Cathy Hope

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Cathy Hope

Cathy Hope is the Communications Director for the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy's Center for Children and Families. She is the creator and editor of Say Ahhh!, a popular health policy blog and is an experienced communications and public policy professional. She has developed communications and legislative strategies for the public, private, and non-profit sectors. She began her career in Washington, D.C. as a legislative assistant to Congressman Bruce Vento and successfully led efforts to enact and fully-fund the Vento-McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.

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Leading Children’s Health and Medical Groups Respond to South Carolina Medicaid Waiver

Work requirements have been proven to be ineffective and would cause parents to lose coverage.  The American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, First Focus on Children, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, March of Dimes and the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners issue the following joint statement in response to the approval […]

US Census: 425,000 More Uninsured Children

Statement by Joan Alker, in response to Current Population Survey data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today showing that the number of uninsured children increased by 425,000, and the uninsured rate increased by 0.6 percentage points to 5.5 percent in 2018. “Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau today confirm our worst fears. An […]

Georgetown University CCF Issues Statement on Public Charge Rule

Editor’s Note, 10/15/19: Several federal courts have issued nationwide injunctions blocking implementation of the proposed changes to the public charge rule. We will update any further developments. Following is a statement by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Executive Director Joan Alker regarding the Trump Administration’s changes to the “public charge” rule: “Today, the Department […]

Why Are So Many Children Losing Medicaid/CHIP Coverage?

Along with the American Academy of Pediatrics, First Focus and the Children’s Defense Fund, Georgetown University CCF held a press tele-conference and released a report examining an alarming trend in children’s health coverage. The report shows that more than 800,000 fewer children had Medicaid/CHIP coverage at the end of 2018 compared to 2017. This trend […]

New Research Finds Medicaid Gains Help Lead to Healthier Mothers and Babies

(Following is the press release we issued today on a new report “Medicaid Expansion Fills the Gaps in Maternal Health Coverage Leading to Healthier Mothers and Babies” by Adam Searing and Donna Cohen Ross.) Medicaid helps fill the gaps in maternal health coverage and leads to healthier babies and mothers, according to a new report […]