Amber and Darrell Daniels with three of their four children. They live in Caldwell, Idaho. Darrell works for a pest control company while Amber enjoys being a stay-at-home mom to care for their children| Center For Children and Families
The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families did a rapid analysis of newly released U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) data. The webinar took place on Friday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m. ET, featuring a presentation of state-by-state child health coverage trends and other key insights. Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Georgetown University […]| Center For Children and Families
Every year we examine data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) which provides the most comprehensive look nationally and by state at important trends impacting America’s families – including health insurance. Today we are sharing our analysis of data that came out just yesterday for calendar year 2024. Our analysis is […]| Center For Children and Families
From 2022 to 2024, the rate of uninsured children increased from 5.1% to 6%, which is the highest rate of uninsured children in a decade. This was a statistically significant change and equates to an 18% increase in the number of uninsured children nationwide, marking a dramatic reversal of the progress made on child health […]| Center For Children and Families
Vaccine safety and changes happening at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have been an ongoing topic of conversation throughout the past few months. As we have previously discussed here on Say Ahhh!, HHS has announced upcoming studies and potential changes to how vaccines are approved and recommended for different populations. Most notably, […]| Center For Children and Families
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the Current Population Survey (CPS) for 2024 which examines income, health insurance and other trends. Overall, the uninsured rate was unchanged at 8%; the child uninsured rate was 6.1%. – a slight increase that was not statistically significant. Later this week we will get state by state data from […]| Center For Children and Families
As fall respiratory virus season ramps up, major changes to the vaccine policy landscape in the U.S. are coming. Some states, such as Florida, have announced an effort to end all vaccine requiremen…| Center For Children and Families
A recent article in Health Affairs Forefront argues that threats to policies, programs, and data systems will substantially set back progress made over the past few years in addressing the maternal and infant mortality. As a group of experts who previously served as federally-appointed members of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]| Center For Children and Families
Key Findings State systems are unprepared for federal demands to implement a Medicaid work reporting requirement and other onerous changes. HR 1 (P.L. 119-21) requires states to implement complex w…| Center For Children and Families
