Washington Update, August 1, 2019

by | Aug 7, 2019 | NCFPP, Washington Update

GOOD NEWS! Congress has passed legislation to extend funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (F2Fs) for five more years (through FY 2024) at the current funding level of $6 million per year! The legislation also makes permanent the provision that requires the establishment of F2Fs for territories and tribes. Within the next few weeks, the president is expected to sign the bill into law. The F2F provisions are included in a bill that extends the Medicaid Money-Follows-the-Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program through December 31, 2019. Read more in this issue!

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