Press Releases

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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: […]