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Anne Dwyer

is an Associate Research Professor at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families.

Anne Dwyer is an Associate Research Professor of the Practice at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families (CCF). Her research and policy work focuses on Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) including issues related to behavioral health.  

Prior to joining CCF, Anne served as Senior Health Counsel for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee leading the Medicaid, CHIP, and women’s health portfolio. During her time with the committee, she was directly involved in major health legislation including reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, passage of the American Rescue Plan, and multiple year-end bills advancing Medicaid and children’s health.  

Anne has received numerous awards for her work including the “Exceptional Congressional Staffer Award” from the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, the “Hill Health Care Hero Staff Award” from the National Association of Community Health Centers, and being named an “Emerging Health Care Leader” by Politico in 2016. She is also a former Winston Health Policy Fellow.

Anne holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and a Masters of Public Health from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. 

Latest From Anne

Child Medicaid/CHIP Coverage by School District Now Available

As we’ve written before, Medicaid is an essential tools for supporting schools in improving children’s health, especially mental health. Research has shown that Medicaid coverage can help boost children’s school readiness and reduce absenteeism, as well as improve high school graduation rates and increase the likelihood of attending and graduating from college. Through what’s known […]

HHS Awards Planning Grants to 15 States for Medicaid-Funded Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration

This week, HHS announced that it awarded 15 states each with $1 million, one-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) planning grants in support of state efforts to join the Medicaid-funded CCBHC demonstration program. Awardees include: Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and […]

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023: Medicaid and CHIP Provisions Explained

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).[1]   The Consolidated Appropriations Act includes a number of provisions related to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).  This includes, among others, delinking the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement from the COVID-19 public health emergency and starting its unwinding […]

Congress Includes Medicaid, CHIP Mental Health Provisions in End of Year Funding Bill

[The bipartisan spending plan was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on December 29, 2022. Read CCF’s brief to learn more.] As my colleagues on Say Ahhh! have highlighted the omnibus appropriations bill released earlier today includes a number of provisions related to Medicaid and CHIP such as funding for Puerto […]