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New State-by-State Medicaid and CHIP Tracker Shows Declining Enrollment as H.R. 1 Cuts Loom

February 26, 2026

Aubrianna Osorio
,
Yuliya Yafimenka
,
Jade Little
and
Joan Alker

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Tracking State Readiness to Implement HR 1

August 28, 2025
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Critical Threats to Child and Family Health Intensify in 2026: Here is What We are Watching at CCF

February 6, 2026

Joan Alker
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State by State Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Data

February 23, 2026

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Medicaid, CHIP, and Affordable Care Act Marketplace Cuts and Other Health Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Law, Explained

July 22, 2025

Edwin Park
and
Sabrina Corlette
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Is Your State Leaving Money on the Table? How CHIP Health Service Initiatives Can Help States Support Children’s Access to Care

March 25, 2026

Yuliya Yafimenka
,
Nancy Kaneb
and
Tricia Brooks
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Fact Checking Homeland Security Claims About Immigrants and Medicaid Coverage and Why U.S. Citizen Children Will Suffer Harsh Consequences

February 26, 2026

Leonardo Cuello
The U.S. dollar wrapped by red tape

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Implementing Costly Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Who Will Foot the Bill?

February 11, 2026

Andy Schneider

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Joan Alker
,
Hannah Green
,
Yuliya Yafimenka
and
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and
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