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Family Voices is a national family-led organization of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and disabilities. We connect a network of family organizations across the United States that provide support to families of CYSHCN.
We promote partnership with families at all levels of health care–individual and policy decision-making levels—in order to improve health care services and policies for children.
Do you have a child or teen who has special health care needs or disabilities? Find support in your local community.
¿Tiene un niño o adolescente que tiene necesidades especiales de salud o discapacidades? Haga clic aquí para buscar ayuda.
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Family Voices News
For Those Assisting Victims of Hurricane Florence (September 26, 2018)
[From Health Insurance Marketplace email of 9/20/18. No URL found for this info.] Attention Assisters Who Are Helping Consumers Impacted By Hurricane Florence: Special Enrollment Period Available for Victims of 2018 Hurricane Florence On August 9, 2018, CMS released...
THE COURTS (Washington Update, September 26, 2018)
Coverage of Transgender Health Care A federal court in Minnesota has ruled that it is unlawful to deny insurance coverage for transgender health care under the Affordable Care Act and federal laws prohibiting sex discrimination. The case could have national...
THE ADMINISTRATION — IMMIGRATION (Washington Update, September 26, 2018)
Administration Issues Proposed “Public Charge” Rule For many months it has been expected that the administration would issue a rule redefining what it means to be a “public charge” for purposes of deciding which immigrants should be allowed to enter or stay in the...
CONGRESS: Opioid Legislation
Last week the Senate passed its version of an opioid bill (H.R. 6), which amended the House-passed version. The two versions now must be reconciled in a conference committee. Among the contentious issues are the extent to which Medicaid should cover treatment for...
CONGRESS: Appropriations (September 26, 2018)
As reported in the September 19 Update, the Senate last week passed the House-Senate agreement to provide FY 2019 appropriations for the Department of Defense and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The bill (H.R. 6157) was approved by...
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