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50-State Unwinding Tracker
This tracker examines whether the following information can be found on the state Medicaid or state Marketplace website or in public documents: 1) the state’s unwinding plan or a summary; 2) specific information about the unwinding; 3) an alert to update contact information; 4) communications materials/toolkits for partners; 5) an unwinding FAQ; and 6) whether […]
CHIP: Serving America’s Children for 25 Years
In its 25-year history, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has established itself as a critical piece of the federal-state response to children’s health care needs. CHIP, signed into law on August 5, 1997, was created to build on the success of Medicaid by giving states the opportunity to receive enhanced federal matching funds to […]
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? 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 role Medicaid and […]
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 […]