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Which States Are Seeing the Largest Declines in Child Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment?

June 10, 2026

Joan Alker

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Tracking State Readiness to Implement HR 1

August 28, 2025
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New State-by-State Medicaid and CHIP Tracker Shows Declining Enrollment as H.R. 1 Cuts Loom

February 26, 2026

Aubrianna Osorio
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Yuliya Yafimenka
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Jade Little
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Joan Alker
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State by State Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment Data

February 23, 2026

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Medicaid, CHIP, and Affordable Care Act Marketplace Cuts and Other Health Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Law, Explained

July 22, 2025

Edwin Park
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Sabrina Corlette
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A Decade Later, CMS Updates the Medicaid EPSDT Playbook for States: Here’s What You Need to Know

June 10, 2026

Anne Dwyer
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The Administration Weaponizes Fraud Against Medicaid: HHS OIG Hammers Hawaii

June 12, 2026

Andy Schneider
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Uninsurance Among Youngest Children on the Rise as Families Face Growing Economic Pressure

June 1, 2026

Elisabeth Wright Burak
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Aubrianna Osorio

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Tanesha Mondestin
New Federal Medicaid Work Reporting Rule Threatens Coverage for Vulnerable Americans

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Two Million Fewer Children are Enrolled in Medicaid Since Trump Took Office

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Joan Alker
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Leonardo Cuello
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May 22, 2026

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Medicaid Managed Care: The Big Five in Q1 2026

May 21, 2026

Andy Schneider
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Nancy Kaneb

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Uninsured Rate for Young Children Rose More Sharply than for Older Children from 2022-2024

June 1, 2026

Elisabeth Wright Burak
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Aubrianna Osorio
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Joan Alker
Is Your State Leaving Money on the Table? How CHIP Health Service Initiatives Can Help States Support Children’s Access to Care

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Yuliya Yafimenka
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Nancy Kaneb
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Tricia Brooks
Implementing Costly Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements: Who Will Foot the Bill?

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Andy Schneider
CCF Comments on “Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility” NPRM

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U.S. and State-by-State Child Health Coverage Trends

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Tricia Brooks
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Joan Alker
,
Hannah Green
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Yuliya Yafimenka
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