| Date |
Title |
Rating |
| 2013-05-21 |
Tavenner Confirmed to Run CMS |
None |
| 2013-05-20 |
State Legislatures Pass Critical Child Welfare Policy in 2013 |
None |
| 2013-05-10 |
Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Balancing Safety with Opportunity for Foster Youth |
None |
| 2013-05-10 |
Juvenile Justice System Leaders and Families Agree on Family-Driven Approach to Juvenile Justice |
None |
| 2013-05-03 |
Administration for Children and Families Releases Instructions and Guidance |
None |
| 2013-05-03 |
Bipartisan Support for Immigration Legislation That Impacts Child Welfare |
None |
| 2013-05-02 |
Brookings Institution Releases New Report on Bending the Cost Curve |
None |
| 2013-05-02 |
Arkansas Enacts Private Insurance Medicaid Expansion Law |
None |
| 2013-05-02 |
CMS Issues Proposed Rules on Medicare Payments to Hospitals |
None |
| 2013-05-02 |
CMS Issues Guidance on Availability of Enhanced FFP for Medicaid Eligibility Determination Systems |
None |
| 2013-04-26 |
Senate Committee Hears Testimony in Support of Adoption Incentive and Family Connections Grants |
None |
| 2013-04-26 |
Indian Child Welfare Act Challenged in U.S. Supreme Court |
5 |
| 2013-04-24 |
Current Rundown of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions |
None |
| 2013-04-05 |
CMS Issues Final Rules on Medicaid Expansion FMAP |
None |
| 2013-04-05 |
DHHS Secretary Sebelius Commits to Implement Federal Basic Health Plan Option in 2015 |
None |
| 2013-03-29 |
Congress Members Plan Priorities for Legislation in Foster Care and Adoption |
None |
| 2013-03-29 |
Legislation Introduced to Provide Legal Representation for Parents |
None |
| 2013-03-26 |
PCG to Conduct Intermediate Medicaid Training for HSFo |
None |
| 2013-03-14 |
Commission Recommends Physician Payment Reforms |
None |
| 2013-03-14 |
New York Penalized for National Youth in Transition Database Reporting Requirements |
None |
| 2013-03-14 |
House Committee Approves Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization |
2.5 |
| 2013-03-14 |
House Bill Targets ACF Efforts to Provide TANF Waivers |
None |
| 2013-03-08 |
House Passes the H.R. 933 and Extends the Continuing Resolution of 2013 from December 31 |
None |
| 2013-03-08 |
Ways and Means Committee Pursues Legislation to Standardize Data Across Programs |
None |
| 2013-03-08 |
House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Introduced TANF Extension Act of 2013 |
None |
| 2013-03-01 |
CMMI Announces $289 Million in State Health Care Innovation Awards |
None |
| 2013-03-01 |
CMS Issues Final Rule on Health Insurance Market Reforms Under ACA |
None |
| 2013-03-01 |
HHS OIG Report Finds Most States Anticipate Implementing Streamlined Eligibility and Enrollment by 2014 |
None |
| 2013-03-01 |
Ways and Means Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Increasing Adoptions from Foster Care |
None |
| 2013-03-01 |
Two Proposals to Avert Sequestration Fail in the Senate |
None |
| 2013-02-25 |
ACF Releases Information Memorandum on Use of TANF for Homelessness |
None |
| 2013-02-25 |
State Agencies Bracing for Reductions if Sequestration Occurs March 1 |
None |
| 2013-02-15 |
CMS Posts Guidance on Medicaid Expansion FFP Rates |
None |
| 2013-02-15 |
CMS Implements Bundled Payments Initiative |
None |
| 2013-01-30 |
Kaiser Report Identifies Medicaid Coverage Gaps But Progress with Medicaid Technology Systems |
None |
| 2013-01-23 |
PCG Health Helps Client State Obtain Level I Funding for Health Insurance Exchange |
None |
| 2013-01-15 |
Arkansas DHS Division Awards CAP Project to PCG Human Services |
None |
| 2013-01-15 |
Michigan DHS Awards CAP Project to PCG Human Services |
None |
| 2013-01-15 |
PCG Health to Provide Project Management Office for Hawaii Health Connector |
None |
| 2013-01-11 |
Fiscal Cliff Legislation Includes One-Year Delay in Medicare Physician Payment Cut |
None |
| 2012-12-26 |
HHS Proposes Rules on Health Insurance Market Reform under ACA |
None |
| 2012-12-26 |
18 States to Set Up Own Health Exchanges as Deadline Passes |
None |
| 2012-12-14 |
Senator John Kerry Crafts Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act |
5 |
| 2012-12-14 |
H.R. 6629 – National Child Protection Training Act introduced |
None |
| 2012-12-14 |
Ways and Means Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Child Deaths Due to Maltreatment |
None |
| 2012-12-07 |
