Director's Corner: On Giving Care and Giving Thanks
In my clinical work, I get to meet and work with an incredibly devoted set of family caregivers. These are parents caring for their special needs child, often while also caring for an aging parent. Or a spouse, sibling or...
Director's Corner: Our Year in Numbers
As we approach the end of 2017, I am filled with gratitude for our colleagues, our fellow advocates, our partners and our champions. 2017 has not been an easy year, but you inspired, challenged and accompanied us in our shared...
Senator-Elect Doug Jones Calls on Senate to Pass CHIP Funding
This blog originally appeared on the Georgetown Center for Children and Families' blog Say Ahhh!, you can view it here. Alabama voters are accustomed to the hot glare of national media attention, but not the warm glow. Doug Jones’ stunning...
Massachusetts: State Plan Amendment Paves the Way for Medicaid in Schools
Earlier this year, Centers on Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) gave Massachusetts the green light to amend their Medicaid state plan, opening the door for schools to bill Medicaid health services provided to all their Medicaid-enrolled students, not just those receiving...
Health Coverage is a Lifesaver for Families, Navigators Throw the Lifebuoy
With the federal open enrollment period coming to a close this Friday, December 15, we still don’t know what the next year (or even the next month) will bring for health care, even as we see each and every day what...
New Analysis Shows that Marketplace Plans Continue to Be Better Than Ever for Transgender People
As we near the end of this year’s open enrollment period (the final deadline is December 15th!), we’re happy to report that marketplace plans at HealthCare.gov continue to be better than ever for transgender people.
Trump Administration Threatens Reproductive Health, Personal Choice and Economic Security Through Birth Control Coverage Mandate Rollback
Two new accommodations threaten the health and financial security of the women, transgender people and nonbinary individuals.
The Hits Keep on Coming: Medicaid Expansion Shows a Myriad of Benefits
The list of benefits that expanding Medicaid provides to both individuals and states just keeps on growing. A comprehensive review of studies of the impacts of Medicaid expansion have found dramatic differences in Medicaid expansion versus non-expansion states along factors...
The President’s Addiction Policies: Too Little Good, Too Much Bad and Ugly
The Trump administration has pledged to address addiction nationwide. Now they’re playing their hand and we’re not impressed.