by familyvoices | Jan 21, 2021 | Family Voices, NHTRC
We are excited to share a youth engagement opportunity with the new National Health Care Transition Resource Center for Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. About the National Health Care Transition Resource Center (NHCTRC) The...
by familyvoices | Jan 14, 2021 | Family Voices, Washington Update
The major issues covered in this Update are: Enactment of the COVID-relief and FY 2021 appropriations bill Medicaid news, including: Extension of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) and consequent extension of the enhanced federal match, maintenance-of-effort...
by familyvoices | Dec 15, 2020 | Family Voices, NCFPP
Family Voices National is honored to be one of the winners of HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Care Coordination for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Challenge. Led by Cara Coleman, Family Voices National was part of a...
by familyvoices | Dec 15, 2020 | Family Voices, Washington Update
The big issues in DC right now are: FDA authorization for emergency use of coronavirus vaccines – On Thursday, an FDA advisory committee recommended that the FDA grant “emergency use authorization” (EUA) of the vaccine developed by Pfizer for individuals age 16 and...
by familyvoices | Oct 27, 2020 | Family Voices, NCFPP
The year 2020 has changed many things, and how we operate in the world around us. One of the biggest changes, has been in the area of healthcare, and the shift to more services being delivered through telehealth or telemedicine. Families across the country have had to...
by familyvoices | Sep 16, 2020 | Family Voices, Policy Action, Uncategorized
A national call-in day has been organized by the Coalition on Human Needs and other organizations. Please read below and take action TODAY. COVID-19 Senate Call-In Day – TODAY (Wed.) At the moment, Congress seems unlikely to provide additional relief to those...