OPM Proposes Rules on Multi-State Health Insurance Plans |
None |
| 2012-12-07 |
CMS Proposes Additional Rules on ACA Benefits and Payments |
None |
| 2012-11-30 |
OIG Reports on ACF Programs |
None |
| 2012-11-30 |
HHS Issues Proposed Rules on Essential Health Benefits |
None |
| 2012-11-16 |
ACF Responds to Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on Early Learning Programs |
None |
| 2012-11-16 |
NAPH Releases Study on Hospital Uncompensated Care Costs |
None |
| 2012-11-09 |
CMS Publishes Final Rule on Medicaid Payments for Primary Care |
None |
| 2012-11-09 |
CMS Issues Final Rule Increasing Medicare Payments for Primary Care Physicians in 2013 |
None |
| 2012-11-01 |
ACF Schedules Title IV-Eligibility Reviews |
5 |
| 2012-10-26 |
Motion Filed in CT Class Action Suit to Prevent Waiver Request to Impose Asset Test in Adult Medicaid Program |
4 |
| 2012-10-26 |
Tallying the Costs of Preventable Medical Errors |
4 |
| 2012-10-26 |
CMS Loans to CO-OPs Exceed $1.8 Billion |
None |
| 2012-10-26 |
ACF Releases First Report from National Youth in Transition Database |
None |
| 2012-10-24 |
Nebraska HHS Awards Children and Youth Services Analysis Contract to PCG |
None |
| 2012-10-15 |
MA EEC Awards Child Care Provider Rate Survey to PCG Human Services |
None |
| 2012-10-15 |
OIG FY 2013 Work Plan for Human Services |
None |
| 2012-10-15 |
OIG Releases Audit Work Plan for FY 2013 |
5 |
| 2012-10-15 |
CMMI Selects Participants to Prevent Hospital Admissions for NF Residents |
None |
| 2012-10-15 |
Six Applicants Win $223 Million in ACA Exchange Grants |
None |
| 2012-10-05 |
ACF Approves 9 State Waivers and is Challenged on Future Waivers |
None |
| 2012-09-17 |
North Carolina Office of Early Learning Awards Contract to PCG Human Services |
None |
| 2012-09-07 |
HHS Finalizes Coding Rules |
None |
| 2012-09-07 |
CMS Finalizes Rules on Electronic Health Records |
None |
| 2012-09-07 |
Eight States Win $765 Million in ACA Exchange Grants |
None |
| 2012-08-24 |
CMMI Approves Care Transitions Initiatives |
None |
| 2012-08-17 |
CCIIO Finalizes Blueprint for Health Insurance Exchanges |
None |
| 2012-08-10 |
Federal Officials Face Huge Task of Operating Health Exchanges in Many States |
None |
| 2012-08-03 |
DHHS Releases Report Showing Drops in Foster Care Population |
None |
| 2012-08-03 |
MA Legislature Passes Precedent-Setting Health Care Cost Control Bill |
None |
| 2012-07-27 |
Integrated Managed Care Model for Dual Eligibles in AZ Reduces Readmissions |
None |
| 2012-07-27 |
Tax Credit Issue Under ACA in Federally Affiliated Exchanges |
None |
| 2012-07-19 |
CMS Announces $112 Million Grant Opportunity for States |
None |
| 2012-07-16 |
DHHS Awards Hospital, Emergency Preparedness Grants |
None |
| 2012-07-16 |
Some States Consider Opting Out of Medicaid Expansion after Supreme Court Decision |
None |
| 2012-06-22 |
HHS Awards $772 Million in Health Care Innovation Grants |
None |
| 2012-06-22 |
MA EOHHS, CMS Request Bids for MA Demonstration Project to Serve Dual-Eligibles |
None |
| 2012-06-18 |
A+ PLUS Act Introduced in Congress |
None |
| 2012-06-18 |
Facebook App Puts Public inside Foster Care System |
None |
| 2012-06-18 |
Report Urges State Agencies to Address Growing Kinship Care Needs |
None |
| 2012-06-08 |
HHS Proposes Rules on Qualified Health Plans |
None |
| 2012-06-08 |
Federal Agencies Champion Health and Human Services IT Integration |
None |
| 2012-06-08 |
Medicaid and Chronic Disease Experts Report to Congress |
None |
| 2012-06-05 |
US District Court in Illinois Orders State to Pay for Plaintiff’s Mental Health Care Under EPSDT Program |
None |
| 2012-06-05 |
DHHS Announces Funding Opportunity to Support Seniors and People with Disabilities |
None |
| 2012-06-05 |
PCG Sponsors Stewards of Change National Symposium |
None |
| 2012-05-31 |
Kansas to Launch Health Information Exchange July 1 |
None |
| 2012-05-31 |
CMS Approves $628 Million for 7 MA Hospitals as Part of Medicaid Waiver |
None |
| 2012-05-25 |
Rhode Island Awards Health Insurance Exchange PMO Project to PCG |
None |
| 2012-05-25 |
Florida DCF Awards SAMH Payment Contract to PCG |
None |
| 2012-05-25 |
Colorado DBH Awards SUD Treatment Cost Project to PCG |
None |
| 2012-05-25 |
DHHS Awards Loans to Nonprofit Co-ops in Nevada and Michigan |
None |
| 2012-05-25 |
Medicaid Eligibility Increasing Under ACA |
None |
