Elisabeth Wright Burak
@ewburak.bsky.social
Research faculty, maternal and early childhood health policy Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) based at the McCourt School of Public Policy. Medicaid/CHIP policy + interesting (to me) miscellany.
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Our latest @georgetownccf.bsky.social
report looks at uninsured rates for children under 3.
The # is going up, and this is before Medicaid enrollment losses post-unwinding which have been huge.
States in blue have highest rates.
No baby should be uninsured.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/08/18/h...
report looks at uninsured rates for children under 3.
The # is going up, and this is before Medicaid enrollment losses post-unwinding which have been huge.
States in blue have highest rates.
No baby should be uninsured.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/08/18/h...
August 24, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Our latest @georgetownccf.bsky.social
report looks at uninsured rates for children under 3.
The # is going up, and this is before Medicaid enrollment losses post-unwinding which have been huge.
States in blue have highest rates.
No baby should be uninsured.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/08/18/h...
report looks at uninsured rates for children under 3.
The # is going up, and this is before Medicaid enrollment losses post-unwinding which have been huge.
States in blue have highest rates.
No baby should be uninsured.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/08/18/h...
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Our new issue brief: How Are Parents Impacted By Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements? ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/08/26/h... via @GeorgetownCCF
👀 In 27 states + DC custodial parents should NOT lose Medicaid due to work reporting requirements coming 1/1/27.👀
Spread the word. Ask your state.
👀 In 27 states + DC custodial parents should NOT lose Medicaid due to work reporting requirements coming 1/1/27.👀
Spread the word. Ask your state.
August 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Our new issue brief: How Are Parents Impacted By Medicaid Work Reporting Requirements? ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/08/26/h... via @GeorgetownCCF
👀 In 27 states + DC custodial parents should NOT lose Medicaid due to work reporting requirements coming 1/1/27.👀
Spread the word. Ask your state.
👀 In 27 states + DC custodial parents should NOT lose Medicaid due to work reporting requirements coming 1/1/27.👀
Spread the word. Ask your state.
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From @ewburak.bsky.social how pregnant & postpartum #Medicaid enrollees could lose their coverage due to work reporting requirements. While they are supposed to be exempt, they could fall through the cracks and get disenrolled due to the complex/onerous process: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/07/22/n...
July 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
From @ewburak.bsky.social how pregnant & postpartum #Medicaid enrollees could lose their coverage due to work reporting requirements. While they are supposed to be exempt, they could fall through the cracks and get disenrolled due to the complex/onerous process: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/07/22/n...
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The Washington Post editorialized in favor of Medicaid work requirements based on a garbage paper by the Foundation for Govt Accountability - a new low for the Post’s editorial board.
FGA is the leading proponent of work requirements at state an fed level.
FGA is the leading proponent of work requirements at state an fed level.
August 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The Washington Post editorialized in favor of Medicaid work requirements based on a garbage paper by the Foundation for Govt Accountability - a new low for the Post’s editorial board.
FGA is the leading proponent of work requirements at state an fed level.
FGA is the leading proponent of work requirements at state an fed level.
Federal law guarantees 12 months of continuous coverage in Medicaid and CHIP for children. Preventing young children from falling through the cracks as states implement HR1 requires the attention of already-overextended state officials. w/ @joanalker1.bsky.social ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/26/y...
Young Children’s Uninsurance is On the Rise – What Can Be Done to Protect Child Health?
Earlier this month, we released an analysis of uninsurance trends that found that young children were becoming uninsured at a faster rate than their school-aged peers. The trend is alarming and predat...
ccf.georgetown.edu
June 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Federal law guarantees 12 months of continuous coverage in Medicaid and CHIP for children. Preventing young children from falling through the cracks as states implement HR1 requires the attention of already-overextended state officials. w/ @joanalker1.bsky.social ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/06/26/y...
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Schools are focusing on two key priorities: teaching children to read and reducing high rates of chronic absenteeism that undermine learning. Both goals could be scuttled by an alarming increase in the number of young children who lack access to healthcare. @ewburak.bsky.social #keepkidscovered
1.2M Kids Under 6 Have No Insurance. That’s Harmful to Their Health and Futures
Burak: New research shows 220,000 children lost coverage from 2022-24, with dire consequences for childhood literacy and chronic absenteeism.
www.the74million.org
June 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Schools are focusing on two key priorities: teaching children to read and reducing high rates of chronic absenteeism that undermine learning. Both goals could be scuttled by an alarming increase in the number of young children who lack access to healthcare. @ewburak.bsky.social #keepkidscovered
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“I think this is the time when child advocates do what they do best.”
