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Statement by Joan Alker on Released Draft House Budget Resolution
The following is a statement by Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Center for Children and Families, on the release of the House Budget Resolution February 12, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement by Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families “In conflict with […]
Medicaid Provider Taxes: A Critical Source of Medicaid Funding for States
As my colleague Edwin Park has detailed, House Republican leaders are considering draconian cuts to Medicaid that would decimate the program. Among the House Budget Committee’s list of options for Medicaid cuts being considered is a restriction on states’ current ability to use provider taxes to help finance their share of the cost of Medicaid. […]
Statement by Joan Alker Calling on Trump Administration to Clarify Whether or Not OMB Memo M-25-13 Would Pause Medicaid and CHIP Funds
The following is a statement by Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Center for Children and Families, in response to the OMB Memo January 28, 2025FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Statement by Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families “Last night, a memo (M-25-13) from […]
The Truth about Waste and Abuse in Medicaid
“States are abusing federal Medicaid policy. There is an enormous amount of waste, fraud and abuse in the program.” – Brian Blase, President, Paragon Health Institute, as reported in Stat (January 6, 2025) This falsehood is one premise for the proposals to cut federal Medicaid spending by $2.3 trillion (with a “t”) over the next […]
Cutting Federal Medicaid Payments to States: Bad News for Their Credit Ratings
Medicaid is the nation’s largest health insurer, covering over 70 million Americans. And, as a new CCF report documents, it is a particularly important source of coverage for children and adults in rural areas and small towns. Republicans in the House are reportedly discussing (here and here) cutting federal Medicaid spending by up to $2.3 […]
House Budget Committee Circulates New Detailed List of Budget Reconciliation Options Including Draconian Medicaid Cuts Within House Republican Caucus
On Friday, January 17, Politico and other news outlets reported that the House Budget Committee distributed to the House Republican Caucus a new 50-page list of mandatory spending and tax proposals that may be included in budget reconciliation legislation. The new list includes not only the draconian Medicaid cuts of up to $2.3 trillion over […]