by familyvoices | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
On August 15, Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tom Carper (D-DE), Chair and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, issued a staff report, Oversight of the Care of...
by familyvoices | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
The Senate will begin debate this week on a bill combining two FY 2019 appropriations bills — one for the Department of Defense and one for the Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services (HHS), and Education, known as the “Labor-HHS” bill. Together these...
by familyvoices | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
On July 26, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and others introduced a bipartisan bill — The Children’s Program of All-Inclusive Coordinated Care (ChiPACC) Act (H.R. 6560) – which would fill gaps in hospice and palliative services that children now receive under...
by familyvoices | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
From the CMS Newsroom: Aug. 16 — CMS Streamlines Medicaid Review Process, Achieves Significant Reduction in Approval Times. “…Today, CMS issued a second Informational Bulletin related to [state plan amendment (SPA)] and 1915 waiver process improvements. This...
by familyvoices | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Kentucky Waiver As reported in the July 3 Washington Update (under “Courts”), a federal court vacated the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approval of a Kentucky Medicaid waiver proposal to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries. The court’s...
by familyvoices | Aug 22, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Clarification of “Exceptional Circumstances” SEP for Consumers Impacted by Disasters An August 20 email from the Health Insurance Marketplace announced: “CMS has released guidance clarifying Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) Special Enrollment Period (SEP)...
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).