by familyvoices | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
NEW National Preparedness Month: Children in Public Health Emergencies Wednesday, September 19, 1:00 pm ET Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sickle Cell Transitional Care from Childhood to Adulthood: The Role...
by familyvoices | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
New Suit Challenges “Short-Term, Limited-Duration” Plans On September 14, several patient organizations filed suit in the D.C. Federal District Court to challenge the validity of the CMS regulation allowing the sale of “short-term, limited-duration” insurance...
by familyvoices | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
New Associate Head for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau The administration has announced that Michael D. Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP, will become the Associate Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Bureau of Maternal and Child...
by familyvoices | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
There is a lot of action on the Senate side of the Capitol at the moment… Senate Opioid Legislation On September 17, the Senate passed, by a vote of 99-1, legislation to address the opioid epidemic. (Senator Mike Lee, R-UT, was the “NO” vote.) The legislation...
by familyvoices | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Health Coverage Matters for Children: The Role of Medicaid in the Healthy Development of America’s Children (New Issue Brief from Families USA: Sept. 2018) WORTH REPEATING: Infographic: Medicaid and CYSHCN The Catalyst Center has created a one-page infographic...