Opinion
Ventura County Star Op-ed: Health of 1 million children is at risk
Sunday, August 16, 2009
By David M. Smith, president and CEO of United Way of Ventura County
Without health coverage, the 5-year-old with diabetes could go without insulin that could save his life. The 12-year-old suffering from asthma could go without an inhaler, forcing her to suffer during those terrifying moments when she can't breathe. The sick 10-year-old, who has no access to a doctor, could be sent to school with a 103-degree fever. If kids don't get ongoing checkups, chronic diseases and life-threatening conditions could go undiagnosed until it is too late.
San Jose Mercury News Editorial: Cuts in safety net for children go far too deep
July 29, 2009
Mercury News Editorial: California should maximize federal dollars, not throw them away
May 23, 2009
The day California health care experts have long dreaded is at hand. To close the state's $21.3 billion deficit gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature must slash health care programs to a degree that will cause irreparable harm to many of California's most vulnerable residents.
But the cuts the governor has proposed so far inflict far more damage than necessary, in part because they needlessly throw away federal dollars. He has better options.
Press Democrat: CLOSE TO HOME - Sparing our children
WALTER COLLINS
Published: Monday, June 22, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
One of our most basic human instincts is to protect our children. Throughout history, when danger or disaster strikes, children are rescued first.
Why? Because as humans, we are conditioned to first protect those who cannot protect themselves: our children.
San Francisco Chronicle: Health care for kids
January 17, 2009
Editor - Regarding E.J. Dionne's, "SCHIPing Away at the Need for Health Insurance," Jan. 12: SCHIP reauthorization offers an opportunity for Congress and President-elect Barack Obama to work together to extend and expand an immensely popular and crucial children's health program.
