Murphy is a resident physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Keppel is a resident physician at Brigham and Women’s and Boston Children’s hospitals. With the passage of President Trump’s tax bill and its ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a toolkit that outlines strategies for states to strengthen access to behavioral health services for children enrolled in Medicaid and the ...

Healthcare is critical for a child’s long-term well-being. Children who have access to insurance coverage are more likely to receive preventive care and services such as routine physicals, ...

Regular dental visits are an important part of your child’s oral health routine. Children should see a dentist by the age of 1 and continue with visits twice a year (every six months) as they get ...

Proposed Medicaid cuts threaten children's health coverage, exacerbating existing gaps and impacting access to care for vulnerable populations. Additionally, among those who were born into a family ...

Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, provides health insurance to adults, children and families with low incomes. To get Medi-Cal, you have to make less than about $1,800 per month if you're ...

Cuts to federal Medicaid funding pose a substantial risk to all children, regardless of their insurance coverage. H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, focuses on reducing federal spending, partly ...

Sep. 24—A majority of children in the United States rely on Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program at some point by their 18th birthday, and many experience periods of coverage loss, ...