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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New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
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November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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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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.’”
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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.
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Actions speak louder than words when it comes to caring about kids covered by Medicaid.
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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…
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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.
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Actions speak louder than words when it comes to caring about kids covered by Medicaid.
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Actions speak louder than words. Latest w/@joanalker1.bsky.social on CMS reversal of 1115s for continuous eligibility from birth to age 6. ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/08/08/t...
Trump Administration Blocks States from Keeping Babies and Toddlers Connected to Health Coverage
Last 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 Margare…
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August 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Actions speak louder than words. Latest w/@joanalker1.bsky.social on CMS reversal of 1115s for continuous eligibility from birth to age 6. ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/08/08/t...
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@citizencohn.bsky.social does an amazing job explaining how harmful a policy choice it was that the Trump Administration ended continuous coverage for babies and toddlers.
A truly terrible decision for America's families.
Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...
A truly terrible decision for America's families.
Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care
Now it’s low-income kids that Republicans are targeting.
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July 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
@citizencohn.bsky.social does an amazing job explaining how harmful a policy choice it was that the Trump Administration ended continuous coverage for babies and toddlers.
A truly terrible decision for America's families.
Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...
A truly terrible decision for America's families.
Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...
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👀In the name of “protecting vulnerable Americans” the Trump Administration will rip away Medicaid coverage from babies and toddlers👀
CMS announces Medicaid demos that 8 states are implementing to cover babies and young children continuously w/o gaps due to red tape will no longer be allowed.
CMS announces Medicaid demos that 8 states are implementing to cover babies and young children continuously w/o gaps due to red tape will no longer be allowed.
July 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
👀In the name of “protecting vulnerable Americans” the Trump Administration will rip away Medicaid coverage from babies and toddlers👀
CMS announces Medicaid demos that 8 states are implementing to cover babies and young children continuously w/o gaps due to red tape will no longer be allowed.
CMS announces Medicaid demos that 8 states are implementing to cover babies and young children continuously w/o gaps due to red tape will no longer be allowed.
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With the Big, Beautiful Bill, Each Taxpayer Can Now Help Sponsor a Billionaire
With the Big, Beautiful Bill, You Can Now Sponsor a Billionaire of Your Choosing
"My fellow Americans: When you pay taxes, which would you rather support? Cancer research, or getting one guy a really big boat?" @petridishes writes:
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July 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
With the Big, Beautiful Bill, Each Taxpayer Can Now Help Sponsor a Billionaire
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July 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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“Very funny, Jesus. Give it back.”
July 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Very funny, Jesus. Give it back.”
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New @urbaninstitute.bsky.social analysis finds that rural hospitals will be hit by $119B/10 years with #Medicaid cuts and expiration of the enhanced ACA tax credits: $87B in reduced revenues + $23B in higher uncompensated care costs: www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
July 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New @urbaninstitute.bsky.social analysis finds that rural hospitals will be hit by $119B/10 years with #Medicaid cuts and expiration of the enhanced ACA tax credits: $87B in reduced revenues + $23B in higher uncompensated care costs: www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
Worth Repeating: Pregnant Women, Infants, Young Children are NOT Protected in Proposed Medicaid Cuts
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Worth Repeating: Pregnant Women, Infants, Young Children are NOT Protected in Proposed Medicaid cuts
Last month, the U.S. House passed the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act with an array of cuts to Medicaid and other critical supports for mothers, infants, and young children. Somehow, as Joan Alker desc…
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July 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Worth Repeating: Pregnant Women, Infants, Young Children are NOT Protected in Proposed Medicaid Cuts
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A $1 Trillion Medicaid Cut Is THIS Close to Happening. Here’s What It’d Look Like. www.thebulwark.com/p/medicaid-c...
A $1 Trillion Medicaid Cut Is THIS Close to Happening. Here’s What It’d Look Like.
Republicans are about to slash a lifeline for the needy. In North Carolina, people are preparing for chaos and calamity.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
A $1 Trillion Medicaid Cut Is THIS Close to Happening. Here’s What It’d Look Like. www.thebulwark.com/p/medicaid-c...
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Reminder that the median Medicaid eligibility level for pregnancy is over 2x the poverty level. Many of these people Mullin is referring to are pregnant or are children. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Markwayne Mullin: "There are 35 million people that live below the poverty line inside the US. There are over 70 million people signed up for Medicaid. Now you're gonna tell me there's not room to make cuts?"
June 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reminder that the median Medicaid eligibility level for pregnancy is over 2x the poverty level. Many of these people Mullin is referring to are pregnant or are children. www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
New @npwf.bsky.social report says > 140 labor and delivery units at risk of closing under reconciliation bill:
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June 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New @npwf.bsky.social report says > 140 labor and delivery units at risk of closing under reconciliation bill:
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Scott amendment eliminating 90% matching rate for #Medicaid expansion is being described as just about changing federal financing. It's effectively repeal! Amendment language is nearly identical to that in a section labeled "Repeal of Medicaid Expansion" in the 2017 House-passed ACA repeal bill!
