Our Children

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A-C-A 4 You and Me! Dear Child Advocate, On Wednesday, March 21st at 1 p.m. EST, let’s stand with our children and young adults and celebrate the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that will provide access to health coverage for more than 95 percent of America’s children and strengthen America's health care system for everyone. Let’s create a national trend on Twitter as we share real stories of real children and young adults. Join us and let’s all be grateful that there are now fewer uninsured children in America than any time on record—thanks to the ACA!! Listen to this precocious 4-year-old sing the ACA song. Watch Young Maeve Sing the ACA Song! Some of the big gains already enjoyed by children and young adults as a result of the ACA include: Insurance companies can no longer deny health coverage for children with pre-existing conditions. Health insurers must provide preventive care for children at no cost, a provision of the ACA that has already benefited 14 million children and families. Young adults can stay on their parents' insurance until they turn 26, which has already provided 2.5 million additional young people with health coverage. Share this video of charming young Atticus, and encourage your friends to sing along with the ACA song. Watch Atticus Celebrate Gains in Children’s Health! Follow CDF on Twitter @ChildDefender and join us on Wednesday, March 21st, at 1 p.m. EDT, for a ‘Tweetup’ on the important gains made in children’s health! Host your own Tweetup for children’s health and let’s stand together with our children and promise them we will never roll back the ACA health benefits children need to survive and thrive. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to ensure all children have a Healthy Start in life! - Children’s Defense Fund