by familyvoices | Aug 2, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
On July 31, the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), held a hearing on efforts to reunify the immigrant families separated at the southern US border. The witnesses were all administration officials. Notably, one witness — a...
by familyvoices | Aug 2, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
On July 26, Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Gregg Harper (R-MS) introduced the Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally Disabled and Underserved Population (HEADs UP) Act of 2018 (H.R. 6611). This bill would declare people with developmental...
by familyvoices | Aug 2, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Resources on Medicaid work requirements The National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative (NDNRC) has compiled a bank of news and resources relating to Medicaid work-requirement waivers: Summary of Posts and Resources on Medicaid Work Requirements. A blog post...
by familyvoices | Aug 2, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Medicaid and CHIP Provide Health Coverage for Many School-Age Children, Yet Gaps Remain–a New Report from the Georgetown Center on Children and Families A new report from the Georgetown Center on Children and Families (CCF) — Medicaid and CHIP Provide...
by familyvoices | Aug 2, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Administration Issues Final Rule on “Short-Term, Limited-Duration” Plans On August 1, the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on “short-term, limited-duration”...