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February 12, 2013
Type: Letter
In 1991, the National Commission on Children approved a blueprint for national policy to benefit America’s children and ...
February 11, 2013
Type: Fact Sheet
This page features comments from First Focus submitted to the Federal Register regarding regulations of the Affordable Care Act. A printer and email-friendly PDF is also available for download. ...
December 20, 2012
Type: Letter
This letter, sent to all members of the House of Representatives, contains an analysis of the Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Business Act and the Spending Reduction Act (H.R. ...
December 6, 2012
Type: Letter
First Focus sent a letter to President Obama, urging the Administration to ensure that final ...
October 15, 2012
Type: Letter
On September 4, 2012, a coalition of leading children's advocates including First Focus sent letters to the campaigns of President Obama and Governor Romney urging the candidates to outline their solutions for addressing the 1-in-5 U.S. kids living ...
July 26, 2012
Type: Letter
On July 25th, First Focus submitted recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the June 15th deferred action policy for certain undocumented children and youth. These recommendations were drawn from feedback gathered from ...
July 26, 2012
Type: Letter
First Focus led a coalition of national and state advocates in sending a letter to President Obama, urging the Administration, as it proceeds with implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), to make sure that the test for determining whether ...
July 26, 2012
Type: Letter
Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition, a new multi-sector coalition dedicated to raising awareness and improving public policy to reduce the burdens of childhood asthma, thanked policymakers for their leadership in prioritizing pediatric asthma ...
May 8, 2012
Type: Letter
First Focus sent a letter on May 7, 2012 to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius commenting on the Interim Final Provisions of the Exchange and Medicaid Rules released on March 23 and March 27, ...
January 31, 2012
Type: Letter
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has drafted regulations defining "essential health benefits" for health insurance exchange marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act. This letter conveys First Focus's comments on the draft ...
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