Today we celebrate the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For children the ACA has been a big win. It cut the rate of child uninsurance in half. One of the biggest wins is that children with pre-existing conditions could no longer be excluded from coverage. Today, 96 % of children in Ohio...

Voices is very pleased to announce that our long-time consultant, Thomas Scheid, has been appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) as a member of its Advisory Panel on Patient Engagement.

Tom will join other members of the panel in applying his experience and expertise to he...

It is with mixed feelings that I write one of my final entries in this news feed. Next week will be my final week with Voices for Ohio's Children and then I will be moving on to a new position with the Family and Youth Law Center at the Capital University Law School.  It has been a privilege to work wi...

At Voices, we strive to provide resources for our supporters and partners to use in their advocacy efforts and in communications with policymakers. 

As discussion continue in the U.S. Senate about an ACA replacement bill, one concern for healthcare advocates is Medicaid caps. That is why Voices is relea...

This week, Voices CEO Brandi Slaughter testified before the Ohio Senate Finance: Health and Medicaid Subcommittee on provisions that impact Ohio children in the proposed 2018-2019 state budget. We are always grateful for the opportunity to raise our voice for kids at the Ohio General Assembly.

Ohio is t...

This week, we are sad to say goodbye to our Policy Director, Dana Dunlap. Dana joined the Voices team last summer and brought with her a sunny disposition and can-do attitude. During her time with Voices, she has crafted our policy agenda and raised Voices’ profile on Capitol Square by increasing our p...

Once again, Voices is releasing a series of Issue/Policy Briefs that provide an in-depth look at a variety of children's issues.

We are continuing our 2017 series with Home Visiting Matters: An Ohio Primer, an examination of home visiting services in the state. Home visiting is a powerful tool for famil...

This week, leadership in the House of Representatives released their proposal to repeal major portions of the Affordable Care Act. Designated the American Health Care Act, the bill, as currently written, unfortunately represents a major step backwards for children’s healthcare coverage.

One of the most...

We are sad to say goodbye this week to our Policy Associate Lynanne  Wolf. Lynanne has been with the team since last summer and while she has only been with us a short time, she has been very busy! She took the lead on our oral health work with the Children's Oral Health Action Team (COHAT)--managing t...

At Voices, we strive to provide resources for our supporters and partners to use in their advocacy efforts and in communications with policymakers. 

As discussion continue about the future of healthcare coverage for kids, we are please to present this new fact sheet: "Snapshot of Kids' Health Coverage i...