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Families Are Meeting with Members of Congress to Discuss the Importance of Medicaid and Children's Hospitals (English-Language)
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PROPOSALS TO TRANSFORM MEDICAID--INCLUDING LIMITING FEDERAL-SUPPORT TO
STATES--ARE THREATENING CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE. MEDICAID IS THE
SINGLE-LARGEST CHILDREN'S-HEALTH-INSURANCE PROGRAM--INSURING ONE IN
THREE CHILDREN, AND COVERING HALF OF ALL CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE CARE IN A
CHILDREN'S-HOSPITAL--MAKING IT A CRUCIAL COMPONENT FOR THE WELL-BEING OF
CHILDREN--CHILDREN LIKE EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BRANDON WOODS. HIS
MOM, LASHAWNDA CROCKETT...
(CROCKETT):
"WHEN
BRANDON'S MEDICATION WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO HELP HIM MANAGE HIS
HEART-PROBLEM, THE DOCTORS AT 'NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL'
WERE ABLE TO PERFORM A HEART-TRANSPLANT; THEY GAVE HIM THE GIFT OF LIFE.
NOW, HE'S ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH HIS FRIENDS AND ENJOY SWIMMING."
(CLOSE):
CROCKETT AND OTHER FAMILIES, FROM ACROSS THE NATION, ARE MEETING WITH
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, IN WASHINGTON, TO SPEAK ABOUT THE HEALTHCARE THEY
RELY ON--AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILDREN'S-HOSPITALS--DURING "FAMILY
ADVOCACY DAY". FOR MORE INFORMATION ON "FAMILY ADVOCACY DAY",
VISIT
"CHILDRENS-HOSPITALS"-DOT-NET.
For this report in
Spanish,
click here.
