Family Voices News
The Administration (Washington Update, March 14, 2019)
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...
Congress (Washington Update, March 14, 2019)
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...
Medicaid News, Information, and Resources (Washington Update, March 14, 2019)
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...
Affordable Care Act (Washington Update, March 14, 2019)
Ask KFF: Karen Pollitz Answers 3 Questions on Why Insurers Deny Claims (Kaiser Family Foundation, 3/6/19) Shopping for a Short-Term Plan? The Information You Get about it Will Depend on Your State (blog of the Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reform, 3/7/19)...
TRICARE (Washington Update, March 14, 2019)
What is a TRICARE Qualifying Life Event? (TRICARE Benefit Update, 3/7/19) WORTH REPEATING: Everything You Need to Know about Filing Medical Claims (TRICARE Benefits Update, 3/1/19)
Other News, Information, and Resources (Washington Update, March 14, 2019)
From the Agencies Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): DTAC Bulletin: Disaster Planning and Preparedness and People with Serious Mental Illness Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health: The report State and...
Your Input Sought/Of Possible Interest (Washington Update, March 14, 2019)
YOUR INPUT SOUGHT NEW 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...
REMEMBERING A FRIEND OF FAMILY VOICES: ROB RESTUCCIA
The world of health care advocacy lost a powerful but modest leader, Rob Restuccia, who was considered by many to be the “father of health care reform.” In the words of Family Voices Executive Director Nora Wells, “In creating and leading Health Care for All, the...
FAMILY VOICES AT AMCHP!
If you are heading to San Antonio this weekend for the annual Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Conference, be sure to stop by the Family Voices table in Exhibit Hall. Some events you can find FV staff at are: FV and P2P Exhibit Table: Check out the...
Kicking Off DD Awareness Month
Kicking Off DD Awareness Month (ACL Bulletin, 3/1/19) March 1 marks the first day of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. All month, ACL will be sharing blogs and resources through our listserv and Facebook and Twitter pages. We hope you will join us in...
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