This regular update from the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health will fill you in on key policy developments affecting community health centers and their patients, and medically underserved communities generally, including legislative actions and administrative developments.
This memo examines the implications for community health centers of the September 21, United States District Court decision in New York v United States Department of Justice, which challenged policies announced in 2025, focused on immigrant access to certain public health, education, and social welfare programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA).
Commentary: The Administration’s Flawed and Misleading Claims About Medicaid Work Requirements
This opinion piece explores the claims and related evidence on the costs of Medicaid work requirements, including on health, the economy, and employment.
Community Health Centers: Providing Care in the Most Disadvantaged Communities
A new research report published in the JAMA Health Forum demonstrates how community health centers step up to provide care in America’s most disadvantaged communities.
A new Geiger Gibson blog provides an overview of PRWORA, the changes to federal public benefits pursuant to the new DHHS Notice published July 14, 2025 , and implications for community health centers.
Up to 2.1 Million Community Health Center Patients at Risk of Losing Private Coverage
In a new blog, Feygele Jacobs, Kay Johnson, and Sara Rosenbaum discuss how proposed change to Marketplace coverage will impact the number of privately insured adult community health center patients as well as health center revenue and net income.
The Fundamental Flaw in “How Workers Spend Their Time”
In a new blog, Jane Tavares and Marc Cohen of University of Massachusetts-Boston, together with GW's Sara Rosenbaum and Alison Barkoff, provide a critique of American Enterprise Institute analysis on how Medicaid recipients use their time .
In a new blog, Sara Rosenbaum and colleagues discuss the essential role of Medicaid for CHC Medicare patients.
Comparing the House and Senate FY 2025 Budget Resolutions: What Comes Next?
A brief comparison of key provisions in the House and Senate FY 2025 budget resolutions.
President Trump’s Executive Order Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders
Review of President Trump's February 19th Executive Order (EO) “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.”
