Insurance options for children include Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or private health insurance programs. Income levels can affect which insurance options a person’s ...

Pediatrician Irving Phillips, left, examines a 16-month-old boy at a CommuniCARE+OLE clinic Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Davis, Calif. WLRN has partnered with PolitiFact to fact-check Florida ...

The way Florida treats kids enrolled in its low-income children’s health insurance program is an outlier in the United States, a Democratic congresswoman said. “Governor (Ron) DeSantis is breaking the ...

Healthcare is critical for a child’s long-term well-being. Children who have access to insurance coverage are more likely to receive preventive care and services such as routine physicals, ...

Schools across the country are focusing keenly on two key priorities: teaching children to read and bringing down high chronic absenteeism rates that undermine learning. Both these goals could be ...

Like many parents, Tatiana Lafortune wants her children to get a good education, eat nutritious food, and see a doctor when they’re not feeling well. Public schools and her church’s pantry help ...