Three State Policy News Today

A new report found Florida kids in the Childrens Health Insurance Program could be at most risk of losing health coverage when the official public-health emergency for COVID-19 expires. Researchers at the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families warned millions of children could lose coverage as soon as April, when states will have to recheck eligibility for everyone enrolled in Medicaid, including kids. Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Child...

The needs of Nevadas babies and toddlers and their parents will be front and center tomorrow at the 2022 Winter Policy Summit run by the Childrens Advocacy Alliance. The virtual event runs from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ...

A resolution making its way through the Idaho Legislature encourages educating state officials and agencies on the impact of traumatic childhood events. Adverse childhood experiences are common in the state, with nearly a quarter of Idahoans experiencing four or more. Those events include experiences such as physical, emotional or sexual abuse; witnessing domestic violence; and family members in jail or with mental-health issues. ...