Dear John,

In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog reported on a new study showing that the number of children without health care coverage increased by more than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018. And we examined the state of foster care in the United States and unveiled the latest CHN Human Needs Report. Please share with your networks!

This week on the blog...

Children are losing access to an extremely effective anti-poverty program: Medicaid
Nov. 15
The number of uninsured children increased by more than 400,000 to more than four million nationwide between 2016 and 2018, reversing a long-standing positive trend and erasing many of the gains achieved after major provisions of the Affordable Care Act took effect. Behind these numbers are millions of families struggling to make ends meet and get their kids the health care they need to succeed. READ MORE »

America's foster care system: Progress on many fronts, but still overburdened
Nov. 14
An annual study of foster care in the United States reveals good news and bad news – and there are newly emerging threats, both at the state and federal level. The good news: for most of the 2010's, federal data showed the number of children in foster care steadily increasing after a previous decade of decline. The reason, in part, was the opioid crisis. Now, however, the number of children in foster care is declining, while the number of homes available to foster youth is on the rise. READ MORE »

The latest CHN Human Needs Report: Budget updates, Medicaid work requirements, low-income tax credits, and more
Nov. 12
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on Congress's work on spending bills, a judge's ruling on immigration and health care, how Medicaid work requirements fared at the ballot box, efforts to expand low income tax credits, and more. READ MORE »

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