- @ewburak.bsky.social
→ Read our new blog on how the volatile federal policy environment is shaping child advocacy in 2026.
- @ewburak.bsky.social
→ Read our new blog on how the volatile federal policy environment is shaping child advocacy in 2026.
Real Risks, Political Noise, and Opportunity - Partnership for America's Children
Network members joined three expert panelists in January for a Partnership Peer Exchange focused on how the federal landscape will impact child advocacy in 2026 – nationally, in the states, and…
foramericaschildren.org
April 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“I think this is the time when child advocates do what they do best.”
- @ewburak.bsky.social
→ Read our new blog on how the volatile federal policy environment is shaping child advocacy in 2026.
- @ewburak.bsky.social
→ Read our new blog on how the volatile federal policy environment is shaping child advocacy in 2026.
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Nearly two weeks after her release from immigration detention, Nashville journalist Estefany Rodríguez has filed a first-person account in federal court that further details allegations her arrest was in retaliation for her reporting on local immigration enforcement actions.
Nashville journalist released from ICE detention details retaliation claims • Tennessee Lookout
Nashville journalist Estefany Rodríguez filed a first-person account in court detailing allegations her arrest was retaliation for her reporting.
tennesseelookout.com
April 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Nearly two weeks after her release from immigration detention, Nashville journalist Estefany Rodríguez has filed a first-person account in federal court that further details allegations her arrest was in retaliation for her reporting on local immigration enforcement actions.
Great analysis on CHIP HSIs and available spending from mu colleagues: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/03/25/i...
Is Your State Leaving Money on the Table? How CHIP Health Service Initiatives Can Help States Support Children’s Access to Care
At a time when states are facing growing fiscal pressures and increasing strain on health systems, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Health Services Initiatives (HSIs) represent an often ...
ccf.georgetown.edu
April 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Great analysis on CHIP HSIs and available spending from mu colleagues: ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/03/25/i...
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.
February 18, 2026 at 12:18 AM
DHS is holding a 2-month-old BABY at a detention facility in Texas.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
Last night, Juan Nicolás was rushed to the hospital after choking on his own vomit & being unable to breathe.
This demands accountability — not a blank check for more cruelty.
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This report from Children's Equity Project on the scars of family separation in immigration is powerful and devastating - we owe it to all children to understand this issue and fight for better. cep.asu.edu/the-scars-of...
The Scars of Family Detention and Separation in the U.S. Immigration System | The Children's Equity Project
cep.asu.edu
February 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This report from Children's Equity Project on the scars of family separation in immigration is powerful and devastating - we owe it to all children to understand this issue and fight for better. cep.asu.edu/the-scars-of...
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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Thread: For the first time since June 2024 the Congressional Budget Office issued this week detailed baseline estimates for #Medicaid and for health insurance coverage. Here are a few takeaways: (1/x)
February 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Thread: For the first time since June 2024 the Congressional Budget Office issued this week detailed baseline estimates for #Medicaid and for health insurance coverage. Here are a few takeaways: (1/x)
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Rural health transformation fund” in HR1 was peddled as saving rural hospitals from draconian federal Medicaid cuts.
Yet a rural hospital in Idaho is already on the brink and the fund won’t save them
And this in Sen. Crapo Ch. Senate Finance Ctte’s home state
www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/perf...
Yet a rural hospital in Idaho is already on the brink and the fund won’t save them
And this in Sen. Crapo Ch. Senate Finance Ctte’s home state
www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/perf...
'Perfect storm': Why Teton Valley Health Care chose to lay off staff, close infusion clinic - East Idaho News
DRIGGS — Facing difficult decisions as state and federal funding stalls, Teton Valley Health Care administrators made the decision to lay off dozens of employees and close an infusion clinic. In all, ...
www.eastidahonews.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Rural health transformation fund” in HR1 was peddled as saving rural hospitals from draconian federal Medicaid cuts.
Yet a rural hospital in Idaho is already on the brink and the fund won’t save them
And this in Sen. Crapo Ch. Senate Finance Ctte’s home state
www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/perf...
Yet a rural hospital in Idaho is already on the brink and the fund won’t save them
And this in Sen. Crapo Ch. Senate Finance Ctte’s home state
www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/perf...
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Philanthropic organizations focused on early childhood development explain why the abusive immigration enforcement tactics must end now. These harmful practices can permanently alter a child’s life trajectory.
