ED of Georgetown Center for Children and Families and Research Professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy; post mostly about Medicaid and CHIP. Proud member of the “Best for Last” club.
Update: Witnesses for next week's hearing have been announced and they are: Brian Blase, Paragon Jonathan Ingram, Foundation for Govt Accountability our own Andy Schneider, Georgetown CCF...
Joan AlkerNew Senate Budget Ctte Chair, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), has announced that his 1st hearing will be about Medicaid. Title: "Medicaid The Reality" Tuesday, August 4th at 10am No more info yet. www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/med...
New: Judge denied request from blue state AGs for a preliminary injunction to hold up parts of the Medicaid work requirement, but put the case on an expedited schedule and made clear that his ruling doesn’t pertain to the merits of the case Ruling here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction – #94 in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Oz (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-12962) – CourtListener.comJudge Richard G. Stearns: ORDER entered denying 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (RGS, law3) (Entered: 07/29/2026)storage.courtlistener.comSadly, children will continue to have to wait for health care they desperately need in Florida. Judge won’t order state to implement expanded access to KidCare floridaphoenix.com/2026/07/28/j...
Judge won't order state to implement expanded access to KidCare • Florida PhoenixA state judge has refused to order Florida health care officials to implement a 2023 law that would allow as many as 68,000 uninsured children to access subsidized health insurance coverage through th...floridaphoenix.comMy new blog: Short summary I like this bill. ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/07/28/s...
Senator Kim Introduces Bill to Cover All Children and Young AdultsLast week, Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced a bill called the “MediKids Act” (S. 5037), described as “guaranteed healthcare for every child in America.” Original cosponsors were Sens. Booker (NJ), Duck...ccf.georgetown.eduNew Senate Budget Ctte Chair, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), has announced that his 1st hearing will be about Medicaid. Title: "Medicaid The Reality" Tuesday, August 4th at 10am No more info yet. www.budget.senate.gov/hearings/med...
Medicaid: The Reality | U.S. Senate Committee On The BudgetThe Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budgetwww.budget.senate.gov
"Of the 2,173 Arkansas women who qualified for Medicaid to cover their pregnancies and births but did not qualify for regular Medicaid, only 145 had another insurance option lined up and waiting for them on day 61."
Joan AlkerPostpartum women go without care as Arkansas holds out as lone state to deny them Medicaid arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Postpartum women go without care as Arkansas holds out as lone state to deny them Medicaid arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
Postpartum women go without care as Arkansas holds out as lone state to deny them Medicaid - Arkansas TimesGuess which state is the only one in the country that doesn't extend Medicaid to postpartum mothers for a year.arktimes.comNew: The last of the major rules implementing HR 1 Medicaid cuts is out - limits on states’ ability to use provider taxes to fund their share of Medicaid. Comments due 9/21. We will have a blog up soon. cms.gov/newsroom/fact-…
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Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota www.statnews.com/2026/07/21/m...
Trump administration says it's deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and MinnesotaThe Trump administration said it was deferring more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of “suspected fraud and noncompliance.”www.statnews.comA Tysons plant closed in January and unemployment in the county is very high. www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/07/21/n...
Nebraska sees unemployment rise in June, with Dawson County still suffering from Tyson closureThe state of Nebraska saw unemployment rates rise across the board in June.www.ksnblocal4.comNebraska is implementing Medicaid work reporting rules early -- they apply to new applicants already; current enrollees do not have to comply yet. The state has received an exception for residents of Dawson County b/c of high unemployment. dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Dawson...
Dawson County Approved for Temporary Exemption from Medicaid Work Requirements
dhhs.ne.govHuge kudos to our @georgetownccf.bsky.social team - our explainer on federal Medicaid work rules is here. ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/07/16/n...
New Federal Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements Rule Threatens Coverage for Vulnerable Americans: An Explainer of the Interim Final RuleOn June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), published the Interim Final Rule with Comment (CMS-2454-IFC, hereafter referred to as the IFR) “Medicaid Program; Community Engagem...ccf.georgetown.edu