Trend Reversal: Uninsured rates tick upwards since passage of the Affordable Care Act

by Eden Desta | Oct 15, 2019 | Promoting Coverage for MCH, Pulse Newsletters

Atyya Chaudhry, M.P.P. Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs   Since the passage of Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, the uninsured rate for adults in the United States had been on a steady...

The Important Role of Health Insurance Navigators

by Eden Desta | Aug 15, 2019 | Promoting Coverage for MCH, Pulse Newsletters

Navigating in Challenging Times Atyya Chaudhry, M.P.P. Senior Program Manager, Health Systems Transformation  The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs    When we think of the public health workforce, we don’t often think of health insurance...

Medicaid Expansion Offers Opportunities for Improving Maternal and Child Health

by Eden Desta | Jun 15, 2019 | Promoting Coverage for MCH, Pulse Newsletters

Adam Searing, JD, MPH Associate Professor of the Practice Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Donna Cohen Ross Consultant on Medicaid and Early Childhood Policy   Substantial new research shows that the adoption of Medicaid expansion under the...

Maternal & Child Health Group Urges Washington to ‘Reverse Course’ to Boost Child Health Insurance

by Eden Desta | Nov 29, 2018 | Child Health, Government Affairs, News Releases, Promoting Coverage for MCH

AMCHP decries rise in uninsured children, says federal support is hampered by policies that block progress The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is alarmed by recently released data indicating that the number of uninsured children in the...

Look at Policymaking through a New PRISM

by Eden Desta | Oct 15, 2018 | Government Affairs, Promoting Coverage for MCH, Pulse Newsletters

Cultivating the policymaking potential of state Title V programs to address substance misuse and mental health in MCH populations Stacy Collins Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation AMCHP   Reflecting a troubling national trend, state Title V programs...

Housing Stability: Medicaid’s Potential for Addressing a Powerful Determinant of Health

by Eden Desta | Dec 15, 2017 | Promoting Coverage for MCH, Pulse Newsletters

Stacy Collins Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation AMCHP Of the many social determinants of health, housing stability is among the most basic and influential. Health care experts increasingly recognize the vital role that access to safe, stable, and...