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Proposed Head Start Rule Would Further Undermine Child and Family Health
Head Start, a federal program that supports young children in low-income families, is headlining news in the early childhood policy and health worlds. Early last month, the Trump Administration released a monumental proposal to alter the program’s framework. Head Start is an essential investment in children’s wellbeing that works alongside Medicaid in child care centers,…
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Webinar: Medicaid Financing (Part 2)
Download the Audio Transcript In June, we hosted a webinar on the basics of Medicaid financing, including how the federal-state partnership works, how federal funding is mandatory and not subject to annual appropriations, and how states finance their share of Medicaid costs. On September 10 at 1 p.m. ET, we took a closer look at H.R. 1’s restrictions on provider taxes and…
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Right Wing “Data” Arguing for Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements is Fatally Flawed
We don’t usually write a blog like this that dissects the flawed methodology of the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) – a right-wing group that is well known for promoting work reporting requirements at the state and federal level – as well as cuts to Medicaid and the safety net more broadly. FGA’s own annual…
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Access to Maternity Care in Rural Areas Likely to Get Worse Due to Medicaid Cuts
As part of CCF’s Rural Health Project, we continue to track the important role Medicaid plays in rural America. A recent research paper on hospitals and maternity care has some important insights, especially for parents in rural areas and small towns. KFF researchers found that 1 in 3 hospitals providing inpatient maternity care to Medicaid…
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Maternity Care Billing Changes Begin in 2027 with Potential for Better Transparency and Payments Across the Continuum of Care
As readers of Say Ahhh! know, 2027 will bring a host of unprecedented Medicaid changes, including work reporting requirements. One less prominent change ahead is adoption of new maternity care codes for insurance payers. Adopting new codes for maternity care adds to the long list of Medicaid agency to-dos, but remains critical for understanding and…