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Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families

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Dec 18, 2025
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Which states saw the largest percentage growth in Marketplace enrollment from 2020 to 2025 and why did expansion status matter?

Marketplace enrollment more than doubled nationally from 2020 to 2025, and the largest percentage gains were concentrated in a handful of Southern and non‑Medicaid‑expansion states—most notably Georgi...

Nov 18, 2025
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what is the total cost of fraud, waste and abuse in the Medcaid system

Available sources disagree on how to count “fraud, waste, and abuse” in Medicaid. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports a 2024 improper payment estimate of $31.10 billion ...

Dec 10, 2025
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USC 8 are UHP and AHP exempt from 5 year bar for medicaid when become LPR?

Available reporting in the provided search results does not explicitly answer whether Ukrainians with Uniting for Ukraine (U4U) — often called UHP here — or Humanitarian Parole (AHP) holders who later...

Dec 6, 2025

How would the big beautiful bill change coverage for pre-existing conditions under the ACA?

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law July 4, 2025, changes Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace rules in ways that reduce subsidies, restrict special enrollment flexibility, and ti...

Dec 7, 2025

How did changes in income eligibility from 2024 to 2026 impact enrollment among adults, children, pregnant people, and elderly populations?

Changes to income-based eligibility and subsidy rules between 2024 and 2026 shifted who can get Marketplace help and raised costs for many enrollees: around 1.6 million Marketplace enrollees with inco...

Dec 6, 2025

states paid 8.88 billion dollars on average to support illegal aliens

Claims that "states paid $8.88 billion on average to support illegal aliens" do not appear verbatim in the available reporting; CBO estimated more than $16.2 billion in Medicaid emergency spending for...

Nov 21, 2025

Medicaid fraud

Recent reporting shows multiple, contemporaneous Medicaid-fraud actions nationwide: a New York indictment alleging more than $3.5 million stolen via fraudulent transportation billing (Orange County ca...

Nov 19, 2025

What impact did Trump's Medicaid changes have on coverage numbers?

Estimates in available reporting and analyses say the 2025 “big, beautiful bill” and related Trump administration Medicaid actions are projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by roughly $930–$1....

Nov 18, 2025

How do profit-driven incentives affect access to care and health equity for low-income and rural patients?

Profit-driven incentives shape rural and low-income health care by directing private capital and insurer attention toward more profitable markets while leaving many rural hospitals dependent on public...

Nov 17, 2025

How does asylee immigration status affect SNAP eligibility during OBBB?

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) of 2025 narrowed which non‑citizens can get SNAP: after enactment (effective July 4, 2025) states must immediately apply the new criteria for new applicants and a...

Nov 16, 2025

How would state Medicaid programs be impacted if 2025 Republican plans convert funding to block grants or per-capita caps?

Republican proposals in 2025 — including Project 2025, the Republican Study Committee blueprint, and House budget plans — would convert Medicaid’s open-ended federal matching into fixed block grants o...

Oct 3, 2025

Are the democrats trying to get healthcare for undocumented people in the united states

Democrats are not broadly seeking to create a federal entitlement that gives free, full healthcare to undocumented immigrants; the recent legislative fights and media attention instead center on prese...