
Children's HealthWatch
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Children's HealthWatch, based at Boston Medical Center, works to improve the health of young children by informing policies that address economic hardships.
Boston, MA
Joined November 2013
New report by @BosIndicators and Children's HealthWatch: The Dignity Dividend: Lessons Learned From Guaranteed Income Pilots in Massachusetts. This report includes a discussion of what we've learned and ways to expand the growing GI ecosystem. Read here:
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The past few years have seen a surge of local experimentation with guaranteed income, much of it made possible by federal pandemic relief funding.
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RT @PIFCoalition: The budget reconciliation package includes major changes impacting the health and well-being of immigrants and others thr….
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RT @NatWICAssoc: 📣 Let Congress know: NO CUTS TO #WIC! WIC’s fruit and vegetable benefit is critical for helping millions of families acces….
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Happening at 9:30! Register now:
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Join Children's HealthWatch and @BosIndicators this Wednesday (7/16) at 9:30am for a special webinar releasing our new report, The Dignity Dividend: Lessons Learned on Guaranteed Income in Massachusetts. Register here:
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Today, the #CoverAllKids Coalition provided testimony at a bill hearing at the MA State House. All children, regardless of income or citizenship status, deserve access to healthcare. Expanding healthcare coverage for children promotes health and leads to healthy adults. #mapoli.
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RT @fractweets: The fallout from Trump’s Budget Reconciliation Bill will be felt in every corner of the country. The design is federal—and….
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Published July 11, 2025 The far-reaching consequences of President Trump’s newly enacted Budget Reconciliation Bill (H.R. 1) —passed by Republicans in Congress and signed by President Trump on July...
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RT @ChildrensHW: Join Children's HealthWatch and @BosIndicators this Wednesday (7/16) at 9:30am for a special webinar releasing our new rep….
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Join Children's HealthWatch and @BosIndicators this Wednesday (7/16) at 9:30am for a special webinar releasing our new report, The Dignity Dividend: Lessons Learned on Guaranteed Income in Massachusetts. Register here:
tbf.org
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Pediatricians know this bill will harm children and families. Public benefit programs like #SNAP and #Medicaid are effective tools against poverty and any cuts will exacerbate health complications and create avoidable healthcare costs. Our research:
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In a new fact sheet, Children’s HealthWatch examines the healthcare costs related to food insecurity and shows that programs like SNAP save money overall while boosting health for children and...
“I represent 67,000 pediatricians across the country. … Let's be perfectly clear, this bill will cause devastating impacts to children. And while children only represent 22% of our population, they represent 100% of the future”. - @AmerAcadPeds President Dr. Susan Kressly
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RT @amyklobuchar: “I represent 67,000 pediatricians across the country. … Let's be perfectly clear, this bill will cause devastating impact….
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RT @SavetheChildren: When we invest in WIC, we invest in healthy futures for parents, infant and toddlers. Yesterday the Senate Appropria….
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As an ABC Coalition Steering Committee member, we are outraged by changes to the Child Tax Credit, which include restricting eligibility and excluding low-income families from the full credit. New research: ABC Coalition statement:
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Abstract Importance Understanding associations of cash payments with family health and material hardships can inform national policy design to support families’ economic stability, including an...
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RT @NLIHC: Congress has until October 1, to pass final FY26 spending bills. Advocates can still take action and urge Congress to expand – n….
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THANK YOU to @CoryBooker @RepJayapal @RepBarragan for introducing the #HEAL Act! . ALL children deserve access to high quality, affordable healthcare, regardless of income or documentation status. No exceptions. #CareForImmigrants #HEAL4Immigrants @NAPAWF @LatinaInstitute.
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RT @CLASP_DC: #HEAL4Immigrants has officially been introduced, and we let momentum slow! It’s time to pass this critical act, remove cruel….
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RT @BruceLesley: @atrupar The big sacrifices in H.R. 1 are children. ❌ Slashes Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program by $1 tril….
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RT @fractweets: Trump’s budget makes it harder for families to put food on the table. It slashes SNAP, shifts costs to states, and expands….
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The budget reconciliation bill President Trump just signed is a betrayal to vulnerable students and public schools—and largely at odds with what most people want.
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The recent cuts to #SNAP passed by Congress will strain the food bank network across the country. @FeedingAmerica estimates 6-9 BILLION meals will be eliminated annually due to these cuts, and food banks will not be able to fill the gap. Continue reading:
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Republicans are slashing more than $1 trillion from federal safety net programs, which leaves already struggling food banks to fill in the gap.
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