Prospects for Continued Progress on Children’s Health Insurance in the Seven Southwestern States: The Perceptions of State-based Advocates

First Focus, Anne Dunkelberg, Bill Jordan, Eugene Lewit, Karen Crompton, Kelly Hardy, Matt Jewett, Pilar Mendoza

Creative, thoughtful, and tenacious advocacy has played an important role in securing significant improvements in health coverage for children in Southwestern states. This paper brings philanthropy and advocacy perspectives together to draw lessons from past successes and explore big ideas to keep the success story going.

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• Prospects for Continued Progress on Children’s Health Insurance in the Seven Southwestern States