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New Georgetown CHIR Case Study Report Examines Policies to Expand Primary Care Access in Rural New Mexico
By Maanasa Kona, Jalisa Clark, Megan Houston, and Emma Walsh-Alker with the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms Primary care is a critical tool to prevent illness and death and to improve the equitable distribution of health care in populations. However, access to this important source of care is lacking, especially for many underserved […]
CCF Virtual Conference on Child and Family Health Policy 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 Keynote: How can Medicaid and CHIP Promote Health Equity? 11 a.m. ET Daniel Tsai, CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services will be the keynote speaker for CCF’s national virtual one-day conference on child and family health policy. Key themes of this session include the […]
American Academy of Pediatrics and Georgetown University CCF Urge PHE Extension to Protect Children from Losing Medicaid Health Coverage
In an opinion piece for The Hill, American Academy of Pediatrics President Dr. Moira Szilagyi and Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Executive Director Joan Alker explain why it is so critical for the Biden administration to continue the public health emergency beyond July 15. An estimated 7 million children nationwide are at considerable risk […]
Georgians Work to Create a Stronger More Accessible Mental and Behavioral Health Care System
By Erica Fener Sitkoff, Ph.D. Voices for Georgia’s Children The reality is, no one has escaped the effects of the profound mental health challenges we face – in the news, in our shared communities, in our homes. In fact, the world’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic gave us a collective definition for unwellness like no […]
Medicaid Awareness Month: Stories Highlight How Medicaid Helps Floridians
By Miriam Harmatz, Advocacy Director & Founder, Florida Health Justice Project More than 5 million Floridians rely on Medicaid, including over 2.5 million children. As part of Medicaid Awareness Month, Florida Health Justice Project is sharing the lived experiences of parents explaining why “Medicaid is a blessing” and why they “cannot live without Medicaid.” These […]