To help Medicaid agencies prepare for public health crises and natural disasters, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Coverage Learning Collaborative developed a set of tools on the strategies available to support Medicaid operations and enrollees...

Wyden, Pallone Warn Trump Administration against Moving Forward on Harmful Medicaid Waivers The Ranking Democratic Members of the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over Medicaid – Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) – wrote to Secretary of...

From the blog of the Georgetown University Health Policy Center’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms: Major State Medical Association Warns Consumers about Health Care Sharing Ministries Impact of Association Health Plans on Consumers and Markets Will Depend on State...

Both Military and Foreign-Service Families Seek Better Care for Their Children with Special Health Care Needs “We Are Just Tired of This Fight”: Special-needs families say military is still failing them As explained in the above article from Stars & Stripes...

CDC Expands Autism Monitoring Efforts (Disability Scoop, 8/23/18) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the availability of research grants to assess 16-year-olds who were previously identified as having autism symptoms when they were age...

Your Input Sought NEW Survey on attending genetics appointments after referrals Open until Oct. 12 The NYMAC (New York-Mid-Atlantic Regional Genetics Network) -- one of seven regional networks in the country funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration –...

TODAY: A Conversation on Supporting Self-Management in Children and Adolescents with Complex Chronic Conditions Wednesday, August 22, 1:00-2:00 pm ET Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health Background information. TODAY: Protecting Pregnant Women and Babies...

As reported in earlier Updates, Medicaid beneficiaries in Kentucky challenged the administration’s approval of the waiver application that would allow the state to establish work requirements for beneficiaries, among other things. A federal court invalidated approval...

Parents who failed screening interviews for their asylum cases are seeking a second chance to be interviewed. They allege that the interviews were improperly conducted, in part because the parents were traumatized from being separated from their children. See New...

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been doing meetings with Senators in preparation for his confirmation hearing. Among those he has met with are moderate Democrats who are up for reelection this year and therefore might be open to voting for his confirmation. ...