Tennessee released a plan last Tuesday to fundamentally restructure its Medicaid program, known as TennCare. If the proposal were to be approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the state would become the first in the country to convert Medicaid to a block grant and this would set a dangerous precedent for other states to follow suit.
Read MoreDuring a visit to California earlier this week, President Trump made it clear who he believes to be the true victims of the homelessness crisis: luxury real estate owners.
Read MoreAs many as one third of the roughly 20,000 youth who age out of foster care each year experience homelessness in the years after emancipation despite being eligible for a special category of housing vouchers, but a new bill aims to fix that.
Read MoreIn the United States, a child or teen is killed with a gun every 2 hours and 34 minutes. Between routine gunfire and mass shootings, our national obsession with guns continues to result in the senseless and unnecessary loss of young lives.
Read MoreUS Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently eliminated non-military “deferred action,” forcing sick children and their families to choose between life-saving medical treatment or the risk of deportation.
Read MoreAs gun-related deaths continue to devastate communities across the nation, families and lawmakers in St. Louis are looking for answers.
Read MoreThe Children’s Defense Fund opposes the Trump administration’s dangerous Flores rule and is proud to support litigation efforts to fight its cruelty.
Read MoreWithin the same week that the Trump Administration released two new final rules that perpetuate cruelty to immigrant children and families, news broke that the administration is not vaccinating migrant children or families they are detaining, and has no plans to do so ahead of the next flu season.
Read MoreA Trump administration overhaul of the standards that govern the treatment of migrant children in U.S custody is dangerous for children.
Read MoreToday, all 50 states and the District of Columbia appropriately have laws requiring school-age children and those in child care facilities to be vaccinated against dangerous and sometimes deadly vaccine preventable diseases.
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