An Improved Child Tax Credit: Good for the Economy, Good for Kids
Policy-makers are beginning to think seriously about what kind of action the federal government can take to avoid a...
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Policy-makers are beginning to think seriously about what kind of action the federal government can take to avoid a...
First Focus has released data showing that while Census Bureau numbers indicate that the number of uninsured children has...
A country’s priorities are reflected in its budget. Most people agree that “children are our future” but there’s less...
Based on a review of benefit-cost evidence, this paper identifies four areas of investment that merit expanded federal funding...
The first in the Kids’ Share series, this groundbreaking report found that by 2016, spending on other federal programs...
Since 1984, federal Medicaid law has required that states provide one year of automatic Medicaid eligibility to babies whose...