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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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  • Uninsurance Among Youngest Children on the Rise as Families Face Growing Economic Pressure

    Today we released a report sharing the alarming news that the number of infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children going without insurance is now at the highest rate in nearly a decade and is rising sharply. Not only did 220,000+ more young children (birth up to age 6) become uninsured between 2022 and 2024 –they lost…

  • Uninsured Rate for Young Children Rose More Sharply than for Older Children from 2022-2024

    Key Findings The number of infants, toddlers and preschoolers who are uninsured is at the highest level in nearly a decade and is increasing more sharply than for older children. The number of uninsured children under age 6 grew by 23% between 2022 and 2024, while the number of uninsured school-aged children grew by 17%. The charts and appendix…

  • Medicaid and CHIP Cover More than 4 in 10 Students in Public Schools Nationwide

    School-aged children across the nation are facing a mounting mental health crisis, exacerbated by policy changes affecting immigration and Medicaid. As we’ve written before, Medicaid and CHIP are vital supporters of student success, both during the school years and into adulthood. Understanding the landscape of Medicaid/CHIP coverage in local school districts is paramount to connecting…

  • 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…