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		<title>The Administration Weaponizes Fraud Against Medicaid: HHS OIG Hammers Hawaii</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On May 13, Vice President Vance, the chair of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, held a press conference.&#160; He announced the deferral of $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid matching payments owed to California, which received considerable attention. He also announced that the HHS Inspector General had by letter that day warned state [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Which States Are Seeing the Largest Declines in Child Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joan Alker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Georgetown CCF has been closely monitoring Medicaid/CHIP enrollment for many years &#8212; especially during periods of rapid change. Unfortunately, we are in another period where large declines in child Medicaid/CHIP enrollment are happening—more than 2 million fewer children have been enrolled since January 2025. Why is this bad news? Because children in working families don’t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Decade Later, CMS Updates the Medicaid EPSDT Playbook for States: Here’s What You Need to Know</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Dwyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit is the heart of Medicaid’s coverage for children, and something we have been tracking for a long time. As highlighted in past blog posts, the Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services’ (CMS) released a landmark state health official letter in 2024 followed up by issuance [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Inside the 2026 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards: No More Overall ‘F’s, But a Brand New Failing Grade for U.S. Parental Support</title>
		<link>https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/03/inside-the-2026-maternal-mental-health-state-report-cards-no-more-overall-fs-but-a-brand-new-failing-grade-for-u-s-parental-support/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melody Emenyonu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, in collaboration with the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, released the much-anticipated 2026 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards. One in five mothers experience maternal mental health conditions in the United States. The financial toll of untreated disorders is estimated to cost [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Federal Medicaid Work Reporting Rule Threatens Coverage for Vulnerable Americans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Statement by Joan Alker, Executive Director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families and Research Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy: “This rule gives states a raw deal, but more importantly, puts health care at risk for people with illnesses and chronic conditions like cancer or a substance use disorder. It [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uninsurance Among Youngest Children on the Rise as Families Face Growing Economic Pressure</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Wright Burak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today we released a report sharing the alarming news that the number of infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children going without insurance is now at the highest rate in nearly a decade and is rising sharply. Not only did 220,000+ more young children (birth up to age 6) become uninsured between 2022 and 2024 –they lost [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uninsured Rate for Young Children Rose More Sharply than for Older Children from 2022-2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elisabeth Wright Burak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Key Findings The number&#160;of infants, toddlers and preschoolers who are uninsured&#160;is at&#160;the&#160;highest level in nearly a decade and is increasing more sharply than for older children. The number of uninsured children under age 6 grew by 23% between 2022 and 2024, while the number of uninsured school-aged children grew by 17%. The charts and appendix [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two Million Fewer Children are Enrolled in Medicaid Since Trump Took Office</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joan Alker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Child uninsured rate likely on the rise Our state-by-state Medicaid/CHIP enrollment tracker now indicates that 2 million fewer children were enrolled in Medicaid and the Children&#8217;s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as of April 2026, as compared to January 2025 when President Trump took office. That steep drop in the number of children enrolled in Medicaid [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CMS Triples Harmful Impact of HR 1 Medicaid Provider Cuts in State Directed Payment Proposed Rule</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cathy Hope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 state-directed payments (SDP). SDPs are a mechanism for states to improve managed care payments to providers (some previous background is here). Using SDPs, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From Temporary Fixes to Lasting Change: Fixing CHIP Eligibility in Kansas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Heather Braum, Kansas Action for Children The Kansas State Legislature’s 2026 session proved successful for one particular policy: updating state law to ensure more eligible Kansas kids can access health coverage through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). To understand why a small change will make a big impact on Kansas families – picture [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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