June 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Scott amendment eliminating 90% matching rate for #Medicaid expansion is being described as just about changing federal financing. It's effectively repeal! Amendment language is nearly identical to that in a section labeled "Repeal of Medicaid Expansion" in the 2017 House-passed ACA repeal bill!
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The latest episode @lastweektonight.com dives into the Senate reconciliation bill’s impact on health care and food assistance, including work requirements and red tape featuring CBPP analysis: youtu.be/vjFL-cBcjKc?...
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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June 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The latest episode @lastweektonight.com dives into the Senate reconciliation bill’s impact on health care and food assistance, including work requirements and red tape featuring CBPP analysis: youtu.be/vjFL-cBcjKc?...
From @tmondestin.bsky.social @georgetownccf.bsky.social Medicaid: A Lifeline for Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
Medicaid: A Lifeline for Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
Medicaid is a critical source of health care for millions of US women, supporting them through every stage of life. Nearly 1 in 5 women aged 19-64 rely on Medicaid or CHIP. The Affordable Care Act …
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June 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
From @tmondestin.bsky.social @georgetownccf.bsky.social Medicaid: A Lifeline for Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
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Let's be clear: The Senate Republican bill would take away health coverage and food assistance from millions of people who need it — all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
June 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Let's be clear: The Senate Republican bill would take away health coverage and food assistance from millions of people who need it — all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
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Must be a truly terrific bill if Republicans' response to basic questions about its costs is "la la la I can't hear you"
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June 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Must be a truly terrific bill if Republicans' response to basic questions about its costs is "la la la I can't hear you"
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From @centeronbudget.bsky.social Senate Republicans Can Still Abandon Disastrous, Rushed Reconciliation Bill
Senate Republicans Can Still Abandon Disastrous, Rushed Reconciliation Bill | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Senate is barreling toward a vote on a still-not-finished bill that would take away health coverage and food assistance from millions of people who need it, raise families’ costs, and make a large...
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June 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
From @centeronbudget.bsky.social Senate Republicans Can Still Abandon Disastrous, Rushed Reconciliation Bill
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My new blog on preliminary Congressional Budget Office estimates of the #Medicaid cuts & overall coverage effects under the current version of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill. They confirm the cuts are even more draconian than under the House-passed bill: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/06/29/c...
Congressional Budget Office Confirms Senate Republican Reconciliation Bill’s Medicaid Cuts Are More Draconian than the House-Passed Bill
In the late evening of Saturday, June 28th, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued preliminary estimates of the current version of the Senate Republican budget reconciliation bill now being d…
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June 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My new blog on preliminary Congressional Budget Office estimates of the #Medicaid cuts & overall coverage effects under the current version of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill. They confirm the cuts are even more draconian than under the House-passed bill: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/06/29/c...
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The Senate version of the Medicaid work requirement in the "OBBB" doubles down and worsens a bad policy advanced by the House.
It also gives the Trump Administration enormous leverage to protect their Governor friends and punish their enemies.
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It also gives the Trump Administration enormous leverage to protect their Governor friends and punish their enemies.
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June 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Senate version of the Medicaid work requirement in the "OBBB" doubles down and worsens a bad policy advanced by the House.
It also gives the Trump Administration enormous leverage to protect their Governor friends and punish their enemies.
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It also gives the Trump Administration enormous leverage to protect their Governor friends and punish their enemies.
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Every major bill language release is happening under the cover of night. Tracks since the bill is so unpopular.
Are Senators really going to set millions of families backwards by taking health coverage & food asst away from them? Is that why they got into politics? Really?
Are Senators really going to set millions of families backwards by taking health coverage & food asst away from them? Is that why they got into politics? Really?
The Senate is barreling toward a vote on an unfinished bill that wld take away health coverage & food assistance from millions, raise families’ costs, & make ppl in our nation worse off. There’s still time for senators to say no to this bill. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Senate Republicans Can Still Abandon Disastrous, Rushed Reconciliation Bill | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Senate is barreling toward a vote on a still-not-finished bill that would take away health coverage and food assistance from millions of people who need it, raise families’ costs, and make a large...
www.cbpp.org
June 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Every major bill language release is happening under the cover of night. Tracks since the bill is so unpopular.
Are Senators really going to set millions of families backwards by taking health coverage & food asst away from them? Is that why they got into politics? Really?
Are Senators really going to set millions of families backwards by taking health coverage & food asst away from them? Is that why they got into politics? Really?
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The #Medicaid work requirements are almost the same as initial language except that the exemption for parents is now limited to parents of children age 13 and under (initial language was for children age 14 and under). States also now required to automate exemptions on "ex parte" basis (8/x)
June 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The #Medicaid work requirements are almost the same as initial language except that the exemption for parents is now limited to parents of children age 13 and under (initial language was for children age 14 and under). States also now required to automate exemptions on "ex parte" basis (8/x)