restructuring to the Medicaid program. The proposal would cap the federal funding states receive on a per-Medicaid beneficiary basis, starting in 2020. Using retrospective data,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Six Lessons Learned about Fiscal Policy in the 2017 Legislature

    The 2017 legislative session was remarkable for focusing more on tax policy than any session since 2007. This came in response to the November 29, 2016 announcement by Our Schools Now of their intention to pursue a campaign to place on the 2018 ballot...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Wins for Kids during the 2017 Utah Legislative Session

    Early Childhood Wins for new moms and babies including much-needed funding support for Early Intervention Services/Baby Watch (Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, SB 2) and SB 135 which will strengthen statewide, evidence-based home visiting programs...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Moe Hickey
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • It’s time to start preparing for the 2060 Presidential election.

    It’s time to start preparing for the 2060 Presidential election. No, I’m serious. Today, somewhere in Utah, there are children who could run for President of the United States in 2060 and beyond. I hope they are nurtured by parents who are economically...

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

  • Utah Children and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Healthcare Repeal Bill

    Congress’ New Health Care Repeal Bill Cuts Medicaid, Harms Kids. We have made enormous progress in making sure Utah kids have health insurance coverage. Speaker Ryan and the House Republicans have released a plan that will take us backwards. The plan...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Questions?
    • Category: Updates & Blog

  • Utah needs earned-income tax credit to break poverty cycle

    This op-ed by Matthew Weinstein of Voices for Utah Children and Derek Monson of the Sutherland Institute was originally printed in the Salt Lake Tribune on February 18, 2017. For some children in Utah, poverty is their inheritance. By no choice of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Matthew Weinstein
    • Category: Updates & Blog
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