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New Brief: An Introduction to Managed Care in CHIP
Some three million kids in states with separate CHIP programs are enrolled in Managed Care Organizations (MCOs). Who are those MCOs, and how are they performing for those children? Unlike Medicaid, there’s no publicly available national database that answers those questions. Our new brief attempts to fill that gap. We utilized a variety of methods, […]
We Just Checked and Medicaid Work Requirements are Still a Terrible Idea
Our world is constantly in flux and that can be stressful. But you can rest assured that Medicaid work requirements are a consistently and unalterably terrible idea. The years may pass, but some things never change. Just a few short years ago, numerous experts weighed in on the expected harms associated with Medicaid work requirements. […]
Unwinding Wednesday #26: As the Medicaid Continuous Coverage Protection Ends This Week, It’s Important to Understand Procedural Disenrollments and Why They Occur
Friday, March 31, 2023, will be the last day that Medicaid enrollees are protected from a loss of Medicaid coverage. As of April 1st, people will begin to lose their coverage if they are determined ineligible and many of those will encounter barriers in transitioning to other coverage. These include affordability, limited special enrollment periods […]
Research Update: Are We Underestimating the Number of Children?
Two recent data analyses highlight a question researchers have been asking for years: why is it so hard to get an accurate count of the number of children and is the undercount getting larger? First, a new report from Count All Kids looks at how well—or rather, poorly—children were counted in the 2020 decennial Census, […]
Medicaid Coverage At Risk for People with Disabilities: How You Can Help
By Michael Atkins, The Arc of the United States Medicaid is the nation’s primary health insurance for people with disabilities, covering over ten million people with disabilities under the age of 65. For many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), Medicaid provides even more than insurance – it’s a lifeline. Millions of people with […]
Join Us in Welcoming Hannah and Tanesha to CCF Team
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families is happy to welcome two new members to our team: Hannah Green and Tanesha Mondestin. Hannah Green joins us as the new communications manager. In this role, she will work with CCF Communications Director Cathy Hope to share CCF’s research and analysis with you and others through our […]
