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Wendy Lazarus on Children and the ACA, A High-Stakes Recipe for Success

Huffington Post Blog

Wendy Lazarus outlines the main "ingredients" for succes that matter the most for kids under the ACA. "Our collective job over the months ahead is to make good decisions on behalf of the millions of children in this country who are not at these decision-making tables but whose well-being -- and even lives -- depend on making the right choices."

Download the full piece here.

Terms:Blog, Health Care/Reform, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus

No Second Chances: Building the Front Door to Health Reform Right from the Start

Capitol Weekly

Wendy Lazarus urges California's Health Benefit Exchange to deliver a "first-class consumer experience," as we count down to the opening of Covered California and enrollment for health insurance under the ACA.

Download the full opinion piece here.

Terms:Blog, California, California Coverage, Health Care/Reform, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus

Team California Super Blog-off Winners

Say Ahhh! A Health Care Policy Blog

This year’s Super Blog-off had all the excitement of the Super Bowl with an early lead by one team, then a strong rally by another. In the end, the size and strength of California advocates led to a victory for Team California, with a final score of 122-65. But more importantly, both states should be congratulated for being winners in moving the ball forward on the Affordable Care Act.

Terms:Blog, Health Care/Reform, Kristen Golden Testa, Press Clips

Wendy Lazarus on Averting a Dental Crisis and Seizing Opportunities for California Children

Huffington Post

Recent changes affecting California's dental care system could worsen access to dental care for hundreds of thousands of children. In this blog, Wendy Lazarus, Founder and Co-President of The Children's Partnership lays out an action plan to strengthen Medi-Cal's dental program for children. "The challenges laid out provide the opportunity for California to strengthen the system for everyone. It will require a lot of cooperation and political will to make these changes. TCP calls on the governor, legislators, and the public to ensure that California's most vulnerable kids will not be lost in the shuffle and left without the dental care they need," says Lazarus.

Our latest report on the dental crisis is available here.

Terms:Blog, Dental Health, Wendy Lazarus

Meet the Parents

MomsRising.org

The Presidential Debates missed focusing on the job held by 155 million Americans: parenting. Way before a worker’s first paycheck, parents are the front line to achieve the much-touted goal of developing a workforce with the skills and savvy to keep America competitive and leading in the global economy. How well parents are supported in raising their children will have more impact on the strength of our future workforce than most “job-related” decisions the next President will make.

Wendy Lazarus and Laurie Lipper pose five questions that the candidates should have answered—and still can.

Terms:Blog, Parents

Wendy Lazarus on Social Gaming and Child Poverty

Huffington Post

As gaming becomes more social, it is expanding into parts of society once seen as untouched by video games. The largest of these groups is women, who make up 55 percent of social gamers on average. Women are also more likely than men to make charitable contributions, care about youth-related causes, and purchase virtual goods in social games.

The kinds of in-game donations and virtual goods that helped fund disaster relief in Haiti and Japan are a natural next step for helping our own children. The potential is enormous for both gaming companies and children. In 2011, the virtual goods industry saw $2.3 billion in US sales. In a market that big, there is certainly room for many causes. The Children's Partnership is working to make sure that child poverty is one of them.

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Terms:Blog, Internet and 21st Century Skills, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus

Wendy Lazarus on California Acting to Fulfill Dental Access for Kids

Huffington Post

Senator Padilla's legislation is a forward-looking step that begins to address the state's dental workforce issues and will fulfill the promise of the Affordable Care Act by helping kids get the dental care they so rightfully deserve. It can also be a beacon to other states and give hope to the millions of children living across the United States who today get no dental care whatsoever.

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Terms:Blog, Dental Health, Press Clips, Wendy Lazarus