by familyvoices | Apr 4, 2019 | NCFPP, Washington Update
From the Agencies: From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – A new mobile app for smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers to help patients prepare for medical visits. The AHRQ Question Builder app – available at no charge from iTunes...
by familyvoices | Apr 4, 2019 | NCFPP, Washington Update
YOUR INPUT SOUGHT Survey to Improve Caregiver Hospital Experience The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is analyzing the hospital visitor experience. If you are someone in the United States that has either visited a loved one in a hospital OR identifies as a...
by familyvoices | Mar 14, 2019 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Identifying and Serving Children with Health Complexity: Spotlight on Pediatric Care Together Thursday, March 14, 1:30-2:30 pm ET Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health The webinar will be a discussion about the report, Identifying and Serving Children with...
by familyvoices | Mar 14, 2019 | NCFPP, Washington Update
President’s Budget Proposal On Monday, March 11, the president released his budget proposal for FY 2020, which begins on October 1, 2019. Among other things, his budget proposes to turn Medicaid into a state block grant, and mandate that states establish work...
by familyvoices | Mar 14, 2019 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Medical Expense Deduction On March 4, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Finance Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, introduced the Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (S. 617). The bill would extend, for an additional two...
by familyvoices | Mar 14, 2019 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Medicaid Waivers Several states (MS, OK, SD, TN) have requested Medicaid waivers to establish “community engagement” (work, school) requirements on extremely low-income parents/caretakers of children on Medicaid. On March 6, over 50 healthcare organizations sent a...