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January 10, 2012
Washington – The White House announced today that Cecilia Muñoz, formerly Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, has been appointed Director of the Domestic Policy Council (DPC). The DPC counsels the...
December 20, 2011
Washington – The recession continues to take a heavy toll on children and their families, according to a new First Focus report written by Brookings Institution Fellow Julia Isaacs.
December 15, 2011
Washington – The Foundation for Child Development (FCD) released its Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI) today at a briefing on Capitol Hill. The CWI compares a 168% increase in America’s gross...
December 13, 2011
Washington – A report (Proposed Regulations Could Limit Access to Affordable Health Coverage for Workers’ Children and Family Members) released today by University of California, Los Angeles, and...
November 21, 2011
Washington – As the Congressional “Super Committee” today announced that no deal had been reached to cut $1.2 trillion from the Federal Budget, First Focus is pleased that members did not come to an...
November 9, 2011
Washington – A new survey released today by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirms that more than nine in ten (93 percent) parents of children covered through Medicaid or...
October 13, 2011
Washington – Today, First Focus released a new analysis that shows on an inflation adjusted basis the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies spending...
September 14, 2011
Washington, DC- Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing that the number of children living in poverty continues its steady increase, claiming close to an additional 1 million children...
September 9, 2011
Washington D.C. – Today, a new report highlights the importance of Medicaid as a safety net for America’s children and assesses the impact of proposals to block grant the program as a method to...
September 2, 2011
Washington D.C. – The United States Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services both recently released proposed rules on insurance exchanges established through the Affordable Care Act....
