by Family Voices, Inc. | Dec 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
NEW: HHS Seeks Public Feedback on Modifying HIPAA Privacy Rules – Due Feb. 12 The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a Request for Information (RFI) asking the public for comments on how regulations...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Dec 12, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
The Impact of Medicaid Work Requirements on Family Caregivers and Older Adults Thursday, December 13, 1:00-2:00 pm ET Justice In Aging SERIES Implementation of the Federal Settings Criteria for Home and Community-based Services (HCBS) – last in series Thursday,...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Dec 12, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
A Court Ruling May Allow Migrant Families to Be Held Indefinitely. These Families Know What That Could Be Like. Migrant children are not supposed to be detained for more than 20 days in unlicensed facilities. Texas may be able to license two family detention centers,...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Dec 12, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
A December 7 funding deadline was extended to December 21 but it is not clear whether Congress and the president will reach a deal by then to fund seven departments and a number of agencies for which final appropriations have not yet been made for the current fiscal...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Dec 12, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
New Report Highlights Why Medicaid is Critical to America’s Military Readiness (press release of the Children’s Hospital Association, 11/15/18). TRICARE for Kids, a coalition of military family and health advocacy groups, recently released a report,...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Dec 12, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
REMEMBER: 2019 Open Enrollment runs from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, 2018. Study: 4.2 Million Uninsured People Eligible for Free Obamacare Coverage (The Hill, 12/11/18) On December 11, the Kaiser Family Foundation published a report, How Many of the Uninsured Can Purchase...