Nov
07
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Last week we told you that the Senate has introduced legislation that would reauthorize the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program (CHGME), which provides vital funding for training pediatricians and pediatric specialists. As we mentioned, it’s important that this program is reauthorized as so many of our pediatricians-in-training – not to mention our kids – depend on it. But, to paraphrase Reading Rainbow’s Levar Burton, you don’t have to take our word for it. Here’s what some folks have written to their members of Congress in support of CHGME.
Oct
30
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Today a Senate committee voted unanimously to reauthorize CHGME, a program that funds training for pediatricians in children's hospital. Read more about the program, and what the next steps are to ensure it continues.
Oct
15
Posted by Chrissie Blackburn
I don’t think that any parent ever imagines that the birth of their child ends up in a situation as scary as a neonatal intensive care unit or facing a lifetime of medical care, surgeries, and treatments for your medically complex child. These types of things are simply out of our control, and we simply endure and learn how to deal with the demands of a sick child, and a very fragmented health care system.
Oct
15
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Welcome to Speak Now for Kids. We’re very happy you chose to visit our website and are as passionate as we are about quality health care for children. Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, physician, current or former patient – anyone concerned with ensuring our kids have access to the right care at the right time – this site is for you.
Jul
25
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It’s July in Washington, DC, when congressional committees begin meeting to decide how much funding each government program will get next year. This is always a contentious process, but this year is shaping up to have more July fireworks than usual.
Jul
15
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As implementation of the Affordable Care Act continues, and as Congress continues to discuss proposals to reign in health care costs, it’s important legislators take note of impactful work by hospitals, non-profits, and other groups that improves care for children in Medicaid while reducing costs – both now and in the future.
Jul
02
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NOTE: On June 19-20, the Children's Hospital Association held our ninth annual Family Advocacy Day in Washington, DC. Fifty-four amazing kids came to Washington to advocate for better health care for kids, including Lily Blackburn. In this post, Lily's mom Chrissie shares her thoughts on the experience. (Click here to read Chrissie's previous blog post.)
Jun
26
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NOTE: On June 19-20, the Children's Hospital Association held our ninth annual Family Advocacy Day in Washington, DC. Fifty-four amazing kids came to Washington to advocate for better health care for kids. In this post, mom Carye Everett shares her thoughts on the experience. (Click here to read Carye's blog post about her daughter, Tori.)
Jun
17
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NOTE: On June 19-20, the Children's Hospital Association will be holding our ninth annual Family Advocacy Day in Washington, DC. Leading up to the event, we'll be posting stories by the amazing moms and dads of some of our attending children. Today's story comes from Terri Healey, who attended Family Advocacy Day with her daughter, Leanna, last year.
Jun
14
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Alyssa’s medical history is long and complicated. Born a few weeks early and weighing in at six pounds, six ounces, she started life with a bit of a struggle.