Advocate
National Health Care Reform MUST Address
the Unique Needs of Children...
Our Kids Can't Wait!
Millions of Americans lack access to affordable, quality health care. Significant disparities in health care quality, access and cost remain, especially for children in traditionally disadvantaged groups. Ensuring all kids have comprehensive, reliable coverage is a reform that is long overdue. Our children can't wait any longer to get the comprehensive care they need. Even one year without healthcare coverage could have life-long implications for a child, as well as a life's worth of increased costs on the entire system. That's why healthcare reform must include a plan that ensures every child has comprehensive, quality, affordable health insurance.
Last year, 1200+ local United Ways established a 10-year health goal to increase by one-third the number of youth and adults who are healthy and avoiding risky behavior. To achieve this goal, reforms to the existing system must be realized.
United Way principles for meeting children's needs in national health care reform:
Address the unique health care needs of children such as well-child check-ups, dental coverage and prevention services.
Do no harm to children - Congress should ensure that any new programs will provide children with comparable or better benefits, cost-sharing protections, and access to care as they currently receive under Medicaid, CHIP or other programs.
All children will have access to affordable, quality and comprehensive head-to-toe health insurance coverage.
Build upon what works in the publicly-funded insurance programs such as Medicaid and CHIP and reform what does not, including modernizing and simplifying enrollment.
Simplify enrollment to ensure the lowest-income children are covered and parents have an easy way to insure their children. This is the cheapest, quickest and smartest first step to insuring all children.
Develop sustainable financing, both federal and state, that supports the system over the long term.
Current United Way Advocacy Efforts:
 * Children's Health Coverage
* Expansion of 2-1-1 for all Californians
Advocacy Strategy:
Designed to achieve the following Community Building and Impact goals:
* Building Adult Living Skills
* Developing Children and Youth
* Supporting Basic Human Needs
These goals are supported by a national United Way effort to focus
on Education, Income and Health and align with the needs of the community.
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House Released its Revised
Health Reform Bill Affordable Health Care for America
Act of 2009
(November 2009)
Learn More...
Call Senators
Boxer & Feinstein Now!
Tell the Senators that healthcare reform must include a plan
that ensures every child has comprehensive, quality,
affordable health insurance.
Senator Boxer:
Washington DC
(202) 224- 3553
Cerin Lindgrensavage
San Francisco
(415) 403-0100
Jennifer Tang
Senator Feinstein:
Washington DC
(202) 224-3841
Kristin Wikelius
San Francisco
(415) 393-0707
John Murray
For Details About United Way's
Advocacy Work
Contact:
Megan Tracz
408.345.4318
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Health Coverage for
700,000 Children Saved
United Way Presents
"Champion for Children"
Award to Senator Alquist
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UnitedWaySV's Board of Directors recently endorsed Measure A, the Santa Clara County Healthy Kids Parcel Tax, on the November 2010 ballot. Passage of Measure A is necessary to prevent thousands of children from losing their insurance and to ensure that all eligible county children have access to health coverage including preventative healthcare services, early detection and treatment. Support of this measure aligns with UnitedWaySV's 2013 goal of providing 100% of local children with access to routine health care. Email 