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Allie Corcoran

Alexandra Corcoran is a Research Associate at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. Prior to joining CCF in a full-time capacity, Alexandra interned with the Center for two consecutive summers and developed an interest in Medicaid 1115 waivers, enrollment procedures, and administrative burden. Alexandra earned her MA in Philosophy and Public Affairs on a Fulbright Scholarship at University College Dublin. She graduated from Haverford College with a degree in Political Science and Spanish. Her thesis, entitled, “Mobilizing Medicaid: Understanding Advocacy Group Action at the State Level,” focused on how and when advocacy organizations and legal aid groups organize beneficiaries in response to administrative retrenchment of Medicaid benefits. It received the Herman H. Somers Prize in Political Science.

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Scan of 13 States’ Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Uncovers Need for More Transparency

At the beginning of July, North Carolina became the fortieth state to make the switch from fee-for-service (FFS) to Medicaid managed care. With the new system barely off the ground, a recent news report highlighted the stories of providers facing denied prior authorizations, delayed payments, and excessive paperwork. One provider stressed that she hadn’t received […]

Medicaid Managed Care: 2021 Results for the “Big Five” at Q2

You’ve heard it here before: for children and families in forty states and the District of Columbia, managed care organization (MCO) performance determines if they get the care to which they are entitled. And, for many MCOs, this performance is influenced by the rules, regulations, and corporate culture of their national parent firm. As of […]

A Profile of South Carolina’s Low-Wage Uninsured Workers

The recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) includes new large financial incentives for states to extend health insurance coverage to low-wage workers and other adults earning less than $17,775 a year.¹ These incentives apply to regular spending in a state’s Medicaid program and offer a five-percentage point across the board increase in the […]