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Based at Georgetown University's McCourt School, CCF is a nonpartisan policy and research center with a mission to improve health coverage for kids & families.
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Our 20th anniversary @georgetownccf.bsky.social conference is a wrap with a surprise visit from Georgetown University’s official mascot Jack the Bulldog! He was a big hit.
W/ beloved colleagues Tricia Brooks and @edwincpark.bsky.social
W/ beloved colleagues Tricia Brooks and @edwincpark.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our 20th anniversary @georgetownccf.bsky.social conference is a wrap with a surprise visit from Georgetown University’s official mascot Jack the Bulldog! He was a big hit.
W/ beloved colleagues Tricia Brooks and @edwincpark.bsky.social
W/ beloved colleagues Tricia Brooks and @edwincpark.bsky.social
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My new blog on the many unanswered questions about the Trump Admin’s Most Favored Nation drug pricing agreements especially how MFN prices would interact with existing #Medicaid rebates & whether MFN prices will save any $ (and may even increase Medicaid Rx costs). ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/10/29/m...
Many Unanswered Questions: Will the Trump Administration’s Drug Pricing Deals Result in Any Cost Savings for State Medicaid Programs?
Over the last month, the White House has widely touted pricing agreements from two drug manufacturers — Pfizer and AstraZeneca — which it claims will result in substantial prescription drug cost sa…
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October 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My new blog on the many unanswered questions about the Trump Admin’s Most Favored Nation drug pricing agreements especially how MFN prices would interact with existing #Medicaid rebates & whether MFN prices will save any $ (and may even increase Medicaid Rx costs). ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/10/29/m...
Obamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Obamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Obamacare Is Expensive. But So Is All Health Insurance. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
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Very informative story about what is going on with the Rural Health "Transformation" Fund... Corporate vendors lining up.
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States Jostle Over $50B Rural Health Fund as Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Trigger Scramble - KFF Health News
States are battling for their piece of $50 billion in federal rural health funding, but it’s not just hospitals vying for the money. Tech startups and policy demands are raising the stakes as Medicaid...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Very informative story about what is going on with the Rural Health "Transformation" Fund... Corporate vendors lining up.
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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3.8% of citizen children in the U.S. live with undocumented parents and are at risk in a mass deportation situation of having no parents.
Figure 3: Number of U.S. citizen children with any undocumented household member, by state www.brookings.edu/interactive/...
Figure 3: Number of U.S. citizen children with any undocumented household member, by state www.brookings.edu/interactive/...
Figure 3: Number of U.S. citizen children with any undocumented household member, by state | Brookings
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October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
3.8% of citizen children in the U.S. live with undocumented parents and are at risk in a mass deportation situation of having no parents.
Figure 3: Number of U.S. citizen children with any undocumented household member, by state www.brookings.edu/interactive/...
Figure 3: Number of U.S. citizen children with any undocumented household member, by state www.brookings.edu/interactive/...
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Before our next episode drops, get the scoop on whether or not your state is ready to implement new work requirements tied to Medicaid. This is a myth-busting (misinformation-busting) conversation about who will be impacted and how. https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2 @georgetownccf.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Before our next episode drops, get the scoop on whether or not your state is ready to implement new work requirements tied to Medicaid. This is a myth-busting (misinformation-busting) conversation about who will be impacted and how. https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2 @georgetownccf.bsky.social
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Our colleague Kay Johnson explains the history of VFC and what a success it has been.
The Vaccines for Children Program: A Solution to a Complex Challenge ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/10/08/t... via
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The Vaccines for Children Program: A Solution to a Complex Challenge
Between 1982 and 1986, a vaccine liability crisis loomed as the greatest threat to immunizing our children. In this light, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-660) was enacte…
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October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Our colleague Kay Johnson explains the history of VFC and what a success it has been.
The Vaccines for Children Program: A Solution to a Complex Challenge ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/10/08/t... via
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The Vaccines for Children Program: A Solution to a Complex Challenge ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/10/08/t... via
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@mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with three experts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social who laid out the facts and realities of the difficult challenges that lie ahead for states and the domino effect for health providers and patients.
Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
October 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with three experts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social who laid out the facts and realities of the difficult challenges that lie ahead for states and the domino effect for health providers and patients.
Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
Listen. Share. Join the Conversation! https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
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Our @georgetownccf.bsky.social team has created a spreadsheet that maps out all of the health (Medicaid, Marketplace, CHIP) provisions of HR1 the Trump budget reconciliation bill by state.
Check it out to see which provisions will impact your state.
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Check it out to see which provisions will impact your state.
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New Resource on State-by-State Impacts of Budget Reconciliation Law
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the Congressionally-passed budget reconciliation law, known as “One Big Beautiful Bill,” into law. As we have talked about extensively, this law will drastic…
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August 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Our @georgetownccf.bsky.social team has created a spreadsheet that maps out all of the health (Medicaid, Marketplace, CHIP) provisions of HR1 the Trump budget reconciliation bill by state.
Check it out to see which provisions will impact your state.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/08/15/n...
