by familyvoices | Jun 10, 2020 | NCFPP, Washington Update
For the first time in recent memory, the news in DC has been dominated by something other than the coronavirus pandemic – the issue of systemic racism and law-enforcement treatment of Black Americans, which many experts view as a public health issue . See the 2019...
by familyvoices | Jun 4, 2020 | Family Voices
This special Resource eBlast series focuses on a variety of topics aimed to support families of CYSHCN in the context of COVID-19. Giannina Lopez Perez of the Puerto Rico Family-to-Family Health Information Center translated the first three parts of the series to...
by familyvoices | May 28, 2020 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Since May 15, when the House passed its most recent coronavirus bill, is has been fairly quiet in the DC health-policy world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a 60-page document which outlines its actions and resources in response to...
by familyvoices | May 19, 2020 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Last week the House of Representatives passed, mostly along party-lines, a comprehensive Democratic bill to address the health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Among other measures, it would provide additional funding for Medicaid. (The bill does...
by familyvoices | May 8, 2020 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Once again, Congress is developing legislation to address the health and economic consequences of the coronavirus. States and their Medicaid programs are in financial binds, but it could be weeks before something is passed. CMS released an updated set of Medicaid...
Encourage confidence to act with the creation of materials and guidance to equip network members to start, lead and sustain conversations to dismantle racism in healthcare of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).