One year ago this month, President Trump signed into law the biggest cuts to Medicaid in U.S. history in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. At the time, First Focus on Children predicted that the ...

There are 2 million fewer children enrolled in either Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program compared to January 2025, according to a new report. The Children and Families at Georgetown ...

About 2 million fewer U.S. children are enrolled in CHIP, a subsidized healthcare program, than were covered a year ago.

Like many parents, Tatiana Lafortune wants her children to get a good education, eat nutritious food, and see a doctor when they’re not feeling well. Public schools and her church’s pantry help ...

Although the Medicaid provisions in HR1 primarily target adults, several mechanisms in the legislation would directly and indirectly harm children. Cuts to federal Medicaid funding pose a substantial ...

According to the Florida Healthy Kids Corp., the nonprofit contracted by the state to determine eligibility for and administer KidCare, about 250,000 children received subsidized coverage from Dec. 1, ...

Even before cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, millions of children were tossed out of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Credit: South_agency/iStock Here’s a scenario that ...

More than four million U.S. children under age 19 lacked health insurance in 2024. The uninsured rate peaked at 6.1 percent—the highest level in the past decade, according to a recent analysis by the ...