Young children and their families in Pennsylvania can't afford Medicaid cuts. Read the blog by our Co-Lead Principal Investigator Félice Lê-Scherban: childrenshealthwatch.org/pennsylvania...
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Children's HealthWatch, based at Boston Medical Center, works to improve the health of young children by informing policies that address economic hardships.
We talked with @stephanieedc.bsky.social and her Boston Medical Center colleague about their study of the impacts of a parent's detention or deportation on childhood hunger, economic stability, and health. Learn more: childrenshealthwatch.org/caregiver-in.... youtu.be/-HNWlpuZmko
The Children Left Behind
YouTube video by Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition
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Children’s HealthWatch strongly opposes the Department of Homeland Security’s final public charge rule. Read our full statement here: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on...
Our SNAP Participation Dashboard has been updated with the latest data. Since H.R. 1 passed in July 2025, more than 5 million people have lost SNAP. Track the impact nationwide and in every state with FRAC's interactive dashboard: frac.org/snap-partici...
@wendydcervantes.bsky.social: When parents fear that seeking health care, nutrition assistance, or other supports could jeopardize their family’s future, many will simply go without. The result is that children don't get what they need to grow, learn, and thrive. www.clasp.org/press-room/p...
New DHS Public Charge Policy Will Increase Fear and Harm Children’s Health and Well-being | CLASP
By removing those protections, the final rule creates confusion and uncertainty that will most likely discourage many immigrant families from seeking health care, nutrition assistance, housing support...
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Red tape shouldn't determine who gets health care. Reporting requirements often cause eligible families to lose Medicaid because of paperwork barriers. When parents lose coverage, young children are more likely to miss preventive care. 👇
Are the feds trying to kick sick people off Medicaid? - The Boston Globe
The new interpretation of work requirements creates too many administrative hurdles.
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“The research is clear: Policies that detain children and separate families expose young children to toxic stress that can harm their health and development now and into the future.” - @stephanieedc.bsky.social, Executive Director
Children's Advocates to White House, State Leaders: Kids’ Lives Are In Your Hands - Children Thrive Action Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, communications consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, July 9, 2026—The Tr...
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In-depth reporting from the Texas Tribune outlines the ways in which this administration has been meticulously chipping away at the laws of this country to strip unaccompanied children of their rights to have a meaningful and fair process. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4wnKH6P
A new blog by Children’s HealthWatch intern Nicole Vergara explores the promise and challenges of health-related social needs (HRSN) screening in health care settings, highlighting how patients often face barriers to accessing help. Read it here: childrenshealthwatch.org/hrsn-screeni...
Children’s HealthWatch lead principal investigator and Philadelphia site principal investigator Felice Le-Scherban has written a new blog highlighting the importance of Medicaid and affordable health insurance coverage for Pennsylvania families with young children.
We know that when children lose health coverage, their health, development, and future are at risk. @stephanieedc.bsky.social's letter in today’s @bostonglobe.com urges policymakers to protect children’s access to care.
Dropped health insurance affects children - The Boston Globe
As legislators weigh additional cuts to health care, they must especially consider the costs of their policy choices on the youngest members of our communities.
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This important new brief from Opportunity Starts at Home highlights how housing, energy, and food insecurity intersect. As heat rises, families face "cool or eat" tradeoffs that put children’s health and well-being at risk.
Housing Policy as Climate Policy: Confronting Thermal Inequity, Energy and Food Insecurity - Opportunity Starts at Home
Shifting Geographies: Energy Insecurity in Hotter Regions Housing, energy, and food security are tightly linked through what researchers call the “heat or eat” dilemma, a trade off in which household...
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From @axios.com: "About 1.75 million fewer kids were enrolled in Medicaid this January than at the start of the Trump administration ... even though the sweeping changes Congress made to the program last summer didn't target kids' eligibility." www.axios.com/2026/05/27/m...
Why kids' Medicaid enrollment keeps falling
New Medicaid work rules and nearly $1 trillion in cuts to federal program spending are having spillover effects.
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From a new blog by @centeronbudget.bsky.social: "In the 12 states with available data, the number of children receiving SNAP food assistance has fallen by more than 700,000 since H.R. 1 was enacted in July 2025." www.cbpp.org/blog/sharp-d...
Sharp Drop in Number of Children Receiving SNAP Food Assistance Under New Federal Law
While cutting SNAP eligibility for children was not a stated target of H.R. 1’s proponents, the cost shift and access barriers are resulting in serious losses of food assistance for low-income childre...
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Thank you to @jamieeldridgema.bsky.social for filing Amendment 768 and speaking in support of it yesterday. We appreciate your dedication to expanding the EITC to immigrant workers! While it did not move forward this year, we remain committed to advocating for this important change.
[4] "Congress should reject aggressive immigration enforcement and family separation policies and any proposals that expand detention and enforcement at the expense of investments that help children grow up healthy, safe, and secure.” Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, @childrenshw.bsky.social
[1] Congressional leaders are pushing forward harmful funding proposals & will vote this week to potentially hand federal immigration agencies an additional $62B for detention and family separation—on top of the $170B they received last year. childrenthriveaction.org/2026/05/chil...
Children's Advocates to Congress: Additional Funding for DHS is a Cruel Misuse of Public Funding and a Direct Attack on Children and Families - Children Thrive Action Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org Washington, DC, Tuesday, May 19—Throu...
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Our Minneapolis PI Michael Arenson, MD argues in @minnpost.bsky.social that the proposed "social media tax" on companies like Meta and ByteDance reflects the values that have made Minnesota a leading state in the first place.
Social media tax would confirm Minnesota's priorities
Minnesota’s success is built on prioritizing children and families; a social media tax would provide revenue for programs that support them.
