Elevating patient stories and educating lawmakers about the unique role of children's hospitals remains critical to increase awareness about the ongoing and essential care provided by children's hospitals. 

Children are experiencing a significant and growing mental health crisis. Urgent support is needed to bolster capacity and infrastructure for pediatric mental health.

Providing the best possible care for children starts with access to the best children's doctors. The future of the pediatric workforce hinges on continuous and adequate funding.

The single largest sources of health care coverage for kids in the U.S. play a critical role in helping children growing up healthy.

Children’s hospitals are the nation’s health care safety net for all kids and provide nearly all specialized care for children.

Almost half of children in the U.S. have private insurance coverage through their parents’ employer-sponsored insurance or the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges.

Access to life-saving specialized medicines is critical for children. Children's hospitals depend on the ability to obtain pharmaceuticals in various ways.

Children’s physical and mental health needs must be prioritized in the nation’s pandemic and disaster preparedness and response infrastructure.