WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leading child health organizations — the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), March of Dimes, and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals — joined the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families today to release a report that identifies key issues that must be addressed in reauthorizing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program […]
WASHINGTON—Building on the success of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, Congress has several tools at its disposal to move further ahead on child health coverage, Lisa Dubay, a research and policy adviser at the Center for Children and Families, said today at a congressional hearing. Read the Full Release
WASHINGTON—Georgetown University Health Policy Institute researchers Joan Alker and Jack Hoadley released the first in a series of issue briefs evaluating the implementation of Florida’s experimental Medicaid waiver program. Funded primarily by the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund, the evaluation is the only comprehensive examination of the Medicaid pilot program that is funded independently of the […]
WASHINGTON—As the 10-year anniversary of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program approaches, Congress will have an opportunity to build on the success that SCHIP, in partnership with Medicaid, has had in decreasing the uninsured rate of lowincome children. “Of all our health care reform efforts, covering children has been resoundingly successful and efficient. Since 1997, […]
Children will be put at risk of losing basic and essential health services under a new West Virginia Medicaid initiative, according to an analysis released today by the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. West Virginia is one of the first states in the country to make significant changes to […]
Washington — The devastating impact of proposed Medicaid changes on America’s most vulnerable citizens was demonstrated today as families and children living with chronic diseases and/or disabilities testified to the vital role Medicaid plays in their lives. At the event, co-sponsored by the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute (CCF) […]
