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Tricia Brooks

is a Research Professor at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families.

Tricia Brooks, MBA, is a Research Professor at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families (CCF), a nonpartisan policy and research center whose mission is to expand and improve health coverage for children and families. At CCF, Ms. Brooks focuses on eligibility, enrollment, program administration, and the quality of health care relating to Medicaid and CHIP coverage for children and families. Prior to joining CCF, she served as the founding chief executive officer of New Hampshire Healthy Kids, a legislatively-created non-profit corporation that administered the state’s CHIP program and managed the Medicaid and CHIP consumer assistance hub. Ms. Brooks was appointed for a second term by the Comptroller General to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), an independent commission that advises Congress on issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP. She has also served as faculty or as a technical advisory group member on a variety of initiatives associated with advancing Medicaid and CHIP coverage for children and low-income families at the national level. Ms. Brooks holds a Master of Business Administration from Suffolk University and is a 15-year veteran at CCF.

Latest From Tricia

CMS Releases New Unwinding-Related Renewal Resources for Health Care Settings

CMS recently released a toolkit for clinical offices and health care settings with patient-centered messaging regarding the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous enrollment requirement. The toolkit includes helpful information on how health care providers can share information on Medicaid and CHIP renewals with patients. The toolkit starts with suggestions on what various staff members within […]

Eliminating CHIP Premiums Could Help with Child Transitions from Medicaid to CHIP

Last week, Joan Alker and Jade Little blogged about the troubling trend of children losing Medicaid as enrollment declines near 2 million. Leading up to the unwinding, researchers estimated that 57% of children losing Medicaid would be eligible for CHIP based on income. There are many reasons why children don’t successfully transition seamlessly from Medicaid […]

What Does 12-month Continuous Eligibility for Children Mean for CHIP Pregnancy Coverage?

Several weeks ago, I blogged about the federal guidance CMS sent to states on the implementation of 12-month continuous enrollment (CE) for children starting on January 1, 2023, as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA). In the guidance, CMS provided details on how implementation of 12-month CE impacts the group of individuals […]

Unwinding Data Recap: What Do We Know So Far?

Last Friday marked the end of the month, which meant the release of new unwinding data from CMS. This time, though, CMS not only published data on renewal outcomes for June, but also posted preliminary outcome data for July, cutting the time lag to two months. As a result, there is now unwinding data available […]

CMS Releases Guidance on 12-Month Continuous Eligibility for Children

CMS has released long awaited guidance to states on implementing 12-month continuous eligibility (CE) for all children in Medicaid and the Children’s Insurance Program (CHIP) under the age of 19 as enacted by Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act. As of January 2023, 26 states cover some or all children in Medicaid for a full […]