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Aubrianna Osorio

is a Research Fellow at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families.

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Aubrianna Osorio is the Research Fellow at the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF). Her current work focuses on tracking recent research and analyzing national and state-level data to understand trends in children’s health insurance coverage, health disparities, quality of care, and maternal and perinatal health. Her data work focuses primarily on the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, CMS Medicaid enrollment data, and the Child Core Set. Prior to this role, Aubrianna served as CCF’s Graduate Research Intern. She has an MPP from the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy and a BA in Sociology from Kenyon College.

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  • Prenatal Care: The Silent Maternal Health Emergency Hidden in New CDC Data

    A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a look at concerning new trends in prenatal care access. From 2021-2024, prenatal care initiated during the first trimester of pregnancy declined, while those receiving care later or no prenatal care increased, as shown below. The share of pregnant women who received…

  • New State-by-State Medicaid and CHIP Tracker Shows Declining Enrollment as H.R. 1 Cuts Loom

    Georgetown CCF has been closely tracking Medicaid and CHIP enrollment periodically over the past decade, – most recently as states began “unwinding” continuous coverage protections put in place during the pandemic. Now, as states prepare to implement H.R.1, including mandatory work reporting requirements and more frequent renewals for people covered through Medicaid expansion, while mixed-status…

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    Key Findings: Introduction This paper examines the role of Medicaid in covering women of childbearing age (19 through 44 years old) living in small towns and rural areas. Previous research in this series found a higher reliance on Medicaid as a coverage source for children and all non-elderly adults living in small towns and rural…

  • 2025 Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal Policies Survey Released by KFF and CCF

    During the unwinding of the COVID-related freeze on disenrollments in Medicaid, states were required to renew health insurance for all 94 million enrollees. The focus on Medicaid renewal processes during the unwinding revealed their complexity and inefficiencies in the system. With states facing an unprecedented volume of work and eligibility worker shortages, CMS provided new…

  • New Data Highlights How Medicaid Supports Student Success in School Districts Across the Country

    Research consistently shows that Medicaid coverage in childhood has long-term benefits for children, schools and society including supporting student success. A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis found that childhood Medicaid coverage also has a positive effect on the U.S. economy with long-term fiscal effects including boosting gross domestic product (GDP). For a better understanding of…