Family Voices News
Washington Update: The Courts (7/11/18)
Supreme Court Nomination On Monday the president announced his nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy to be left by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy – Brett Kavanaugh. Mr. Kavanaugh is currently a federal judge for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals,...
Washington Update: The Administration (7/11/18)
Family Separations at the Border As explained in the last Update, the president issued an Executive Order on June 20 to end the administration’s practice of separating immigrant children and families who enter the US at the southern border. In addition, a federal...
Washington Update: Congress (7/11/18)
Congress was on recess last week, but here is some news from the week before: Palliative Care Bill Approved by House Subcommittee On June 27 the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee approved by voice vote the Palliative Care and Hospice...
Washington Update: Medicaid/CHIP News (7/11/18)
Medicaid Work Requirements As reported in the July 3 Update, a federal district court invalidated the waiver that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had granted to Kentucky to allow the state to establish work requirements as a condition of Medicaid...
Washington Update: Affordable Care Act (ACA) (7/11/18)
CMS to Withhold Risk-Adjustment Payments to Insurers On Saturday, July 7, CMS announced that it will not be making the "risk adjustment" payments to insurers as prescribed by the ACA. This decision was based on a February 28, 2018, court ruling that bars the current...
Washington Update: TRICARE (7/11/2018)
Moving this Summer? Your TRICARE Options May Change (TRICARE Benefits Update, 6/27/18) Moving is a Qualifying Life Event (QLE). It doesn’t change your TRICARE eligibility, but it may change your TRICARE health plan options. Summer Travel: Getting Care While Overseas...
Washington Update: Your Input Sought (7/11/2018)
NEW Best Practices in Guardianship @SenateAging is taking comment on best practices in guardianship through July 20, 2018, to inform a report they are producing. Email comment@aging.senate.gov. Topics include data collection, avoiding exploitation by guardians,...
Washington Update Summary: July 3, 2018
Greetings from Washington! Last week was a busy one in Congress, the courts, and the administration. The House rejected an immigration bill, and a Senate committee approved some maternal and child health bills. One federal court ordered the administration to stop...
Week of July 3, 2018: Upcoming Webinars and Calls in the Field
Leveraging Digital Tools to Treat Patients along the Continuum of Care Wednesday, July 11, 2:00-3:00 ET FierceHealthCare/Appian (one presenter is from Nemours Children’s Hospital) Adverse Childhood Experiences: Implications for Policymakers and Practitioners...
The Courts: Federal Court Invalidates Approval of Kentucky Waiver to Establish Medicaid Work Requirements
The state of Kentucky requested a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries. CMS approved the state’s request. On June 29, the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated...
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