Family Voices News
Washington Update, July 22, 2020
The name of the game on Capitol Hill is still the next COVID bill, which is being negotiated now that Congress is back from recess (having returned on Monday, July 20). It is expected that legislation will be enacted before Congress adjourns in two or three weeks for...
Washington Update, July 2, 2020
From July 3 until July 20, both the House and Senate will be in recess, which presents a good time to educate your Members of Congress about the pandemic-related challenges facing families of children and youth with special health care needs, the health care providers...
Resource eBlast June 2020: Talking with Young Kids about Racism, Police Brutality, and Protests
Raising a brave generation of children requires open, honest, and age appropriate exploration of race, racism, justice, equality, and anti-racism. It is an emotional time right now, marked by challenge, pain, and grief. This eBlast shares some ideas, tools, and...
Washington Update, June 10, 2020
For the first time in recent memory, the news in DC has been dominated by something other than the coronavirus pandemic – the issue of systemic racism and law-enforcement treatment of Black Americans, which many experts view as a public health issue . See the 2019...
Resource eBlast: COVID-19 Series
This special Resource eBlast series focuses on a variety of topics aimed to support families of CYSHCN in the context of COVID-19. Giannina Lopez Perez of the Puerto Rico Family-to-Family Health Information Center translated the first three parts of the series to...
Washington Update, May 28, 2020
Since May 15, when the House passed its most recent coronavirus bill, is has been fairly quiet in the DC health-policy world. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a 60-page document which outlines its actions and resources in response to...
Washington Update, May 19, 2020
Last week the House of Representatives passed, mostly along party-lines, a comprehensive Democratic bill to address the health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Among other measures, it would provide additional funding for Medicaid. (The bill does...
Washington Update, May 8, 2020
Once again, Congress is developing legislation to address the health and economic consequences of the coronavirus. States and their Medicaid programs are in financial binds, but it could be weeks before something is passed. CMS released an updated set of Medicaid...
Family Voices Receives HRSA Telehealth Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2020 Contact: Glenn Gabbard 508.776.0790 ggabbard@familyvoices.org View this press release as a PDF Family Voices Receives $1 Million to Support Telehealth for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs The U.S. Department of...
Washington Update, April 27, 2020
Last week, another law was enacted to provide financial relief to small businesses and health care providers. Yet another bill is in the works, to be taken up after Congress returns to town (now expected on May 4). Health and disability advocates are hoping to secure...
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