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Health Care
We're in the News: DSHS warns clients of budget cuts
Posted on: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 2:06pm
Programs for elderly, children likely to be eliminated The Olympian January 12, 2009 By Adam Wilson The state Department of Social and Health Services has been working to inform those its serves about $370 million in cuts to its budget by June. The agency sent out notice to families who signed up for state health insurance and make between 250 percent and 300 percent of the poverty level, telling them that the program was canceled because of cuts in this year's budget.
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2009 Legislative Agenda
Created on: Saturday, December 6, 2008 - 6:28pm
The Children's Alliance 2009 Legislative Agenda lays out our top priorities in this tough legislative session.
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Policy Paper - 2009 Session: Children's Health
Created on: Friday, December 5, 2008 - 6:31pm
The Children's Alliance 2009 Cover All Kids policy paper lays out our priorities for the 09 legislative session: stay the course and cover all kids by 2010.
What is essential for kids and families? Meals and health care
Kids are not to blame for the economy and should not be victims of budget cuts
What is essential for kids and families? Children's health care
Our son is Autistic, but he is thriving due to the assistance we receive through his medical coupon
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What is essential for kids and families? Apple Health for Kids
Health Insurance is essential for all children, especially for those with special needs.
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Kids are Always Essential Stories
Created on: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 4:55pm
In July 2010 Washington state Governor Gregoire posed 8 questions - including "What services are essential?" Children's Alliance members responded with these stories about why kids are always essential. Click to zoom in on the storybook. You can browse a story – and you can still add your own.
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Time for U.S. Senate to protect critical kids’ health care funding
Submitted on Fri, 06/04/2010 - 12:30
Crucial funding that’s needed to sustain Washington’s Apple Health for Kids program and other vital health care services in states all over the country is in serious jeopardy.
Native American children lead ranks of uninsured in WA
Submitted on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 11:26
Though Washington has made great progress toward providing all kids with health coverage, an estimated 78,000 remain uninsured, and it’s a problem that plagues American Indian children at much higher rates than any other group.
Cover the Uninsured Week – and crunch time for Apple Health for Kids outreach
Submitted on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 15:02
Children and families won big when Congress – at long last – approved sweeping health care reform that promises to put affordable coverage within reach of 32 million uninsured Americans in the coming years.
So it’s fitting that it’s Cover the Uninsured Week here in Washington state, where – despite great strides we've made to provide more children access to health care – an estimated 78,000 kids remain uninsured.
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