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  • Webinar: State-by-State Child Health Coverage Trends

    The Georgetown University Center for Children and Families did a rapid analysis of newly released U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS) data. The webinar took place on Friday, September 12 at 1:00 p.m. ET, featuring a presentation of state-by-state child health coverage trends and other key insights. Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Georgetown University…

  • Progress for Children is Eroding as Child Uninsured Rate Spikes to Highest Level since 2014

    Every year we examine data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) which provides the most comprehensive look nationally and by state at important trends impacting America’s families – including health insurance. Today we are sharing our analysis of data that came out just yesterday for calendar year 2024. Our analysis is…

  • US Uninsured Rate Stays Level in 2024 for Adults and Kids: Storm Clouds Lie Ahead

    Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the Current Population Survey (CPS) for 2024 which examines income, health insurance and other trends. Overall, the uninsured rate was unchanged at 8%; the child uninsured rate was 6.1%. – a slight increase that was not statistically significant. Later this week we will get state by state data from…

  • What to Expect From This Year’s Census Data on Child Health Coverage Rates: Will it be the Big Reveal on the Impact of Medicaid Unwinding?

    As we wait for the annual September release of key Census Bureau data on health insurance status, what are we at CCF expecting with respect to children? The data covers 2024, a year in which most states finished the process of Medicaid “unwinding” – a multi-year process during which everyone on Medicaid had their eligibility…

  • Tracking State Readiness to Implement HR 1

    This tracker will report on eight state-reported Medicaid and CHIP performance indicators. The analysis of state data is displayed in national maps for the most recent quarter broken into four quartiles with the top quartile reflecting the highest performing states. To smooth out monthly anomalies in state workload and allow for tracking these metrics over time,…