| 2012-05-25 |
States Win $181 Million in Exchange Grants |
None |
| 2012-05-25 |
Massachusetts Senate Passes Health Care Financing Reform Bill |
None |
| 2012-05-18 |
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds That Lack of HIPAA Knowledge Does Not Bar Criminal Conviction |
None |
| 2012-05-18 |
CMS Issues Final Rules Aimed at Reducing Regulatory Burden on Health Care Providers |
None |
| 2012-05-18 |
PCG to Conduct Internal Controls Review for MA Rehabilitation Commission |
None |
| 2012-05-11 |
Settlement in Class-Action Suit for ME Individuals with Long-Term Disabilities |
None |
| 2012-05-11 |
DHHS Gives Preliminary Approval to OR Medicaid Demonstration Project |
None |
| 2012-05-11 |
HHS Announces Health Care Innovation Awards |
None |
| 2012-05-11 |
Massachusetts House Releases Health Care Financing Reform Bill |
None |
| 2012-05-11 |
ACF Proposes New Early Care and Education Information Collection |
None |
| 2012-05-11 |
Democrat Representatives Introduce Entitlement for Child Care Assistance |
None |
| 2012-05-11 |
Foster Children’s Right to Safety and Well-Being Upheld by Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
None |
| 2012-04-30 |
Special Education Teacher Evaluations Prove Difficult |
None |
| 2012-04-30 |
CMS Proposes Rule to Increase Medicare Payment Rates to Hospitals |
None |
| 2012-04-30 |
House Continuing Resolution 112 Cuts Programs Aimed at Children and Families |
None |
| 2012-04-30 |
Congressional Caucus on Social Work Focuses on Child Welfare |
None |
| 2012-04-20 |
New York State Begins Implementing “Health Homes” |
None |
| 2012-04-20 |
HHS Proposes Changes in Coding Rules |
None |
| 2012-04-20 |
Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Issues Health Care Reform Report |
None |
| 2012-04-20 |
Colorado Launches Coverage of Home-Based Telehealth |
None |
| 2012-03-30 |
CMS Finalizes Rules on Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustments |
None |
| 2012-03-30 |
CMS Finalizes Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Rules |
None |
| 2012-03-30 |
ACA Subjected to Historic 3-Days of Oral Arguments Before U.S. Supreme Court |
None |
| 2012-03-16 |
CMS to Test Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration |
None |
| 2012-03-16 |
HHS Finalizes Rules on Health Insurance Exchanges |
None |
| 2012-03-09 |
Obama’s FY 2013 Budget for Human Services |
None |
| 2012-03-09 |
Oregon Enacts Care Coordination Legislation |
None |
| 2012-03-09 |
OMB Proposes to Streamline Requirements |
None |
| 2012-03-07 |
U.S. Labor Dept Announces $12 Million Workforce and Education Grant Program |
None |
| 2012-03-05 |
Federal Judge Orders NH Dept of HHS to Follow Federal Procedures for Setting Medicaid Rates |
None |
| 2012-03-05 |
New Hampshire Receives Federal Grant for Medicaid Home, Community-Based Care |
None |
| 2012-03-01 |
CMS Extends Timeline for Exchange Establishment Grants |
None |
| 2012-03-01 |
HHS Releases New Rules on Health Information Technology |
None |
| 2012-02-27 |
Federal Grants Will Create Consumer-Driven Health Insurance Plans in 2014 |
None |
| 2012-02-27 |
Congress Passes Legislation Extending Medicare Physician Pay Freeze for 10 Months |
None |
| 2012-02-27 |
HHS and Treasury Issue Final Rules on Waivers for States |
None |
| 2012-02-27 |
HHS Awards $229 Million for Health Insurance Exchanges |
None |
| 2012-02-17 |
Brookings Releases Report on Health Information Exchanges |
None |
| 2012-02-17 |
HHS, Labor, and Treasury Require Uniform Health Coverage Information |
None |
| 2012-02-17 |
President Releases Proposed FY 2013 Budget |
None |
| 2012-02-16 |
CMS Denies Florida Proposals for Charges to Medicaid Beneficiaries |
None |
| 2012-02-13 |
ACF’s Oversight of State Protocols for Psychotropic Medications for Foster Children is Timely |
None |
| 2012-02-13 |
SNAP to Remain a Safety Net |
None |
| 2012-02-13 |
Child Welfare Outcome Report to Congress |
5 |
| 2012-02-09 |
CMS Rejects California’s Request to Impose Certain Co-Pays in Medi-Cal Program |
None |
| 2012-02-03 |
State Legislatures Deal with Child Abuse Reporting |
None |
| 2012-01-30 |
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Modifying Uninsured Definition for Determining DSH Payments |
None |
| 2012-01-30 |
HHS and USDA Update Guidance on Cost Allocation |
None |
| 2012-01-30 |
CBO Issues Report on Care Management and Value-Based Purchasing |
