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Proposed Public Charge Rule Could Increase the Number of Uninsured Children by More than 25 Percent
Georgetown CCF just submitted our comments on the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to lift current rules used to determine whether an immigrant is likely to become a “public charge”. The proposed rule would replace carefully crafted existing regulations with almost unlimited discretion for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers to “use their judgment” to determine…
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Medicaid Managed Care in 2025: The Year That Was
The lead story of 2025 is the enactment of H.R. 1, which will dramatically alter the Medicaid coverage and financing landscape over at least the next three years. The primary target of the law’s Medicaid cuts were the 41 states (including DC) that have elected to cover the expansion adults; of these, 34 contract with…
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School-Based Health Services Remain Critical to Keeping Kids Healthy in 2026: New Toolkit Offers a Guide
In Partnership With: Medicaid covers essential student health services, including mental and behavioral health care. From funding school health staffing, direct services and screening programs, to covering assistive equipment and technology for students with disabilities, Medicaid helps to ensure students are able to learn and thrive. As readers of Say Ahhh! know, earlier this year,…
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Getting MAGI Right: When Does Social Security Income Count?
When the Affordable Care Act was implemented, we released a primer on the basics of MAGI – how rules for counting household size and income to determine eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP were changed to align with Marketplace subsidies. The move to MAGI has brought about a number of changes in Medicaid and CHIP, but…
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ACIP’s Hepatitis B Recommendation Threatens Future Vaccine Access Issues for Children and Families
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met for two days to discuss, among other topics, the hepatitis B vaccine. Specifically, the committee heard presentations on and discussed the initial dose of the vaccine, typically given to babies within the first 24 hours of life, before…