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Tricia Brooks

is a Research Professor at the Center for Children and Families (CCF), part of the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.

Ms. Brooks is nationally recognized expert on Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, administration, and measuring the quality of health care with 30 years in the field. She is the lead author on the KFF Annual Survey on Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment and Renewal Policies and a member of the Core Set of Health Care Quality Measures in Medicaid and CHIP Annual Review Workgroup. She is also a second-term commissioner appointed by the Controller General to MACPAC, an independent commission that advises Congress, the states, and CMS on issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP. Prior to joining Georgetown, Ms. Brooks administered the NH’s CHIP program and managed the state’s consumer assistance hub for Medicaid and CHIP.

Latest From Tricia

Ensuring Continuity of Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Youth

Youth transitioning out of foster care are at both a challenging and pivotal time of their lives. Having health coverage through Medicaid provides security and stability as they make the steep climb to adulthood, often on their own. The authors of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took into account the needs of former foster youth and the fact […]

CMS Plans Major Upgrade to Faulty Account Transfer Process Between the Federal Marketplace and State Medicaid Agencies

Last week CMS announced plans to replace the technology and processes used to coordinate eligibility and enrollment through electronic accounts between the federal marketplace (healthcare.gov) and states that use the federal platform. The account transfer (AT) process, although riddled with glitches, has been in place since the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansions began in 2014. […]

New Report Explores Insights from Medicaid Unwinding on How to Protect Children’s Coverage

The Urban Institute and Georgetown CCF have released a new report highlighting ways to improve the Medicaid/CHIP redetermination process for children emanating from key lessons learned during the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage protection. These insights are based on interviews of representatives in 8 state Medicaid agencies, offering a unique perspective directly from the […]

CMS Gives Options to States with “Unusual Circumstances” to Extend Unwinding Renewals, Redistributing Renewals, and Deal with Pending Renewals

CMS has released new guidance for states that are not yet done with the unwinding. Due to the unprecedented nature of the unwinding – exacerbated by workforce challenges and resulting in an uneven and unsustainable renewal volume in many states –  CMS concludes that the unwinding constitutes an administrative emergency that justifies exceptions to the […]