None |
| 2012-01-26 |
PCG To Assist State of CA with Health Care Reform Project |
None |
| 2012-01-19 |
ACF Requests Comments on Reporting Improper Payments Regarding CCDF Funds |
None |
| 2012-01-19 |
ACF Announces Tribal Consultation Meetings on the Title IV-E Program |
None |
| 2012-01-19 |
ACF Seeks Comments on State Court Improvement Program |
None |
| 2012-01-19 |
ACF Issues Interim Final Rule for Tribal Child Welfare |
None |
| 2012-01-13 |
CA Federal Judge Blocks Medicaid Rate Cuts |
None |
| 2012-01-13 |
States Awarded Bonuses for High CHIP Enrollments |
None |
| 2012-01-13 |
OH Submits Draft Proposal to CMS to Create Medicaid “Health Homes” |
None |
| 2012-01-13 |
Georgia Selects PCG for Community-Based Rates Study |
None |
| 2012-01-12 |
Ohio Launches Initiative on Health Care Payment Reform |
None |
| 2012-01-12 |
Massachusetts Wins Approval of Delivery System Transformation Initiatives |
None |
| 2012-01-11 |
Child and Family Services Improvement Innovation Act |
None |
| 2012-01-06 |
Hawaii Awards 2nd Health Care Reform Project to PCG |
5 |
| 2012-01-06 |
HHS Announces Opportunity to Comment on Essential Health Benefits Options |
None |
| 2012-01-06 |
CMS Approves First Group of Pioneer ACOs |
None |
| 2012-01-06 |
Applications Due for Independence at Home Initiative |
None |
| 2012-01-05 |
Alaska Awards Health Benefit Exchange Planning Project to PCG |
None |
| 2011-12-15 |
CMS Finalizes CO-OP Rules |
None |
| 2011-12-15 |
Texas Wins Approval of Healthcare Transformation Waivers |
None |
| 2011-12-15 |
ACF Program Instruction Requires State Plan Revisions, Addresses Title IV-E Adoption Assistance |
None |
| 2011-12-15 |
ACF Releases CCDF-Specific Guidance to Transparency Act Requirements |
None |
| 2011-12-15 |
TANF Pending Reauthorization in H.R. Bill 3630 |
None |
| 2011-12-09 |
CMS Issues Final Rules on Provider Performance Data |
None |
| 2011-12-01 |
OIG Provides Congress with Semiannual Report |
None |
| 2011-12-01 |
Senate Committee Announces Hearing on Child Abuse |
None |
| 2011-12-01 |
President Signs Law to ‘Fix’ Medicaid Subsidy Expansion Contained in ACA |
None |
| 2011-12-01 |
CCIIO Awards $220 Million for Health Insurance Exchanges |
None |
| 2011-12-01 |
Rhode Island Wins Approval of Health Home Programs |
None |
| 2011-11-18 |
Study Demonstrates Value of Coordination of Care for Patients with Complex Health Needs |
None |
| 2011-11-18 |
CMS Announces $1 Billion Health Care Innovation Challenge |
None |
| 2011-11-18 |
Grants Announced for Hiring Health Care Workers and Delivering Cost-Effective Medical Services |
None |
| 2011-11-18 |
US Supreme Court Agrees to Take Up Constitutionality of ACA |
None |
| 2011-11-11 |
States, CMS Forge Ahead on “Health Home” Service Coordination Initiatives |
None |
| 2011-11-11 |
CMS Approves Rate Cuts in CA Medi-Cal (Medicaid) Program |
None |
| 2011-11-11 |
Another Fed Appeals Court Upholds Mandate in ACA |
None |
| 2011-11-11 |
Standard Data and Technology Advancement (DATA) Act Introduced in Congress |
None |
| 2011-11-11 |
Foster Children Opportunity Act |
None |
| 2011-11-07 |
States Thwarted in Latest Attempt to Recoup $4.3 Billion in Erroneous Medicaid Payments |
None |
| 2011-11-07 |
Medicare 2012 Physician Payment Cut Slightly Less Than Thought But Still Substantial |
None |
| 2011-11-07 |
ACF Updates CWPM on Guardianship Assistance Program |
None |
| 2011-11-07 |
Strengthening Vulnerable Families and Communities |
None |
| 2011-11-07 |
Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Children |
None |
| 2011-10-28 |
CMS Releases Final ACO Rules |
None |
| 2011-10-21 |
HHS Suspends CLASS Implementation |
None |
| 2011-10-21 |
Legislation for Improving Educational Outcomes for Foster Care Children |
None |
| 2011-10-18 |
OIG Releases FY 2012 Audit Work Plan |
None |
| 2011-10-18 |
States Demonstrate Strong Interest in New Pilot Programs for Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles |
None |
| 2011-10-18 |
Institute of Medicine Releases Report on Benefits Design under Health Care Reform |
None |
| 2011-10-07 |
House and Senate Introduce Versions of Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs |
5 |
| 2011-10-07 |
ACF, Children’s Bureau Updates Child Welfare Policy Manual |
None |
| 2011-10-07 |
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Challenge to CA’s Medicaid Cuts |
None |
| 2011-10-03 |
CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor Program |
None |
| 2011-10-03 |
U.S. Supreme Court Requested to Review Challenge to Health Care Reform Law |
None |
| 2011-10-03 |
CMS and HCCI Announce Data Systems Supporting Analysis and Innovation |
None |
| 2011-10-03 |
CCIIO Outlines Health Exchange Partnership Options |
None |
| 2011-10-03 |
Obama Proposes Medicare and Medicaid Cuts in Deficit Reduction Plan |
None |
| 2011-09-26 |
DHHS Provides Grants to Help States Conduct Insurance Rate Reviews |
None |
| 2011-09-26 |
Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act Nears Enactment |
None |
| 2011-09-09 |
CMS Launches Bundled Payments Initiative |
None |
| 2011-09-09 |
Federal Agencies Promote Eligibility Coordination |
None |
| 2011-09-09 |
US DHHS Announces $137 Million in Public Health Grants |
None |
| 2011-09-09 |
Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act |
None |
| 2011-09-09 |
Subcommittee Hears Proposals to Improve TANF Goals |
None |
| 2011-08-26 |
DHHS Continues to Award Funds to States to Create HIEs |
None |
| 2011-08-26 |
CMS Releases Proposed Medicaid/CHIP Eligibility Redesign |
None |
| 2011-08-19 |
Congressman Langevin Seeks Protection for Foster Children from Identity Theft |
None |
| 2011-08-19 |
Appeals Court Panel Holds Health Care Law Mandate Unconstitutional |
None |
| 2011-08-15 |
Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act of 2011 |
None |
| 2011-08-15 |
Child and Family Services Extension & Enhancement Act Introduced |
None |
| 2011-08-15 |
Debt Ceiling Agreement Poses Potential Cuts to Medicare Program |
None |
| 2011-08-15 |
US Supreme Court to Hear Case on Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Cutbacks |
None |
| 2011-08-15 |
HRSA Awards Community Access Grants |
None |
| 2011-08-15 |
CMS Announces IMD Demonstration Project Opportunity |
None |
| 2011-08-15 |
New York Launches Health Homes Initiatives |
None |
| 2011-08-05 |
CMS Finalizes FY 2012 Medicare Payment Rules |
None |
| 2011-07-29 |
DHHS Grants IA, KY Health Care Insurers Added Time to Meet MLR Rule |
None |
| 2011-07-29 |
GAO Releases Report on Health Policy Research |
None |
| 2011-07-25 |
CMS Issues Rules on Stability of Premiums |
None |
| 2011-07-25 |
CMS Releases CO-OP Rules |
None |
| 2011-07-25 |
ACF Announces $150 million Grants for Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage |
None |
| 2011-07-25 |
ACF Seeks Extension of Regional Partnership Grant Program Data Collection |
None |
| 2011-07-25 |
ACF Requests Comments on Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention |
None |
| 2011-07-25 |
ACF Seeks Comments on Data Collection for LIHEAP Household Report |
None |
| 2011-07-25 |
ACF Publishes Program Instructions on APD Waiver Process |
None |
| 2011-07-15 |
H.R. 2277 Would Extend TANF Supplemental Grants beyond July 1, 2011 |
None |
| 2011-07-15 |
ACF NCANDS Data Insufficiently Reports Child Deaths |
None |
| 2011-07-15 |
CMS Releases Guidelines on Integrating Care for Medicare/Medicaid Recipients |
None |
| 2011-07-15 |
CMS Issues Rules on Health Insurance Exchanges |
None |
| 2011-07-12 |
CMS Issues Proposed Payment Updates and Policy Changes for hospital Outpatient |
None |
| 2011-07-12 |
CMA Issues Proposed Physician Payment Rule With 29.5% Medicare Rate Cut Per Current Law. |
None |
| 2011-07-08 |
First US Court of Appeals Decision Upholds Mandate in Health Care Law |
None |
| 2011-07-08 |
DHHS Adopts Operating Rules for 2 HIPAA Transactions that Could Save $12 Billion |
None |
| 2011-07-08 |
CMS Issues Guidelines on Smoking Cessation Services |
None |
| 2011-07-08 |
Oregon Enacts Health Care Transformation Legislation |
None |
| 2011-06-27 |
ACF Speaks on Behalf of Early Childhood Funding |
None |
| 2011-06-27 |
Grassley Introduces Bill to Amend Title IV-B of Social Security Act |
None |
| 2011-06-20 |
Ways and Means Committee Hears Testimony on Reauthorization of Title IV-B, subparts 1 and 2 |
None |
| 2011-06-20 |
ACF Request comments on State Court Improvement Program Application Process |
None |
| 2011-06-20 |
ACF Releases Multiple Funding Announcements |
None |
| 2011-06-20 |
AZ, TX, NJ Proposals Seek to Lower Medicaid Budget with Impact on Eligibility |
None |
| 2011-06-20 |
CMS Proposes CMHC Certification Requirements |
None |
| 2011-06-20 |
AoA Announces Competitive Grant Opportunities |
None |
| 2011-06-20 |
