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New Report Shows Coverage Gains for New Mothers—But Progress has Stalled with New Threats on the Horizon
A new report from the Urban Institute indicates that health insurance coverage among new mothers in the first year postpartum has improved significantly over recent years, but that progress has begun to stall. Using data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS), the researchers find that the uninsured rate among women ages 19 to…
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Georgetown CCF Medicaid/CHIP Expert Tricia Brooks Retires (sort of) and Will Return as Professor Emeritus
For anyone who has worked with Tricia Brooks over the last twenty years, it is impossible to imagine her retiring. Tricia has been the heart and soul of much of the Center for Children and Families’ work with state and national partners and a leading national expert on Medicaid eligibility and enrollment, health care quality,…
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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…
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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…
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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…