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Olivia Pham

Olivia Pham is a Research Associate at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families (CCF). In her work she tracks the activity of Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers and provides research support to CCF staff.

Prior to CCF, Olivia spent a year at the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health as a David A. Winston Health Policy Fellow. She has also worked as a public health researcher, health policy advocate, and Marketplace Navigator.

Olivia received a BS in Biology from the University of Oklahoma and earned a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Estimated CHIP Enrollment by Congressional District, 2017

The following workbook estimates the number of children ever enrolled in CHIP in 2017 by congressional district. See the notes tab in the workbook for information on data sources and methodology. View the 2016 workbook.

Work Reporting Requirement for Tennessee Parents Would Harm Low-Income Families with Children

Introduction Tennessee is seeking federal permission to impose a work reporting requirement on low-income parents and caregivers receiving health coverage through Medicaid. Under the proposal, these beneficiaries ages 19 to 64 would have to document that they are working at least 20 hours a week or participating in job-training, education, or volunteer activities in order […]

Nation’s Progress on Children’s Health Coverage Reverses Course

Introduction For the first time since comparable data was first collected in 2008, the nation’s steady progress in reducing the number of children without health insurance reversed course. The number of uninsured children under age 19 nationwide increased by an estimated 276,000 to about 3.9 million (3,925,000) in 2017, according to newly-available data from the […]

New Census Data Reveal Troubling Signs for Children’s Health Coverage

Last week, the Census Bureau partially released the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the 2017 Current Population Survey (CPS) and the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) health insurance data. In the past we have celebrated dramatic gains in health coverage for children as the share of uninsured children continued to decline. But this […]

New Waiver Proposal for Oklahoma Medicaid Beneficiaries Would Harm Low-Income Families With Children

Introduction Oklahoma is planning to ask federal permission to impose a work requirement on very low-income parents and caregivers receiving health coverage through Medicaid. Under the proposal, these beneficiaries would have to document that they are working at least 20 hours a week or participating in job-training or volunteer activities in order to maintain their […]

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