State of Washington Consolidates Health Care Purchasing |
5 |
| 2011-06-10 |
Nevada Passes Legislation Creating Health Insurance Exchange |
None |
| 2011-06-10 |
CDC Announces Grant Opportunity for Public Health Departments |
None |
| 2011-06-10 |
CMS and HRSA Launch Medical Home Demonstration |
None |
| 2011-06-10 |
CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Provider Performance Data |
None |
| 2011-06-10 |
US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Hears Oral Arguments in Health Care Law Mandate Challenge Lawsuit |
None |
| 2011-06-09 |
New Jersey Proposes Comprehensive Medicaid/CHIP Demonstration Waiver |
None |
| 2011-06-09 |
Ohio Proposes Medicaid Reforms |
None |
| 2011-06-09 |
California Implements “Bridge to Reform” Waiver |
None |
| 2011-06-09 |
CMS Releases Rules Restricting Medicaid Payments |
None |
| 2011-06-03 |
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Aligning Medicare eRX Incentive Program with EHR Incentive Payments Program |
None |
| 2011-06-03 |
FL TANF Recipients to Be Drug Screened by Law |
5 |
| 2011-06-03 |
Senate Bill (S. 961) Prohibits States from Keeping Children’s Benefits |
None |
| 2011-06-03 |
Lewis Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Eligibility for Title IV-E Foster Care to be Linked with AFDC |
None |
| 2011-06-03 |
House Version to Renew Authority for State Child Welfare Demonstration Programs Passes |
None |
| 2011-06-01 |
Vermont Enacts Health Care Reform Legislation |
None |
| 2011-06-01 |
Three States Win Exchange Establishment Grants |
None |
| 2011-05-20 |
Colorado Passes Health Benefits Exchange Legislation |
4 |
| 2011-05-20 |
Washington State Enacts ACA Legislation, Designs Medicaid Reforms |
None |
| 2011-05-20 |
HHS Announces Availability of Community Transformation Grants |
None |
| 2011-05-20 |
CMS Launches Pioneer ACO Project |
None |
| 2011-05-20 |
Update on Health Care Law Challenges in U.S. Court of Appeal |
None |
| 2011-05-20 |
Findings in GA Title IV-E Report Consistent with Other State Audits |
None |
| 2011-05-20 |
House Appropriation Committee Drafts Significant Reductions to Discretionary Grants to States |
None |
| 2011-05-20 |
Former Secretary of FL DCF To Lead ACF |
None |
| 2011-05-13 |
Health Care Reform Law Challenges Reach U.S. Court of Appeal |
None |
| 2011-05-13 |
ACF Releases Updates to Child Welfare Policy Manual |
None |
| 2011-05-13 |
UCLA Releases Reports on Health Care Reform |
None |
| 2011-05-13 |
CMS Proposes Rules on Medicaid Rate Reviews |
None |
| 2011-05-13 |
Florida Passes Medicaid Managed Care Legislation |
None |
| 2011-05-06 |
CMS Finalizes Rules on Value-Based Purchasing |
None |
| 2011-05-06 |
DHHS OIG Issues Adoption Assistance Audit for the State of Tennessee |
None |
| 2011-05-06 |
ACF Releases Program Instruction for Required Annual Progress and Service Report |
None |
| 2011-05-06 |
CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Payments |
None |
| 2011-04-29 |
CMS Proposes Pay-for-Reporting Rules for Rehabilitation Hospitals |
None |
| 2011-04-29 |
Texas Senate Approves Pay-for-Performance Legislation |
None |
| 2011-04-25 |
ACF Requests Comments for OMB Review |
None |
| 2011-04-25 |
House Adopts FFY 2012 Budget Resolution |
None |
| 2011-04-25 |
President Signs Defense Dept and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-110) |
None |
| 2011-04-25 |
Senate Considers Legislation that Removes Senate Confirmation for Top Jobs |
None |
| 2011-04-25 |
CMS Finalizes MMIS Rules |
None |
| 2011-04-25 |
CMS Releases Proposed HCBS Rules |
None |
| 2011-04-25 |
Fifteen States Win Grants to Design Integrated Care Models |
None |
| 2011-04-15 |
ACF Requests Comments on Child and Family Services Plan |
4 |
| 2011-04-15 |
ACF Requests Comments, Announces Consultation Meetings on CFSR Process |
None |
| 2011-04-15 |
Human Services Program Cuts for FY 2011 |
None |
| 2011-04-15 |
DHHS Initiative to Reduce Medical Errors and Cut Costs |
None |
| 2011-04-15 |
CalPERS ACO Achieving $15.5 Million in Savings |
None |
| 2011-04-15 |
CMS Announces $500 Million for Care Transition Services |
None |
| 2011-04-01 |
CMS Releases Proposed ACO Rules |
None |
| 2011-04-01 |
New Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment Rules Designed to Protect Against Fraud |
None |
| 2011-04-01 |
CMS Finalizes Revisions to CMP Rules for Nursing Homes |
None |
| 2011-04-01 |
