Voices for Utah Children Articles

  • 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

  • Love Utah children? Participate in #loveUTgiveUT! #LeaveYourMark

    Love Utah Give Utah is once again underway. Love UT Give UT is a 24 hour online event that encourages everyone to be a philanthropist and contribute to Utah’s nonprofits through a single online giving platform. It’s one extraordinary day to support the...

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

  • Tax Reform and Utah's Most Vulnerable Populations

    Open Letter to the Utah Legislature February 23, 2017 Dear Senators and Representatives: We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to consider the impact of any tax reform proposal on Utah’s most vulnerable populations. We wish to make two important...

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

  • The Utah Intergenerational Poverty Work and Self-sufficiency Tax Credit

    Voices for Utah Children Supports HB 294, the Utah Intergenerational Poverty Work and Self-sufficiency Tax Credit. HB 294 strengthens Utah’s groundbreaking Intergenerational Poverty (IGP) initiative with an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Twenty-six...

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

  • Let's end racial disparities in Utah's juvenile justice system.

    Like most juvenile justice systems across the country, Utah's juvenile justice system could do more to produce the outcomes that we all want for our kids and communities. Our system should be restructured to more effectively ensure that as many kids as...

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

  • Pocket Cards for Utah Lawmakers

    The basic premise of KIDS COUNT is that in order to affect good policy change for kids you must have good data on their well-being. In addition, to be the most effective, the data needs to be geographically relevant to the users. For many years, the...

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

  • Planned pregnancies are healthier pregnancies.

    New factsheets by the University of Utah School of Medicine describe two policy solutions that would help Utah families obtain healthcare they need to plan and space their pregnancies in order to better achieve the best health outcomes for the mother...

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

  • Lawmakers should fund the Baby Watch Early Intervention Program

    Comprehensive Early Intervention Services minimize the impact of disabilities for infants and toddlers improving lifelong outcomes for children, families and communities. Without additional funding for direct service staff, the opportunity to improve...

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