In addition to the Program’s signature policy briefs and data notes, the Geiger Gibson Program faculty and staff author peer-reviewed publications, reports and blogs for prestigious health policy outlets such as The Commonwealth Fund, Health Affairs, Kaiser Family Foundation, and The Milbank Quarterly. Additionally, the program’s legal research and impact analyses is presented in amicus scholars briefs designed to provide the courts with expert analyses of the implications of legal actions under review.
In an article for Health Affairs Forefront, Jessica Schubel, Alison Barkoff, H. Stephen Kaye, Marc Cohen, and Jane Tavares explore the impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on older adults and people with disabilities, particularly on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). “History Repeats? Faced with Medicaid Cuts, States Reduced Support for Older Adults and Disabled People” (April 16, 2025). A related table with state-level data of reductions can be found here.
Public comment by APHA and GWU public health scholars on CMS proposed regulation, CMS-9884-P, titled "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Marketplace Integrity and Affordability," as filed on April 7, 2025.
Report from The Commonwealth Fund and GWU’s Milken Institute School of Public Health analyzes the impact of potential federal funding cuts of least $880 billion in Medicaid and $230 billion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over 10 years. The report shows that if implemented, these cuts could result in the loss of 1 million jobs, a $113 billion decline in states’ gross domestic products (GDPs), and loss of $8.8 billion in state and local tax revenue in 2026 alone. Medicaid and SNAP cuts could cause a combined $1.1 trillion loss to critical programs and services nationwide by 2035.
The Cost of Eliminating the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
New report from the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health finds that if Congress allows enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of 2025, communities nationwide will experience significant economic impacts.
Writing for Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point, blog examines how community health center patients and providers have been directly and adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
New report explores opportunities to strengthen maternal health outcomes in Texas. Produced in partnership with Episcopal Health Foundation.
New blog on the Commonwealth Fund’s To the Point examines the challenges experienced by community health centers following the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
In Health Affairs Forefront, Leighton Ku and Sara Rosenbaum comment on the CBO cost estimate for Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act (S.2840) which shows that additional mandatory spending for CHCs would create savings by lowering federal Medicaid and Medicare costs..
Addressing Social Drivers Of Health In The Medicaid Managed Care Environment
Writing in HEALTH AFFAIRS FOREFRONT, Peter Shin and Caitlin Murphy discuss how payment strategies and contractual frameworks are being shaped to address social risk. The studies described were funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Florida’s Medicaid Unwinding Lacks Fundamental Safeguards And Can Harm Population Health
Writing in HEALTH AFFAIRS FOREFRONT, Leighton Ku, MaryBeth Muscumeci and Sara Rosenbaum discuss the likely population health effects of Florida’s Medicaid unwinding on people losing coverage, based on data from the first several months of unwinding.