Children Are Being Harmed. Our Responsibility Is Clear. - Early Childhood Funders Collaborative
Children Are Being Harmed. Our Responsibility Is Clear. ______________________________________________________________________________________ A Statement from ECFC Executive Director Shannon L. Rudis...
ecfunders.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Philanthropic organizations focused on early childhood development explain why the abusive immigration enforcement tactics must end now. These harmful practices can permanently alter a child’s life trajectory.
New year, same frustrations. Per CMS, states can now opt out of reporting on immunization rate for kids covered by Medicaid/CHIP. 👇
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
New year, same frustrations. Per CMS, states can now opt out of reporting on immunization rate for kids covered by Medicaid/CHIP. 👇
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Senators Crapo & Cassidy have now released bill language for their health "plan". Besides nothing on expiring Marketplace credits and HSAs, it adds 3 harmful #Medicaid cuts from House version of H.R. 1 that were dropped in final law due to Senate rules (1/x): www.finance.senate.gov/download/hea...
[2025-12-08] Download: Health Care Freedom for Patients Act | The United States Senate Committee on Finance | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
[2025-12-08] Download: Health Care Freedom for Patients Act | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
www.finance.senate.gov
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Senators Crapo & Cassidy have now released bill language for their health "plan". Besides nothing on expiring Marketplace credits and HSAs, it adds 3 harmful #Medicaid cuts from House version of H.R. 1 that were dropped in final law due to Senate rules (1/x): www.finance.senate.gov/download/hea...
Proud to be a part of 14 of @georgetownccf.bsky.social's 20 year history. vimeo.com/1143102491?f...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Proud to be a part of 14 of @georgetownccf.bsky.social's 20 year history. vimeo.com/1143102491?f...
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A few thoughts on new Medicaid work req guidance from CMS
Topline it says v. little so states remain in a bind with huge demands and little guidance to go on.
But some takeaways:
1. Confirms that states will have access to 90/10 fed match for new IT systems (vendors are 😀).
🧵
Topline it says v. little so states remain in a bind with huge demands and little guidance to go on.
But some takeaways:
1. Confirms that states will have access to 90/10 fed match for new IT systems (vendors are 😀).
🧵
The Trump Administration has released preliminary guidance on mandatory Medicaid work requirements. We will read and share thoughts soon here and on our website ccf.georgetown.edu
medicaid.gov/federal-poli...
medicaid.gov/federal-poli...
medicaid.gov
December 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A few thoughts on new Medicaid work req guidance from CMS
Topline it says v. little so states remain in a bind with huge demands and little guidance to go on.
But some takeaways:
1. Confirms that states will have access to 90/10 fed match for new IT systems (vendors are 😀).
🧵
Topline it says v. little so states remain in a bind with huge demands and little guidance to go on.
But some takeaways:
1. Confirms that states will have access to 90/10 fed match for new IT systems (vendors are 😀).
🧵
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New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
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My colleagues @ewburak.bsky.social and Kay Johnson sobering outlook on the many threats to federal funding to promote maternal and infant health.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/11/04/t...
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/11/04/t...
Threats to Maternal and Infant Health Won’t End After Shutdown Resolved
The current federal government shutdown is driven by failure of the Congress to finalize this year’s federal budget appropriations or adopt a Continuing Resolution (CR). The shutdown is already imp…
ccf.georgetown.edu
November 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My colleagues @ewburak.bsky.social and Kay Johnson sobering outlook on the many threats to federal funding to promote maternal and infant health.
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/11/04/t...
ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/11/04/t...
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
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My new blog w/ @ewburak.bsky.social
Actions speak louder than words when it comes to caring about kids covered by Medicaid.
Trump Administration Blocks States from Keeping Babies and Toddlers Connected to Health Coverage ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/08/08/t... via
@georgetownccf.bsky.social
Actions speak louder than words when it comes to caring about kids covered by Medicaid.
Trump Administration Blocks States from Keeping Babies and Toddlers Connected to Health Coverage ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/08/08/t... via
@georgetownccf.bsky.social
Trump Administration Blocks States from Keeping Babies and Toddlers Connected to Health Coverage
On Sunday, the Administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Dr. Mehmet Oz, appeared on Face the Nation. He was pressed repeatedly on Medicaid cuts by Host Margaret…
ccf.georgetown.edu
August 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My new blog w/ @ewburak.bsky.social
Actions speak louder than words when it comes to caring about kids covered by Medicaid.
Trump Administration Blocks States from Keeping Babies and Toddlers Connected to Health Coverage ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/08/08/t... via
@georgetownccf.bsky.social
Actions speak louder than words when it comes to caring about kids covered by Medicaid.
Trump Administration Blocks States from Keeping Babies and Toddlers Connected to Health Coverage ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/08/08/t... via
@georgetownccf.bsky.social