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Maggie Clark

is a Senior State Health Policy Analyst at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families.

Maggie Clark is a Senior State Health Policy Analyst at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families (CCF). Her work focuses on improving Medicaid coverage for pregnant and postpartum people and leveraging Medicaid to support the healthy development of young children. She is the lead author of several reports and briefs on pregnancy-related health coverage and an expert on the state and federal movement to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to 12 months after the end of pregnancy.

Before joining Georgetown University, she was an award-winning health journalist in Florida covering all aspects of Florida's health delivery system, with special attention to Medicaid for children. She also held various research positions at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C. Maggie earned a BA in International Affairs from Florida State University and a Master of Journalism from the University of Maryland.

Latest From Maggie

New Rule Lays Groundwork for Hospital Transparency and Accountability for Maternity Care

Last month, CMS finalized a rule that lays the groundwork for a major step forward for hospital accountability for maternity care. Tucked inside an annual final rulemaking on Medicare hospital payment, CMS added a new requirement for hospitals to publicly report maternity care quality metrics. Depending on the hospital’s performance, hospitals may be awarded a […]

New Brief: Postpartum Medicaid Extension An Opportunity to Improve Maternal and Child Health, But Impact Limited Without Medicaid Expansion

The U.S. is facing a worsening maternal mortality crisis that disproportionately affects pregnant people of color, and research suggests that the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the constitutional protection of access to safe and legal abortions could further exacerbate current racial, economic and social inequities in maternal and infant […]

Comments on Birth Friendly Hospital Designation

Georgetown University Center for Children and Families submitted the following comments on FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule – CMS1771-P (Maternal Health). Georgetown CCF Comments on Birth Friendly Hospital Designation 6_17_22