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Proposed Public Charge Rule Could Increase the Number of Uninsured Children by More than 25 Percent

December 19, 2025

Joan Alker
and
Kelly Whitener

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Tracking State Readiness to Implement HR 1

August 28, 2025
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The Future of ACA’s Medicaid Expansion: What do Changes in HR1 Mean?

November 10, 2025

Adam Searing
and
Joan Alker
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CMS Guidance on Medicaid Work Requirements Leaves States Hanging

December 11, 2025

Joan Alker

Research & Reports

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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Maximizing the Use of Self-Help Resources Should Be a Priority as HR 1 Policies Are Implemented

January 29, 2026

Tricia Brooks
,
Antony Lin
and
Natalie Lawson
Blog

State Title V Programs Should Invest More in Maternal and Infant Health and Wellbeing

January 28, 2026

Kay Johnson
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House Republican Study Committee Pushes for Second Budget Reconciliation Bill and More Damaging Medicaid Cuts

January 22, 2026

Edwin Park

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CMS Weaponizes Fraud Against Medicaid in Minnesota

January 16, 2026

Andy Schneider
Maternal Health Field Lost a Courageous Leader Due to Complications of Childbirth

January 16, 2026

Tanesha Mondestin
HHS Announces Changes to Recommended Vaccine Schedule for Children

January 15, 2026

Kelly Whitener
and
Hannah Green
The Supreme Court’s Gambit to Take Away Health Care Rights (And More Bad News for Medicaid)

January 9, 2026

Leonardo Cuello
Children and Youth with Significant Behavioral Health Needs Will Benefit from New Legal Settlements by States Committing to Provide Intensive Home and Community Based Services

January 8, 2026

Kimberly Lewis
The Perfect Storm: How Immigration and Medicaid Policy Changes Are Exacerbating a Student Mental Health Crisis

January 6, 2026

Anne Dwyer

Research & Reports

CCF Comments on “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility” NPRM

December 27, 2025
U.S. and State-by-State Child Health Coverage Trends

September 12, 2025

Joan Alker
and
Yuliya Yafimenka
Are States Ready to Implement HR 1 and Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements?

September 4, 2025

Tricia Brooks
,
Joan Alker
,
Hannah Green
,
Yuliya Yafimenka
and
Antony Lin
Medicaid is a Critical Insurer for Small Business

June 26, 2025

Joan Alker
and
David Chase
Medicaid and CHIP Cuts in the House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Explained

May 27, 2025

Edwin Park
Medicaid Plays A Key Role for Maternal and Infant Health in Rural Communities

May 15, 2025

Joan Alker
and
Aubrianna Osorio