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Nancy Kaneb

is a Policy Associate at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families.

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Nancy Kaneb is a Policy Associate at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families.  Nancy has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Santa Clara University, where she also completed a minor in Ethnic Studies and emphasis in International Relations. She has previous experience interning for non-profits. Most recently, she worked as a Case Management Intern for Catholic Charities of Boston’s Refugee and Immigrant Services.

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  • Who Cares for Our Nation’s Children? Federal Medicaid Cuts Will Magnify Challenges for Child Care Workforce and the Young Families They Support

    Last spring we walked through Medicaid’s role in supporting early childhood educators and subsequently the risks of proposed federal Medicaid cuts to the child care system. Fast forward to July 4th: the HR 1 “Megabill” was rushed through reconciliation and signed into law, leading to the biggest cut in Medicaid’s 60-year history. These cuts– and…

  • Medicaid Managed Care: The Big Five in Q2 2025

    Q2 2025, which ended on June 30, is not just another quarter.  That’s because on July 4 the Budget Reconciliation Law (P.L. 119-21) was signed into law.  That law makes major cuts to Medicaid, reducing federal payments to states by $990 billion over the next ten years and leaving 7.5 million Americans uninsured in 2034.…

  • Medicaid Managed Care: Headwinds for the Big Five in the Budget Reconciliation Law

    Early this week FitchRatings posted its take on the implications of the Budget Reconciliation Law (P.L. 119-21) for the “Big Five” insurers— Centene, CVSHealth/Aetna, Elevance Health, Molina Healthcare, and UnitedHealth Group—that together account for half of the Medicaid managed care market: U.S. health insurers managing coverage for state Medicaid programs will face revenue headwinds due…

  • The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act will Mean Big Budget Hits for Families

    Last month, Congress rushed through the night to pass the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act with last minute changes that would further increase cuts to many federal programs. In the health care sections, the bill primarily targets adults – including many parents and caregivers – who gained health coverage from the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…

  • The U.S. Already Has a Child Care Crisis: Medicaid Cuts Would Make it Much Worse

    Working parents don’t need survey data to tell them our nation is facing a serious child care crisis. They are reminded every time they pay their child care bill that often exceeds even the high cost of rent. Expectant parents learn about it when they add their names to long waitlists even before their child…