Media Coverage
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Kansas Lags in Getting More Kids Insured
The Wichita Eagle December 6, 2011 Kansas is tied for last place in the nation in terms of getting more children covered by health insurance and state officials are at a loss to explain why. While most states got more of their children insured from 2008-10, the ranks of uninsured kids in Kansas swelled by…
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Affordable Care Act Has the Potential to Cut Uninsured Rate for Children by Another 40% in 2014
An estimated 3.2 million children could gain health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act, according to a joint report by the Urban Institute and Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families appearing today in the journal “Health Affairs”. Funded through The Atlantic Philanthropies’ KidsWell initiative, the new analysis provides the first in depth estimates…
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Florida Poverty Rates Higher than National Average, More Children Insured by State
Sunshine Slate December 5, 2011 [Washington, DC] The recession of the last couple years put more Florida residents into poverty and resulted in a decrease of median family income in much of the state, the U.S. Census Department reported last Tuesday. Data on poverty and income show school-aged children took the brunt of the economic…
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Public Programs Help Cover Florida
News-Press December 5, 2011 Poverty affects almost one of four children in Florida. That gloomy statistic comes with a silver lining: Because they are signing up for taxpayer-supported health insurance for the poor, the number of uninsured children has dropped sharply since that time, a new study finds. Read the Full Article
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Red Tape Fever
The Salt Lake Tribune December 1, 2011 The police department doesn’t make you prove that your taxes are paid before they respond to your alarm. The fire department won’t expect you to enter your PIN code after you call 911. So why should Utah’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program throw unnecessarily high barriers in…
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50 State Analysis Shows Progress in Most States; Despite Gains, Hispanic and Native American children remain disproportionately uninsured
Washington, D.C. – The vast majority of states managed to reduce the number of children going without health insurance during these tough economic times, according to a new report by Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families. The number of children in poverty has increased significantly, yet the number of uninsured children…
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Statement by Joan Alker, Co-Director of Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families on the release of Current Population Survey Data
(Washington, D.C.) – Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families Co-Director Joan Alker issued the following statement in response to the release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States (2010) report: “The census data released today provided a very disturbing snapshot of the economic…
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New Guidance from CMS Accelerates Successful State Strategies in Streamlining and Coordinating Coverage for Children and Families Through Medicaid and the Exchange
Statement by Tricia Brooks, Assistant Research Professor, Georgetown Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families on August 12, 2011: “The Administration today released a set of Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) relating to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including new regulations for streamlining eligibility and coordinating enrollment in Medicaid and the Exchange.…
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National Groups Urge the Obama Administration to Reject Utah Request to Cut Health Coverage for Children While Dramatically Increasing Costs to Families
Today, a group of 18 national children’s advocacy, provider, and health advocacy groups joined together to voice their deep concern to the Obama administration about Utah’s recent request to cut children’s health care and to dramatically increase the cost of care for their families. The group urged Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to…
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Children with Special Health Care Needs Have Much at Stake in Budget Talks
One in three children with special health care needs relies on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), according to a report released today by Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Center for Children and Families. The research project, conducted in partnership with Family Voices, found that children and youth with special health care needs…
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Children and Families Protected from Governors’ Request to Cut Coverage In Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program In Guidance Released Today from CMS
Statement by Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families by Jocelyn Guyer, co-director, on February, 25th, 2011 “The Administration today released a clean, straightforward interpretation of the provisions in the Affordable Care Act. This is good news for families seeking to gain solid footing after tough economic times. The Administration’s action protects…
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Repeal of the Medicaid and CHIP Stability Protections (MoE): The Potential Impact on Children and Families
Washington– Health insurance coverage for nearly one in three people receiving coverage through Medicaid or CHIP could be put at risk if stability protections in the Affordable Care Act are rescinded according to a research report issued today by the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families. The report also highlights the…
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Statement on the Administration’s Effort to Improve Access to Coverage for Children with Pre-Existing Conditions
(Washington, D.C.) – Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Co-Executive Directors, Joan Alker and Jocelyn Guyer, issued the following statement on efforts by the Administration to improve access to coverage for children with pre-existing conditions. “The Administration took strong action today to help ensure that children with pre-existing conditions can secure health care coverage.…
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Statement on Insurance Companies’ Decision to Drop Child-Only Coverage
(Washington, D.C.) – Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Co-Director, Jocelyn Guyer, issued the following statement in response to the decision by several prominent insurance companies to drop child-only plans. “The recent decision by several large insurance companies to eliminate child-only policies on the individual market to avoid having to offer coverage to children…
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Statement from the Georgetown Center for Children and Families on the release of Current Population Survey Data
(Washington, D.C.) – Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Co-Director Joan Alker issued the following statement in response to the release of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States (2009) report: “The U.S. Census data released today provide a glimpse of the toll the recession has taken…
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Statement on the HHS Secretary’s Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge and New Data on Eligible But Unenrolled Children
(Washington, D.C.) – Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Co-Director Jocelyn Guyer issued the following statement in response to the release of an Urban Institute report that provides state-level data on uninsured children eligible but not enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and the Department of Health and Human Services Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge:…
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Georgetown Center for Children and Families to Serve as Policy and Technical Resource Center for the National Covering Kids & Families Network
The Georgetown Center for Children and Families (CCF) has received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to serve as a policy and technical resource center for the National Covering Kids & Families Network (NCKFN). CCF will provide technical support through policy research and analysis and facilitate information sharing, networking, communications, collaboration, and peer-to-peer…
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The Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University Statement on Health Reform Passed by U.S. House of Representatives Today
The House of Representatives has taken an historic step today in support of America’s families by passing health reform. By creating reliable, affordable coverage options that don’t disappear when a parent becomes sick or loses a job, the legislation protects and strengthens the well-being and financial stability of our nation’s children and their families. The…
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Arizona Eliminates Children’s Health Insurance Program; Fallout Will be Felt for Years to Come
Statement by Jocelyn Guyer, Co-Director, Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families “States throughout the country are facing tough budgets, but Arizona is the only state to make such drastic and short-sighted cuts to its health coverage programs for low and moderate-income families. It is the first state in history to permanently eliminate its Children’s…
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Arizona Drops Children’s Health Program
The New York Times March 18, 2010 Arizona on Thursday became the first state to eliminate its Children’s Health Insurance Program when Gov. Jan Brewer signed an austere budget that will leave nearly 47,000 low-income children without coverage. The Arizona budget is a vivid reflection of how the fiscal crisis afflicting state governments is cutting…