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Their first steps. Their first illness. Their first day of school. From the moment our children take their first breath, there's nothing that occupies the minds of parents more than their children's health. That's especially true for the parents of the millions of children who have to skip critical checkups and vaccines each year because of expensive co-pays or go without basic health care coverage, in some cases, because insurance companies refused to cover them.
But thanks in large part to the new health insurance reform law that President Obama signed in March, we're making progress helping these families. Today, as we mark the sixth-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and several of its most important new benefits for children begin to take effect, the future for our children's health care is brighter than it's been in a long time.
Starting today, a boost for children's health care!
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As new plans come on the market, children will have access, at no additional cost to parents, to what are called Bright Futures services, the definitive standard of pediatric preventive care visits and treatments recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. As a result, more children will get regular well-baby and well-child exams, developmental screenings, immunizations and other needed care.
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#1 - Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:20 PM EDTFor too long, too many American children have gone without the treatments, medicines and checkups they need, whether it's the boy with asthma who couldn't get insurance and ends up in an intensive care unit, or the young girl with diabetes who misses checkups and needs weeks to get her sugars readjusted, or the kids who fall behind on their vaccines and screenings and suffer devastating illnesses that could have been prevented.
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It is very good, if there will ultimately be a well working system.
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When we invest in our children's health care today, we're also investing in the healthy and productive adults of tomorrow. At a time when much of our attention as a nation is understandably focused on the challenges we face, it's worth pausing to celebrate the progress we've made toward improving our children's health, and with it, our country's future.
Let us celebrate by making sure this program is not repealed by the Republicans. The only way to do this is for every Democratic voter to vote this election, I will be.
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#2 - Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:37 PM EDTit's worth pausing to celebrate the progress we've made toward improving our children's health, and with it, our country's future.
Now!!! Just Imagine if we we're to Pass some fiscally sound Policies rather than the pork barrel spending Washington is famous for, so they could actually have a future
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