Pediatric Policy Advocates

NY based, focused on empowering and training fellow pediatricians to be successful advocates to pass meaningful child health legislation.

[Schuyler Center @SchuylerCenter]

New York families need relief. Meaningful, refundable tax credits for families can provide that relief, enabling families to meet immediate needs and deliver long-term benefits. #NYWFTC

[Medicaid Matters New York @MedicaidMtrsNY]

Thank you @senatorbrouk for taking up this important issue! Let's make sure NY is the next state to provide continuous coverage from birth to age 6!

[NYS AAP - Chapter 2 @NYSAAPCH2]

If we do not raise our voices for children in our state, these bill won't pass. Call the NYS Governor's office. Let them know how important these measures are for children in NYS. RT @NYSAAPCH3 @NY1AAP @RobinHoodNYC @SchuylerCenter @leotrasande @somedocs @DocsForKids @DocsForTots

[Empire State Campaign for Child Care @EmpireStateCCC]

"Child care isn’t a money-making enterprise and we can’t rely on parents to fund the entire system: it is a public good and requires investment at all levels."
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[American Academy of Pediatrics @AmerAcadPeds]

Pediatrician @DrDSchonfeld, a leader on AAP’s Council on Children and Disasters, shares tips for how parents can talk to their children about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza: https://t.co/0tDcCGdjj7

[NYS AAP - Chapter 2 @NYSAAPCH2]

Dr. Krief isn't just advocating. . .She's running to #putkids1st RT @Their__Future @SenGillibrand @DrSaraSiddiqui1 @OHPediatricians @AAPexperience @DC_AAP @SC_AAP @VAPediatricians @TXPeds @ncpeds @pa_aap @DrPanMD @WIAAP @FloridaAAP @illinoisaap @AAPCADocs @NYDocs @DocsForKids

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

If the #ChildTaxCredit expansion had been renewed, 3 million fewer children would have been in poverty in 2022.

Instead, the number of children in poverty more than doubled, from 4 million in 2021 to 9 million in 2022: https://t.co/6gCMwHP2g3

[Shetal Shah @NICUBatman]

5.6 MILLION Medicaid recipients disenrolled. >70% for procedural reasons. 1.1 million children have lost coverage, per @KFF The 1 gift of #COVID19 was US policy to prevent loss of public insurance. We can't go backwards. RT @NYSAAPCH2 @NYSAAPCH3 @NY1AAP @council_policy @eveamk

[Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul]

Proud to sign legislation declaring Lunar New Year an official school holiday in New York!

This is an important step in recognizing the importance of New York’s AAPI community and the rich diversity that makes our state so great.

[Pediatric Policy Advocates @DocsForKids]

Child poverty is a choice many legislators at every level of government and in every political party choose every day. It’s time they do better or we have to vote them out. Our kids deserve better.

[Raising New York @Raising_NY]

Child poverty: two words that should never go together. Yet, child poverty in New York State exceeds the national rate, as it has for more than a decade. There are actions to take: this is the year for NY’s leaders to make things better. https://t.co/UHyrDf0iWX #nyendchildpoverty

[Dr. Brian H. Williams @DrBrianWilliams]

The wounds for gun violence survivors extends far beyond the gunshot wounds we treat: “We discharge them from the hospital really half-healed, because we don’t address all of the social and emotional aspects of having been shot.” https://t.co/IHt3rsVI1R

[Raising New York @Raising_NY]

The first three years of a child’s life are a critical, formative period that can lay the groundwork for a lifelong love of learning and the best outcomes possible throughout their lives. https://t.co/pjG7j9Siyv #RaisingNY

[Deborah Greenhouse @greenhousemd]

Long article but a very worthwhile read.
Bottom line: Millions of people, including many children, have lost Medicaid. Most still qualify for coverage.
They lose medication, hospital coverage and their doctors.
This is NOT ok. We need to fix it.
https://t.co/uTpbTJ4ygJ

[Shetal Shah @NICUBatman]

Dear NY Pediatricians. THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE LAST CHANCE you have to get this bill passed. Call @CarlHeastie & let him know we need to put G6PD screening in the NBS program. RT @AAPneonatal @NYSAAPCH2 @NYSAAPCH3 @NY1AAP @MarchOfDimesNY @NYSPerinatal @WomenNeo @NeoTECaN

[Pediatric Policy Council @council_policy]

Dobbs decision impacting @acog residencies w/ expected downstream impact on ALL types of women's health care. Applications down 6.3% in states w/ restrictive abortion access https://t.co/xim3W321Gf RT @RepBera @AmerAcadPeds @AmerPedSociety @AcademicPeds @amspdc @SocPedResearch

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

Why are #CashAssistance programs like #TANF so important?

Providing $ to families has immediate positive impacts: it helps folks pay rent/utilities, put food on the table, & purchase the basics. Research has also shown these benefits for children last long into adulthood.
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[NYS AAP - Chapter 2 @NYSAAPCH2]

Join us for virtual town hall with @AmyPaulin as pediatricians from @NY1AAP @NYSAAPCH2 and @NYSAAPCH3 voice concerns about child health issues. #VoteKids

[NYS AAP - Chapter 2 @NYSAAPCH2]

A great webinar to better understand the role schools can play in supporting children, from @DrSaraSiddiqui1 -elected school board member. RT @kidnyhealth @DrSteveCook @DocEMurray @dctrjo @DocsForKids @runhack @LBHandwerkerMD @AAPNews @TXPeds @OHPediatricians @WIAAP @FloridaAAP

[Deborah Greenhouse @greenhousemd]

This is scary, folks.
85% of patients losing Medicaid in Arkansas were procedural denials. That means they still qualified for Medicaid. Many were children.
We simply must do better. In every state.
#tweetiatrician