Andy Schneider

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Andy Schneider

Andy Schneider is a Research Professor of the Practice at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy. Schneider has over 40 years of experience with the Medicaid program as a Congressional staffer, Executive Branch employee, private consultant, and public interest attorney. Most recently, he served under the Obama Administration as a Senior Advisor at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), where he focused on program integrity issues in Medicaid. He joined the Center for Children and Families in March of 2017. Andy has written extensively on Medicaid issues and led the development of the Medicaid Resource Book (2002) for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Please contact Cathy Hope (catherine.hope@georgetown.edu) with media queries or to set up an interview with Andy.

Latest From Andy

Administration’s Budget Proposal Includes At Least $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts

Earlier this week, the Administration proposed a budget for FY2021 that it says would cut federal Medicaid spending by $920 billion, or 16 percent over the next ten years. (Current law baseline of $5.861 trillion, Table S-3, minus proposed spending of $4.941 trillion,Table S-4).  A more realistic number would be at least $1 trillion over […]

SSA Launches A Stealth Assault on Medicaid Coverage for Children and Parents with Disabilities

As readers of Say Ahhh! know, children’s enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP is declining, and the number of uninsured children is increasing.  There are a number of factors at play, including a “see-no-disenrollment, hear-no-disenrollment” posture from CMS Administrator Seema Verma.  The Administrator is doubling down with an eligibility rule now under review at the Office […]

Medicaid Work Requirements and Beyond: CMS Administrator Tries a New Work-Around

For the past 3 years, CMS Administrator Seema Verma has been on a crusade to convert Medicaid from health insurance to a welfare program.  The spear at the point of this attack has been work requirements, which, under the guise of “demonstrations,” she has sought to impose as a condition of eligibility for Medicaid coverage.  […]

The CMS Administrator Talks to Medicaid Directors About Humility in Government

Two years ago, CMS Administrator Seema Verma gave a major policy address to the  National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) at which she outlined her agenda for Medicaid.  She invoked Hubert Humphrey and Lyndon Johnson on the moral imperative of meeting the needs of the poor.  She promised to give states more flexibility by, among other […]

Medicaid Managed Care Transparency: A Leap Forward

The California Health Care Foundation has just issued a path-breaking report that marks an important step forward on the road to full transparency about Medicaid managed care.  The report, prepared by Dr. Andrew Bindman and his colleagues at the University of California at San Francisco, examines the performance of managed care plans (MCPs) in Medi-Cal […]