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Health care is key to promoting children’s physical and mental health, and their educational, financial and social outcomes as adults. First Focus on Children has been instrumental to the continued success of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and other forms of health insurance, and works to ensure that all children have access to high-quality, affordable health coverage and care.

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Mar 17, 2026 Children's Health

LETTER OF SUPPORT: Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act of 2025 (H.R. 2753)

First Focus Campaign for Children expressed support for the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act of 2025 (H.R. 2753) in...

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Mar 12, 2026 Child Care

The Real Scandal is Failing to Protect and Support the Nation’s Children

The state of our nation’s children is dire: homelessness is rising rapidly among infants and toddlers, child poverty has...

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Mar 04, 2026 Children's Health

Episode 18: Suzie Hicks Believes Kids Can Help Save the Planet

In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe sits down with award-winning filmmaker, author, and educator Suzie Hicks — also known...

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Feb 17, 2026 Children's Health

Comment to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding two proposed rules that would affect children’s health care

A total of 67 organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, Families USA, Georgetown University Center for Children and...

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Jan 15, 2026 Child Nutrition

The Kid Angle: Supporting Kids in 2026

H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”, would cut billions from children’s health care and nutrition...

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Dec 18, 2025 Children's Health

The Kid Angle: What the ACA fight has to do with kids

Congress can’t seem to make up its mind about what to do with health care. And the uncertainty looks...

Dec 11, 2025 Children's Health

Letter: Opposing Health Care Freedom for Patients Act and Urging Permanent Protection for Children’s Health Coverage

First Focus Campaign for Children sent a letter to all members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives...

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Dec 10, 2025 Children's Health

Episode 13: Maury Mendenhall Confronts the Collapse of Global Aid for Kids

In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe sits down with Maury Mendenhall to discuss what happened when USAID - the...

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Dec 01, 2025 Children's Health

Programs to prevent infant mortality face cuts

More than 180 national, state, and local organizations joined the First Focus Campaign for Children and the National Healthy...

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