Maggie Clark

Maggie Clark is a Senior State Health Policy Analyst at the Center for Children and Families (CCF). Before joining Georgetown University, she was an award-winning health journalist in Florida covering all aspects of Florida's health delivery system, with special attention to Medicaid for children. She also held various research positions at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C. Maggie earned a BA in International Affairs from Florida State University and a Master of Journalism from the University of Maryland.

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Malik Staton, 13, visits Sarasota Memorial Hospital for the first time since being treated for his eating disorder. STAFF PHOTO / RACHEL S. O'HARA

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Mental Health & Trauma

Medicaid in Florida: 2 million kids. $24 billion battle. (Part 1)

Malik Stanton is among 2 million children in Florida — about half the state’s under-20 population — who depend on the state’s $24 billion Medicaid program for health care. That same health care system very nearly let him die.

Health Insurance and Costs

Mental Health

Florida’s Medicaid meltdown deserves a deeper look

In Florida, only one in three children receive adequate preventive care, and the state ranks 50th out of 51 states and D.C. in per-child spending. Reporter Maggie Clark will look into what happens when the nation's third-largest state starts "nickel-and-diming preventive care for children."

Poverty and Class

Environmental Health

Health Insurance and Costs

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Maggie Clark

Articles

Medicaid in Florida: 2 million kids. $24 billion battle. (Part 1)

Florida’s Medicaid meltdown deserves a deeper look