Congress and the president have not yet reached an agreement on funding for construction of a wall between the U.S. and Mexico, which the president is seeking. If they do not come to an agreement by December 21, there will be a partial government “shut-down” affecting...

Proposed Changes to Medicaid Managed Care Rule Will Reduce Access to Providers (Blog of the Georgetown Center on Children and Families, 12/6/18) - short Inside the Trump Administration’s Proposed Medicaid Managed Care Rule (Health Affairs blog, 12/5/18) - long...

The annual open-enrollment season for the federal health insurance exchange (HealthCare.gov) ended on December 15. Some state exchanges are still open for enrollment, however – those in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, and...

Expanded TRICARE Coverage for Ambulance Services (12/13/18) Missed TRICARE Open Season? There's Still Time to Act! Dec. 11, 2018 If you missed TRICARE Open Season, you still have time to enroll. For this year only, you can enroll in or change your TRICARE Prime or...

NEWS Hundreds of Thousands Weigh in on Proposed Public Charge Rule (Blog of the Georgetown Center on Children and Families, 12/12/18) Five States Saw Uninsured Rates Rise for Kids under 6 – Critical Early Development Years at Risk (Blog of the Georgetown Center on...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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, America's Military...