Check it out to see which provisions will impact your state.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/08/15/n...
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In case you missed it, from my @georgetownccf.bsky.social colleagues Kelly Whitener and Hannah Green: What does the CDC’s Vaccine Panel have to do with #Medicaid? ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/09/10/w...
What does the CDC’s Vaccine Panel have to do with Medicaid?
Vaccine safety and changes happening at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have been an ongoing topic of conversation throughout the past few months. As we have previously discussed …
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September 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In case you missed it, from my @georgetownccf.bsky.social colleagues Kelly Whitener and Hannah Green: What does the CDC’s Vaccine Panel have to do with #Medicaid? ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/09/10/w...
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Latest from Florida - as the # of uninsured kids rises in FL, the bipartisan CHIP expansion continues to be stalled by the Governor.
State reveals how many kids lost health coverage after being unable to do so in Senate committee floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/07/s...
State reveals how many kids lost health coverage after being unable to do so in Senate committee floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/07/s...
State reveals how many kids lost health coverage after being unable to do so in Senate committee • Florida Phoenix
Florida’s top Medicaid official came before the Legislature Tuesday to update state senators on a pending legal battle with the federal government over expansion of the popular children’s health insur...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Latest from Florida - as the # of uninsured kids rises in FL, the bipartisan CHIP expansion continues to be stalled by the Governor.
State reveals how many kids lost health coverage after being unable to do so in Senate committee floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/07/s...
State reveals how many kids lost health coverage after being unable to do so in Senate committee floridaphoenix.com/2025/10/07/s...
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States are ratcheting down Medicaid reimbursement rates, squeezing providers already bracing for short- and long-term cuts from state and federal governments.
Hospital Medicaid pay cuts spread as state budget gaps widen
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October 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
States are ratcheting down Medicaid reimbursement rates, squeezing providers already bracing for short- and long-term cuts from state and federal governments.
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Florida is violating federal law for children covered by CHIP and thousands are losing coverage. The Trump Adminstrarion is not enforcing the law.
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More than 43,000 children dropped from KidCare program for nonpayment, report shows
A state agency may have underestimated the number of children removed from subsidized health insurance in Florida, according to a report by the Florida Phoenix.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Florida is violating federal law for children covered by CHIP and thousands are losing coverage. The Trump Adminstrarion is not enforcing the law.
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New episode: @mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with researchers and health policy analysts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social to discuss whether states are ready to implement HR 1 and Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements. Listen anywhere or here: https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
October 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New episode: @mrbimpact.bsky.social sat down with researchers and health policy analysts from @georgetownccf.bsky.social to discuss whether states are ready to implement HR 1 and Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements. Listen anywhere or here: https://tinyurl.com/43myhja2
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Leo Cuello and I blogged on the new Medicaid work requirements
DONT apply in 8 states (AL, FL, KS, MS, SC, TN, TX, WY)
The new provision is not waivable + takes effect in 2027
Any states currently seeking waivers (GA for example) now have to comply w/ new rules
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/23/s...
DONT apply in 8 states (AL, FL, KS, MS, SC, TN, TX, WY)
The new provision is not waivable + takes effect in 2027
Any states currently seeking waivers (GA for example) now have to comply w/ new rules
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/23/s...
States Pursuing Medicaid Work Requirement Waivers Must Make Changes: How the OBB Changed the Landscape for Medicaid Work Requirements
The new budget reconciliation law (aka OBBB — the One Big Beautiful Bill) makes the largest Medicaid cut in history ($990 billion over ten years). It will likely take health insurance away fr…
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July 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Leo Cuello and I blogged on the new Medicaid work requirements
DONT apply in 8 states (AL, FL, KS, MS, SC, TN, TX, WY)
The new provision is not waivable + takes effect in 2027
Any states currently seeking waivers (GA for example) now have to comply w/ new rules
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/23/s...
DONT apply in 8 states (AL, FL, KS, MS, SC, TN, TX, WY)
The new provision is not waivable + takes effect in 2027
Any states currently seeking waivers (GA for example) now have to comply w/ new rules
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/23/s...
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Need a good resource for the health provisions in HR1? @georgetownccf.bsky.social & Center for Health Insurance Reform have published an explainer! ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/22/m...
Medicaid, CHIP, and Affordable Care Act Marketplace Cuts and Other Health Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Law, Explained
In partnership with On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the Congressional Republican budget reconciliation bill into law (H.R. 1 or P.L. 119-21). Earlier, on July 1, 2025, the Senate pass…
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July 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Need a good resource for the health provisions in HR1? @georgetownccf.bsky.social & Center for Health Insurance Reform have published an explainer! ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/22/m...
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Tricia Brooks and I wrote a blog about what is likely a surprise to many given the late night craziness of the OBBB journey thru the Senate.
