Newsletters, Briefs and Media Coverage

Online NewsHour (PBS)

Children's CEO Jim Shmerling speaks with PBS on Healthcare Reform

Dr. Jim Shmerling, provides commentary on the hospital's stance on healthcare reform for Online NewsHour (PBS) in an audio segment titled "Voices of Health Reform: Hospital CEO". The audio clip is accompanied by a slide show of photos taken at Children's.

"We have a philosophy of caring for children, regardless of their insurance or lack of insurance, if they have a behavioral health problem or they have cancer," says Shmerling.
Listen to the full commentary and view the online slideshow.

President Signs Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: Interview with Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) by the National Association of Children’s Hospitals, February 2009

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Rooting for Kids: A Newsletter for Grassroots Advocates


Rooting for Kids Newsletter Aug.-Sept. 2009 (.pdf)
Rooting for Kids Newsletter June-July 2009 (.pdf)
Rooting for Kids Newsletter Feb.-March 2009 (.pdf)
Rooting for Kids Newsletter Dec.-Jan. 2009 (.pdf)
Rooting for Kids Newsletter Oct.-Nov. 2008 (.pdf)
Rooting for Kids Newsletter Aug.-Sept. 2008 (.pdf)
Rooting for Kids Newsletter June - July 2008 (.pdf)
Rooting for Kids Newsletter April - May 2008 (.pdf)
Rooting for Kids Newsletter Jan.-Feb. 2008 (.pdf)

Advocacy Briefs

Access to Care (pdf)

2008 Elections Brief (pdf)

Media Coverage

January 2008 video coverage, Healthcare Reform on the Horizon Forum

June 2006 Chronicle of Philanthropy article "Giving Kids a Boost" (.pdf)

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