Leading Children’s Health and Medical Groups Respond to South Carolina...
Work requirements have been proven to be ineffective and would cause parents to lose coverage. The American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, First Focus on Children, Georgetown...
View ArticleStatement by Joan Alker on Medicaid Block Grant/Per Capita Cap Guidance
Following is a statement by Georgetown University Center for Children and Families Executive Director Joan Alker regarding the Trump Administration’s Medicaid block grant/per capita cap guidance...
View ArticleLeading Children’s Health Groups Oppose New Federal Guidance on Medicaid
Block grants and per capita caps would cause parents to lose coverage and put children and families’ health at risk The American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, Children’s Hospital...
View ArticleReport Finds Latino Children Losing Ground in Health Coverage
Decades of progress providing health coverage to more Latino children has begun to erode, with the number of uninsured Latino children climbing to 1.6 million and the uninsured rate growing from 7.7 to...
View ArticleStatement by Joan Alker on Withdrawal of the “Strengthening the Program...
“Today the Trump Administration wisely withdrew a rule that would have added onerous red tape and slashed enrollment just when people need Medicaid the most, as many lose their jobs and see their hours...
View ArticleUninsured and Unemployed? Medicaid and CHIP Provide Lifelines to Families in...
In these tough times, when so many people have lost their jobs and and their health insurance, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are lifelines families can turn to for help...
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Uninsured Workers Need Our Help
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View ArticleCHIP: Serving America’s Children for 25 Years
In its 25-year history, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has established itself as a critical piece of the federal-state response to children’s health care needs. CHIP, signed into law on...
View ArticleMedicaid and CHIP Continuous Coverage for Children
States have the option under current law to provide 12 months of continuous health coverage for children in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) so that children can maintain...
View ArticleNew Resource Helps Pediatricians Inform Families on How to Keep Eligible...
We recently learned that one of the most effective tools for keeping eligible people enrolled in Medicaid – automated or “ex parte” renewals – has not been set up correctly in 30 states, including DC,...
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