Poverty leads to hardship and failure.

Even the best community organizations and faith-based initiatives and the extraordinary charity of Americans across the country can't carry the brunt of eliminating poverty.

What a weary time those years were -- to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability.

Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor.

The problem with most children's hospitals is that they are passive. They are high quality. They are filled with the best doctors. But their function is to wait until kids get sick and get referred in.

Medicaid and the Child Health Insurance Program are the two most important safety net programs for children.