H.R. 1167: Welfare Reform Act of 2011 |
None |
| 2011-04-01 |
Congress Continuing Resolutions Create Stopgap Budget Measures |
None |
| 2011-04-01 |
Child Welfare Financing Reform Hiccup But Title IV-E Waivers May Survive |
None |
| 2011-03-18 |
Report Urges Congress to Support Foster Children Self-Support Act and Identity Theft |
None |
| 2011-03-18 |
112th Congress Examines Renewing ACF Waiver Authority |
None |
| 2011-03-18 |
HHS and Treasury Department Release Proposed Rules on ACA Waivers for State Innovation |
None |
| 2011-03-11 |
Child Welfare Policy Manual Addresses Questions on Guardianship Assistance Payments |
None |
| 2011-03-11 |
Foster Care Mentor Act of 2011 |
None |
| 2011-03-11 |
ACF Programs Considered on the Chopping Block with Congress’ Short-Term Continuing Resolution |
None |
| 2011-03-11 |
Minnesota Medicaid Transition to Generate $1.1 Billion Over Two Years |
None |
| 2011-03-11 |
Illinois Releases Health Care Reform Analysis and Recommendations |
None |
| 2011-03-04 |
Children’s Bureau Offers CWPM Q&A |
None |
| 2011-03-04 |
New York Considers Medicaid Redesign Recommendations |
None |
| 2011-03-04 |
CMS Announces $100 Million for Health Incentives in Medicaid |
None |
| 2011-02-25 |
Massachusetts Considers Payment and Delivery System Reform Legislation |
None |
| 2011-02-25 |
CMS Releases Proposed Rules on Community First Choice Option |
None |
| 2011-02-25 |
New Federal District Court Decision Rejecting Challenge to Individual Mandate |
None |
| 2011-02-25 |
DHHS Announces MFP Grants to Help Medicaid Beneficiaries Remain in Their Homes |
None |
| 2011-02-18 |
ACF Programs Provide Policy Instructions for Implementing Public Law 111-312 |
None |
| 2011-02-18 |
States Win $241 Million in Early Innovator Grants |
None |
| 2011-02-18 |
President Releases Proposed FY 2012 Budget |
None |
| 2011-02-11 |
Office of Child Care Publishes State Plan for Public Comment |
None |
| 2011-02-11 |
Legislation Creates Free Lunch Program for Foster & Kinship Children |
None |
| 2011-02-11 |
OIG Issues Findings on County Administered System in Ohio |
None |
| 2011-02-11 |
HHS Announces Availability of $750 Million for Public Health Initiatives |
None |
| 2011-02-04 |
DAB Decision Reverses ACF Disallowance Against Michigan |
None |
| 2011-02-04 |
OIG Releases 2011 Implementation and Work Plan |
None |
| 2011-02-04 |
California Superior Court Rules Relative Caregivers Funding for Delinquent Youth |
None |
| 2011-02-04 |
FL Federal Judge Declares Health Care Law Unconstitutional |
None |
| 2011-02-04 |
CMS Final Rules on Program Integrity Create Opportunities and Challenges for States |
None |
| 2011-01-28 |
Illinois Enacts Medicaid Reform Law |
None |
| 2011-01-21 |
Office of Child Care Releases Policy Interpretation Question (PIQ) |
None |
| 2011-01-21 |
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 |
None |
| 2011-01-21 |
New York Launches Medicaid Redesign Campaign |
None |
| 2011-01-14 |
CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Value-Based Purchasing |
None |
| 2011-01-14 |
Federal Register Notice for Public Comments |
None |
| 2011-01-14 |
SACWIS Guidance Provided |
None |
| 2011-01-07 |
TANF Reauthorization |
None |
| 2011-01-07 |
U.S. Census Bureau Releases Initial Results |
None |
| 2011-01-07 |
DHHS Announces Bonuses for Expanded Enrollment of Children in Medicaid |
None |
| 2011-01-07 |
DHHS Issues Proposed Rule to Regulate Health Insurance Rate Increases |
None |
| 2011-01-07 |
President Signs One-Year Delay of Medicare Physician Pay Cuts |
None |
| 2011-01-07 |
11 States Launch Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs |
None |
| 2011-01-07 |
State of Washington Wins Federal Approval of Medicaid Expansion |
None |
| 2011-01-05 |
Building the Infrastructure for a New York Health Benefit Exchange: Key Decisions for State Policymakers |
None |
| 2010-12-16 |
HHS Releases New Report on Individuals with Complex Medical Needs |
None |
| 2010-12-14 |
Federal District Court Judge in Virginia Holds Health Law Mandate Provision Unconstitutional |
None |
| 2010-12-09 |
CMS, MedPAC, and National Debt Commission Promote Medicare/Medicaid Innovation |
None |
| 2010-12-07 |
Children's Bureau Releases New Title IV-E Reporting Form (CB 496) |
None |
| 2010-11-22 |
TANF Releases Program Instruction on Contingency Fund for FY 2011 and FY2012 |
None |
| 2010-11-22 |
Title IV-E Waiver vs. Child Welfare Finance Reform |
