Wendy Lazarus

Mercury News

"Medi-Cal already faces serious challenges in providing access for 3.5 million kids served by it today, and it's straining to serve them well," said Wendy Lazarus, founder and co-president of The Children's Partnership, which outlined demands in a letter co-signed by 64 groups. "But by putting added pressure on a very fragile Medi-Cal system now, the plan will endanger access to care for as many as 4.5 million kids."

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Santa Monica, CA, June 21, 2012 -- "The Governor and Legislative leaders have struck a short-sighted deal that unnecessarily puts the health of California children at risk," said Wendy Lazarus. "While we understand that hard budget choices had to be made, those choices should not fall on the backs of our children and their ability to get the care they need to stay healthy and succeed in life." Ms. Lazarus joins a broad coalition of advocates who supported an alternative to today's state budget deal. See this Capitol Weekly piece for The Children's Partnership full position on this issue.

Calitics

Wendy Lazarus, Founder and Co-President, on a common-sense, alternative approach to the Healthy Families shift to Medi-Cal.

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Capitol Weekly

Fighting Brown's plan to eliminate Healthy Families

Mercury News

New strategies needed to provide dental care to children

89.3 KPCC

Insure the Uninsured Project 

Wendy Lazarus guest blogs on the ACA two-year anniversary.

The Children's Partnership press release on joining a "friend of the court" (amicus) brief filed by the National Health Law Program with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Medicaid expansion provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments in late March 2012 about the constitutionality of the ACA's Medicaid expansion, along with other legal challenges.

Sacramento Bee

New solutions needed to improve children's dental care

Los Angeles Times

Jerry Brown's budget alarms health advocates