by Family Voices, Inc. | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
New Associate Head for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau The administration has announced that Michael D. Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP, will become the Associate Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Bureau of Maternal and Child...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
There is a lot of action on the Senate side of the Capitol at the moment… Senate Opioid Legislation On September 17, the Senate passed, by a vote of 99-1, legislation to address the opioid epidemic. (Senator Mike Lee, R-UT, was the “NO” vote.) The legislation...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Health Coverage Matters for Children: The Role of Medicaid in the Healthy Development of America’s Children (New Issue Brief from Families USA: Sept. 2018) WORTH REPEATING: Infographic: Medicaid and CYSHCN The Catalyst Center has created a one-page infographic...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Navigator Grants On September 12, the administration announced the award of $10 million (total) for 39 grants for “Navigators,” which help consumers select ACA health plans in states with federally-facilitated Exchanges. The total amount awarded reflects a decrease of...
by Family Voices, Inc. | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
WORTH REPEATING: Podcast: Child Enrollment in DEERS – ECHO – TRICARE for Life Overseas Transcript Download Subscribe to get Podcasts via email
by Family Voices, Inc. | Sep 19, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update
Inappropriate Psychotropic Medication for Foster Children A recent report from the Office of the Inspector General, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), reveals that many children in foster care are inappropriately receiving psychotropic medications,...