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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...
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Open Letter to the Utah LegislatureFebruary 23, 2017Dear Senators and Representatives:We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to consider...
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Voices for Utah Children Supports HB 294, the Utah Intergenerational Poverty Work and Self-sufficiency Tax Credit. HB 294 strengthens Utah’s...
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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...
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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...
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New factsheets by the University of Utah School of Medicine describe two policy solutions that would help Utah families obtain healthcare they need...
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Comprehensive Early Intervention Services minimize the impact of disabilities for infants and toddlers improving lifelong outcomes for children...
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Lincoln Nehring, president and CEO of Voices for Utah Children, has been selected by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) as...
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Why We Care About Medicaid “EPSDT” Benefits and So Should YouWhile threats to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) may seem the most imminent in our...
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Changes to Medicaid’s financing structure through a block grant or per capita cap would create large shortfalls in state funding. These would...
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Oral Health Care for Children and FamiliesTooth decay is the top preventable disease for kids. When kids experience poor oral health, their school...
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Medicaid, CHIP (the Children’s Health Insurance Program) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) form the foundation of children’s health coverage...
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This op-ed by Tess Davis, Senior Policy Analyst at Voices for Utah Children, was originally published at the Deseret News on November 21, 2016.I...
