US: Advocates Tout Child-, Maternal-Health Aspects of Build Back Better Act
Public News Service – November 29, 2021
Health advocates are pressing the U.S. Senate to approve the Build Back Better Act, because it would improve Medicaid and CHIP – the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The bill, which already has passed the House, would offer 12 months of continuous coverage to children who qualify for Medicaid. A new brief co-authored by Joan Alker – research professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and executive director of its Center for Children and Families – found that during the early Trump years, one in ten children experienced a gap in coverage over the course of 12 months.
Also: H.R.5376 – Build Back Better Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376
Also: Report: Children’s Uninsured Rate Rises by Largest Annual Jump in More Than a Decade: https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2020/10/08/childrens-uninsured-rate-rises-by-largest-annual-jump-in-more-than-a-decade-2/

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