Recent changes in a Pennsylvania law expand efforts to find supportive families and caregivers for teens in foster care. The new provision improves recruitment practices for families and helps prepare young people to thrive as they age out of foster care and into adulthood. The changes took effect on January 2, 2023. “This is a huge win for more […]
Report: More PA Kids had Health Insurance During Pandemic
A new report says during the pandemic, more children were able to keep their health insurance in the Commonwealth. The “State of Children’s Health” report – by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children – says the gain was small, but an important reason for it is that states were not allowed to take people off of Medicaid during […]
Report shows improvement in numbers of uninsured children
The State of Children’s Health report by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children shows that the number of uninsured children in the state decreased during the pandemic from 4.6% to 4.4%. However, much of that decrease was due to the federal continuous coverage provision that prevents states from disenrolling children and families from Medicaid during the public […]
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS HEALTH CARE Report: Ranks of uninsured Pa. kids dropped during pandemic | Tuesday Morning Coffee
It’s already been shown that enhanced Medicaid coverage was a crucial lifeline for millions of people during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. And as the federal government eyes winding down the public health emergency (PHE) sometime next year, as many as 18 million people could lose that coverage, data shows. And among those who could be […]
Number of Uninsured Children Improved Slightly During the Pandemic
End of Public Health Emergency Could Reverse Progress HARRISBURG (Monday, Dec. 12) — The number of uninsured children in Pennsylvania improved during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to the federal continuous coverage provision that prevents states from disenrolling children and families from Medicaid during the public health emergency, according to the State of Children’s Health report […]
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