ED of Georgetown Center for Children and Families and Research Professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy; post mostly about Medicaid, CHIP and such... Visit our website at ccf.georgetown.edu
Joan Alker
The R talking point on Medicaid “fraud” unvarnished version.
The pattern continues of CMS doubling down on Medicaid cuts and making them worse as they implement HR 1
HR 1 language requires actuarial analysis of longstanding and new budget neutrality agreements. The sentence from new CMS guidance says it all – Secretary wants budget CUTS not budget neutrality
Exhibit B is the recently released reg on work reporting requirements which goes beyond the statute by adding a new test for medically frail people (i.e. people with serious health challenges) which means they are more likely to lose coverage.
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Exhibit A is the recently proposed reg on state directed payments which increased estimated cuts from CBO’s estimate of $150 billion to over $500 billion
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My latest blog explores the 2 million decline in child Medicaid enrollment and which states are seeing the largest declines.
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"California, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Arizona, Virginia and Kentucky accounted for 67% of enrollment losses. The geographic and political diversity of these states underscores that this is a widespread problem." #Medicaid #CHIP #healthpolicy
Massive Overreach will Undermine Access to Health Care for People Covered by Medicaid Last week, on May 20, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed regulation on...
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Georgetown CCF has been closely monitoring Medicaid/CHIP enrollment for many years — especially during periods of rapid change. Unfortunately, we are in another period where large declines in child Me...
My latest blog explores the 2 million decline in child Medicaid enrollment and which states are seeing the largest declines.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/10/w...
Comer: "What we're seeing especially in the blue states is there is rampant fraud, especially in the minority communities"
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Georgetown CCF has been closely monitoring Medicaid/CHIP enrollment for many years — especially during periods of rapid change. Unfortunately, we are in another period where large declines in child Me...
