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Maggie Clark

Maggie Clark is a Senior State Health Policy Analyst at the Center for Children and Families (CCF). 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.

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      Implementing American Rescue Plan’s 12-month Postpartum Medicaid Coverage: Federal and State Actions

      Federal matching funds for the American Rescue Plan Act’s new state Medicaid option to provide 12 full months of postpartum coverage won’t be available *officially* to states until April 2022. (Say Ahhh! Readers know that the Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires states to keep all Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled, including postpartum women, so no coverage […]

      Optional 12 Months Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Leaves Opportunity to do More

      Tucked inside the American Rescue Plan signed into law by President Biden last week is a Medicaid state plan option allowing states to offer pregnancy-related Medicaid and CHIP coverage for one year after the end of pregnancy, extending coverage well beyond the current cutoff of 60 days postpartum. The option, which is the result of […]

      Unpacking the Postpartum Coverage Extension Option in the COVID-19 Relief Bill

      Earlier this month, the House Energy and Commerce committee released a COVID-19 relief package that included a slate of Medicaid improvements, including significant incentives for the holdout states to expand Medicaid coverage to all low income adults. The bill also includes a Medicaid state plan amendment option to offer pregnancy-related Medicaid and CHIP coverage for […]

      MACPAC Recommends One Year of Postpartum Medicaid Coverage at 100% Match

      The momentum for extending postpartum Medicaid and CHIP coverage accelerated last week, with the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) giving a strong endorsement of the policy. MACPAC voted to recommend that Congress act to guarantee 12 months of postpartum coverage for pregnant individuals in Medicaid, and to align the policy in states […]

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