New CHIP Protections are In Effect Now Despite Congressional Efforts to Eliminate Them ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/24/n... via @georgetownccf.bsky.social
New CHIP Protections are In Effect Now Despite Congressional Efforts to Eliminate Them ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/24/n... via @georgetownccf.bsky.social
New CHIP Protections are In Effect Now Despite Congressional Efforts to Eliminate Them
During the legislative process, most of the talk was about Medicaid cuts, but we highlighted that the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) would not be spared if the budget reconciliati…
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July 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tricia Brooks and I wrote a blog about what is likely a surprise to many given the late night craziness of the OBBB journey thru the Senate.
New CHIP Protections are In Effect Now Despite Congressional Efforts to Eliminate Them ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/24/n... via @georgetownccf.bsky.social
New CHIP Protections are In Effect Now Despite Congressional Efforts to Eliminate Them ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/24/n... via @georgetownccf.bsky.social
Wondering what was in that "big, beautiful bill" that whizzed through Congress? @edwincpark.bsky.social @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social, explain Medicaid, CHIP & ACA Marketplace provisions in a new brief. ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/22/m...
Medicaid, CHIP, and Affordable Care Act Marketplace Cuts and Other Health Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Law, Explained
In partnership with On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the Congressional Republican budget reconciliation bill into law (H.R. 1 or P.L. 119-21). Earlier, on July 1, 2025, the Senate pass…
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July 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Wondering what was in that "big, beautiful bill" that whizzed through Congress? @edwincpark.bsky.social @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social, explain Medicaid, CHIP & ACA Marketplace provisions in a new brief. ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/22/m...
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Our new explainer is here -- all you need to know about the Medicaid, CHIP and ACA Marketplace provisions in the new budget reconciliation law.
Here is a new joint @georgetownccf.bsky.social and Georgetown CHIR brief from me and @sabrinacorlette.bsky.social explaining and analyzing the #Medicaid, CHIP, ACA Marketplace & other health provisions of the recently enacted budget reconciliation law: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/07/22/m...
Medicaid, CHIP, and Affordable Care Act Marketplace Cuts and Other Health Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Law, Explained
In partnership with On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the Congressional Republican budget reconciliation bill into law (H.R. 1 or P.L. 119-21). Earlier, on July 1, 2025, the Senate pass…
ccf.georgetown.edu
July 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Our new explainer is here -- all you need to know about the Medicaid, CHIP and ACA Marketplace provisions in the new budget reconciliation law.
A10: Medicaid plays a pivotal role by providing access to care for many people who would otherwise not be able to afford it, making it an indispensable part of the nation’s response to the mental health crisis. #WellnessWed
Q10: What would you say to a lawmaker considering cuts to Medicaid mental health funding? #WellnessWed #MomSky
May 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A10: Medicaid plays a pivotal role by providing access to care for many people who would otherwise not be able to afford it, making it an indispensable part of the nation’s response to the mental health crisis. #WellnessWed
People covered by Medicaid don’t get a check in the mail – they get access to lifesaving care without facing astronomical medical bills. It supports the mental health and wellbeing of kids, youth, pregnant women, new mothers, and others amid a mental health crisis #WellnessWed
Q10: What would you say to a lawmaker considering cuts to Medicaid mental health funding? #WellnessWed #MomSky
May 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
People covered by Medicaid don’t get a check in the mail – they get access to lifesaving care without facing astronomical medical bills. It supports the mental health and wellbeing of kids, youth, pregnant women, new mothers, and others amid a mental health crisis #WellnessWed
A9: Medicaid serves as a lifeline to millions of Americans with mental health needs. It supports the mental health and wellbeing of children, youth, pregnant women, new mothers, and other adults amid a documented mental health crisis. #WellnessWed
Q9: What's something most people don't understand about the connection between Medicaid and mental health access? #WellnessWed #MomSky
May 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A9: Medicaid serves as a lifeline to millions of Americans with mental health needs. It supports the mental health and wellbeing of children, youth, pregnant women, new mothers, and other adults amid a documented mental health crisis. #WellnessWed
A8: As the single largest payer of mental health services, Medicaid serves as a key support for state mental health crisis and treatment systems, including mobile crisis services. ccf.georgetown.edu/2022/01/06/c...
May 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A8: As the single largest payer of mental health services, Medicaid serves as a key support for state mental health crisis and treatment systems, including mobile crisis services. ccf.georgetown.edu/2022/01/06/c...
A7: Medicaid not only covers the cost of counseling and other service appointments, but pays for life-saving medications like Naloxone and treatment medications for opioid, alcohol and nicotine use disorders. #WellnessWed ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/02/19/h...
May 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A7: Medicaid not only covers the cost of counseling and other service appointments, but pays for life-saving medications like Naloxone and treatment medications for opioid, alcohol and nicotine use disorders. #WellnessWed ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/02/19/h...
A5: Mothers and babies need access to care to address physical and mental health needs. During pregnancy and following the birth of a new baby, Medicaid includes services such as effective interventions for chronic conditions. #WellnessWed ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/01/23/s...
May 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A5: Mothers and babies need access to care to address physical and mental health needs. During pregnancy and following the birth of a new baby, Medicaid includes services such as effective interventions for chronic conditions. #WellnessWed ccf.georgetown.edu/2024/01/23/s...