by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
On June 26, CMS announced ways that it would seek to strengthen program integrity. See CMS Launches Slate of Initiatives Aimed at Curbing Fraud, Waste in Medicaid (FierceHealthcare, 6/26/18).
by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
As announced on June 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Informational Bulletin on ensuring the health and welfare of individuals receiving Medicaid-funded Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). The Centers for Medicaid & CHIP...
by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
The Massachusetts Medicaid program asked the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive several different requirements of Medicaid law pursuant to the federal government’s waiver authority granted in section 1115 of the Social Security Act. Among the...
by familyvoices | Jul 3, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
Teaching Parents of Kids with Disabilities to Fight Back (NPR, 6/29/18, text and audio) – story about the Partners in Policymaking program.
by familyvoices | Jul 2, 2018 | Family Voices, Policy Action
Family Voices has released a policy statement in regard to the practice of separating immigrant families.
by familyvoices | Jul 2, 2018 | Family Voices, NCFPP, Washington Update
The big issue in DC is still the separation of immigrant children from their families at the southwest US border, or more precisely, how to reunite them. In order to gain sufficient support for ways to address this and other immigration issues, the House has postponed...
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).