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2012

  • Eligibility And Coverage

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families conducts research and provides recommendations on the most promising ways to to protect and improve children’s coverage, the important role CHIP plays in the coverage landscape, and the best ways to sustain and build upon the program’s successes.

  • Affordability

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent voice to the dialogue on how to most effectively make the promise of the Affordable Care Act a reality for children and families.

  • Program Design

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent perspective to the public dialogue on the future of Medicaid through the lens of children and their families.

  • Financing

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent perspective to the public dialogue on the future of Medicaid through the lens of children and their families.

  • Eligibility and Coverage

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent perspective to the public dialogue on the future of Medicaid through the lens of children and their families.

  • Delivery System Reform

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent perspective to the public dialogue on the future of Medicaid through the lens of children and their families.

  • Outreach And Enrollment

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent voice to the dialogue on how to most effectively make the promise of the Affordable Care Act a reality for children and families.

  • Exchange (Marketplace)

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent voice to the dialogue on how to most effectively make the promise of the Affordable Care Act a reality for children and families.

  • Essential Health Benefits

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent voice to the dialogue on how to most effectively make the promise of the Affordable Care Act a reality for children and families.

  • Eligibility & Coverage

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent voice to the dialogue on how to most effectively make the promise of the Affordable Care Act a reality for children and families.

  • Consumer Protections

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent voice to the dialogue on how to most effectively make the promise of the Affordable Care Act a reality for children and families.

  • About Medicaid

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent perspective to the public dialogue on the future of Medicaid through the lens of children and their families.

  • Medicaid Block Grants Reduce Flexibility & Less Responsive to Changing Need

    House Budget Committee Chair, Paul Ryan, will soon release a budget that will likely include a Medicaid block grant. Meanwhile, I have been busy preparing for a debate on block grants in a class I’m taking. I found that block granting Medicaid is a risky idea because it would make the program less flexible for…

  • Medicaid: Legislation, Regulation and Guidance

    Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families contributes an independent perspective to the public dialogue on the future of Medicaid through the lens of children and their families.

  • New MACPAC Report Released

    By Martha Heberlein What an exciting week for data lovers! First the CBO Baseline  was released and yesterday MACPAC put out their March report. As usual, it’s chock full of goodies! This edition of the report has 4 chapters (not to mention the always appreciated MACStats!). The first chapter focuses on the more than 9…

  • Final Exchange Rules Part 1

    By Joe Touschner This week’s final exchange rule from HHS is unlikely to be the last large package of rules implementing ACA that we will see in the coming weeks–we still expect regulations on Medicaid eligibility, premium tax credits, and risk adjustment, not to mention more on the essential health benefits and other key topics…

  • A New Online Path to Children’s Health Care Coverage

    Gene Lewit,  The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Living in Silicon Valley, I am used to reading about new tech wonders every day. In fact, today, we use the internet to do many things we used to do in person, by snailmail or on the telephone. This trend is encouraged by new technology, but has…

  • CMS EHB FAQ

    By Joe Touschner Despite that title, our blog is not converting to the abbreviated language of texts and Twitter–I promise to type out the words in full when they’re needed.  We’re also definitely not moving with Twitter speed in bringing you the news, but on February 17, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released…

  • Newsletters

    Below are the National Covering Kids and Families Network Newsletters. All newsletters are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. 2011 August 18 August 4 July 19 July 5 June 17 June 7 May 20 May 6 April 15 March 31 March 17 March 4 February 16 February 2 January 21 January 7 2010 December…

  • NCKF Leadership Committee

    Ann Bacharach Special Projects Director Pennsylvania Health Law Project Judi Cramer Senior Consultant Southern Institute on Children and Families Co-Chair Leadership Sandy Oxley State Field Director Voices for Ohio’s Children Co-Chair Policy Theresa Gavazzi Director Health Insurance Programs Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network (New York) Co-Chair Membership Jodi Ray Project Director The Lawton and Rhea…