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We're joining Community Change Action for their 5th Annual #DayWithoutChildCare, highlighting what happens when families cannot access affordable, high-quality child care.
H.R. 1 cuts jeopardize young children's access to health care services. Read this article in @healthaffairs.bsky.social to learn more: www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... Support @economicsecurityproject.org's #HealthcareHeist campaign & take action: economicsecurityproject.org/resource/may...
H.R.1’s Medicaid Cuts Threaten Children’s Health | Health Affairs Forefront
Although the Medicaid provisions in HR1 primarily target adults, several mechanisms in the legislation would directly and indirectly harm children.
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Our friends at @pifcoalition.bsky.social are advocating for the LIFT the BAR Act to restore access to basic needs for lawfully present immigrants. Learn more: pifcoalition.org/campaigns/li...
LIFT the BAR Act - Protecting Immigrant Families
Help pass the LIFT the BAR Act, which restores eligibility cuts, eliminates the 5-year bar, and makes other changes to ensure that immigrants can access the programs and services they need.
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Healthcare isn’t a luxury. It’s a right. At least 15m people are expected to lose health coverage nationwide over the next decade. When families lose coverage, hospitals close, ER wait times skyrocket, and everyone pays more. 🚨 Stop the #HealthcareHeist: economicsecurity.us/campaign/hea...
Stop the Healthcare Heist - Economic Security Project Action
Vision Americans deserve guaranteed affordable healthcare. . We’re fed up with corporate profiteering that’s made healthcare so expensive for everyone, and are desperate for Congress to stand up to he...
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Health care is in crisis! 🚨 ACA premiums and employer insurance costs are up, while Medicaid cuts hit families hard. We've joined forces with @economicsecurityproject.org to fight the #HealthcareHeist. Learn more about access to health care: childrenshealthwatch.org/healthcare/
Healthcare - Children's HealthWatch
Policy & Action of births in the US are covered by Medicaid 0 % enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP nationwide 0 M of children in the US are enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP 0 % The Importance of Healthcare Lack of health insurance is a fundamental barrier to getting care and can result in negative […]
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Medicaid enables kids, families, and pregnant folks to get the care they need. But H.R.1 gutted it. Research shows that when families lose access to healthcare, their health suffers. Stop the #HealthcareHeist so children and their families can thrive. economicsecurity.us/campaign/hea...
Stop the Healthcare Heist - Economic Security Project Action
Vision Americans deserve guaranteed affordable healthcare. . We’re fed up with corporate profiteering that’s made healthcare so expensive for everyone, and are desperate for Congress to stand up to he...
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Children’s HealthWatch calls on HUD to withdraw its proposed rule that harms mixed-status families in HUD-assisted housing, and support the continuation of existing regulations. Read our letter to HUD: bit.ly/4t7u654
Comments In Response to HUD's Proposal to Deny Housing Assistance to Mixed-Status Families - Children's HealthWatch
Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments regarding the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed rule “Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status,” published in the Federal Register on February 20, 2026 (RIN 2501-AE16; HUD Docket No. FR-6124-P-01). As pediatricians and public health researchers, we understand firsthand that […]
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H.R. 1 cuts health care access for families across the U.S.: 💸 7.5M will lose Medicaid/CHIP. 💊 22M ACA enrollees face doubled premiums. Join us and @economicsecurityproject.org in stopping the #HealthcareHeist. Learn more about health care access here: childrenshealthwatch.org/healthcare/
Healthcare - Children's HealthWatch
Policy & Action of births in the US are covered by Medicaid 0 % enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP nationwide 0 M of children in the US are enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP 0 % The Importance of Healthcare Lack of health insurance is a fundamental barrier to getting care and can result in negative […]
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Alongside Boston Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Destiny Tolliver, MD, Children’s HealthWatch published a study examining the experiences of young children in lower-income families with a caregiver who ever experienced incarceration. childrenshealthwatch.org/caregiver-in...
Caregiver Incarceration and Incarceration-Related Barriers to SNAP Among Young Children - Children's HealthWatch
Objectives We aimed to describe young children in lower-income households with caregiver incarceration, explore incarceration-related barriers to resources, and investigate associations between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and health. We hypothesized that families experienced incarceration-related barriers to resources and that SNAP participation was associated with improved child outcomes. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis […]
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On Tuesday, April 7, Dr. Deborah Frank, MD, received the Alan Balsam Public Health Leadership Award from the Friends of Brookline Public Health! Rep. Jim McGovern provided these video remarks for the award ceremony. youtu.be/6t7zdbNZujs
Rep. Jim McGovern Remarks on Dr. Deborah Frank Winning Alan Balsam Public Health Leadership Award
On Tuesday, April 7, Dr. Deborah Frank, MD, received the Alan Balsam Public Health Leadership Award from the Friends of Brookline Public Health. U.S. Representative Jim McGovern from the 2nd District of Massachusetts provided these video remarks for the award ceremony.
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Our Arkansas Principal Investigator Dr. Eduardo Ochoa, MD, FAAP spoke about the importance of WIC on a panel during a virtual congressional briefing hosted by @fracposts.bsky.social, @natwicassoc.bsky.social, @centeronbudget.bsky.social, and the Congressional Baby Caucus. youtu.be/en8le-7K3Gg
Dr. Eduardo Ochoa, MD, FAAP Speaks on the Importance of WIC
YouTube video by Children's HealthWatch
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An excellent op-ed on the federal proposal to eliminate funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)—and how that couldn't come at a worse time for families in the U.S.: thehill.com/opinion/ener... Read our fact sheets on LIHEAP: childrenshealthwatch.org/energy-insec...
Why is Trump cutting energy aid during an oil price shock?
If the administration is successful in eliminating LIHEAP, the consequences are straightforward. Arrearages will skyrocket, utility shut-offs will increase, and human suffering will intensify.
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