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Annie E. Casey FoundationVoices for America’s Children
A network of state and local child advocacy organizations
One Vermont
A coalition working to improve Vermonters’ lives by building strong public structures
Babies with low birth weight—under 5.5 pounds—are at risk of respiratory conditions, cognitive and developmental delays, and long-term conditions. In Vermont and nationwide, this problem has been increasing steadily. The Healthy Vermonters 2010 objective is to reduce the percentage to 5.0%. In 2007, the Vermont average was 6.2%.
Dr. Dynasaur, Medicaid and Vermont’s Children
Published April 4, 2008This report examines some key indicators of insurance stability: enrollments in all forms of insurance, participation in public health insurance and changing trends, and coverage loss and possible reasons. There are several significant changes taking place in the health insurance arena for children in Vermont, many of which indicate that children are losing coverage unnecessarily or for reasons that are currently unexplainable. Continue reading Dr. Dynasaur, Medicaid and Vermont’s Children