None |
| 2010-11-22 |
CMS Publishes Proposed Medicaid RAC Rules |
None |
| 2010-11-22 |
CMS Releases Guidance on Health Homes |
None |
| 2010-11-12 |
CMS Announces Cut in Physician Reimbursement Rates Under Final Medicare Fee Schedule Rule |
None |
| 2010-11-01 |
DHHS Announces IT Grant Competition to Help States Establish Exchanges |
None |
| 2010-10-28 |
New Physician-Owned Hospitals Must Meet Dec 31 Medicare Certification Deadline |
None |
| 2010-10-28 |
New York Presents Health Information Plan to HHS |
None |
| 2010-10-28 |
HHS Announces Availability of Primary Care Grants |
None |
| 2010-10-22 |
FL Federal Judge Allows Challenge to Health Care Law to Move Forward |
None |
| 2010-10-22 |
Maryland Launches Health Information Exchange |
None |
| 2010-10-22 |
Georgia Reaches Deinstitutionalization Agreement |
None |
| 2010-10-15 |
California Legislation Advances Health Care Reform |
None |
| 2010-10-15 |
HHS OIG Proposes New Projects for ACF Programs |
None |
| 2010-10-15 |
ACF Announces new Office of Child Care |
None |
| 2010-10-12 |
DHHS OIG Issues 2011 Work Plan |
None |
| 2010-10-12 |
DHHS Announces $727 Million Awards for Community Clinics |
None |
| 2010-10-12 |
U.S. Court in MI Upholds Health Care Reform Law |
None |
| 2010-10-08 |
US DHHS Announces Plans to Reshape and Raise Quality of Head Start Programs |
None |
| 2010-10-05 |
IL Federal Judge Issues Order Decreasing Number of Mentally Ill in Nursing Homes |
None |
| 2010-10-05 |
Obama Administration Agrees to Provide Increased Funding for MA Hospitals as Part of Medicaid Waiver Negotiations |
None |
| 2010-10-05 |
Recent Federal Laws Upgrading Health Insurance Coverage for Mental Illnesses and Substance Abuse |
None |
| 2010-10-05 |
Health Insurance Exchanges: Key Issues for State Implementation |
None |
| 2010-10-04 |
Renewal of Title IV-E Demonstration Waivers (HR 6156) Passes The House |
None |
| 2010-10-04 |
TANF Emergency Fund Expires |
None |
| 2010-10-01 |
HHS Awards Planning Grants for Health Insurance Exchanges |
None |
| 2010-09-30 |
Washington State Advances ACO Model |
None |
| 2010-09-30 |
Virginia Inaugurates Health Care Reform Task Forces |
None |
| 2010-09-30 |
HHS Announces Grants to State and Local Organizations |
None |
| 2010-09-24 |
Legislation Introduced to Renew for Demonstration Projects in State Child Welfare Systems |
None |
| 2010-09-24 |
CMS Releases Program Integrity Rules |
None |
| 2010-09-24 |
Senate Finance Committee Considers Effectiveness of TANF Program |
None |
| 2010-09-22 |
CMS Proposes Transparency and Public Notice Procedures for Medicaid and CHIP Demonstration under Section 1115 of SS Act |
None |
| 2010-09-17 |
Late Effort to Save TANF Emergency Fund |
None |
| 2010-09-16 |
Children’s Bureau Awards $39 million to 38 states and Puerto Rico for Increased Adoptions |
None |
| 2010-09-16 |
14 Days Before TANF Emergency Fund Expires |
None |
| 2010-09-16 |
Illinois Advances Integrated Health Care Program |
None |
| 2010-09-16 |
New York Awards $109 Million for Health IT |
None |
| 2010-09-16 |
Federal Judge Expected to Allow Legal Challenge of Health Care Law to Advance in FL Lawsuit |
None |
| 2010-09-10 |
CMS Head Berwick Moving on Model Health Care Test Sites |
None |
| 2010-08-27 |
California Passes State Health Exchange Legislation |
None |
| 2010-08-27 |
CBO Says Reform Law Will Reduce Projected Budget Deficits by $179 BLN Over Next Decade |
None |
| 2010-08-20 |
When Do MEPA Regulations Apply? |
None |
| 2010-08-19 |
CMS Releases New Guidelines to State Medicaid Agencies on Health IT |
None |
| 2010-08-19 |
CMS Issues Final Rules on Medicare Payments to Hospitals in FY 2011 |
None |
| 2010-08-19 |
HHS Awards Grants to Upgrade State Reviews of Health Insurance Premium Increases |
None |
| 2010-08-17 |
CMS Issues Final Rule Implementing Upgrades to Payment Error Rate Measurement |
None |
| 2010-08-17 |
20 States File Breif in Florida Court Urging Court Not to Dismiss Challenge to Healthcare Reform law |
None |
| 2010-08-13 |
HHS Offers $250 Million in Competitive Grants to Create New Primary Care Sites |
None |
| 2010-08-13 |
Education, Jobs, and Medicaid Assistance Act Impact on Children and Families |
None |
| 2010-08-13 |
Ways and Means Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Foster Care Waivers |
None |
| 2010-08-13 |
Child Welfare Financing Reform |
None |
| 2010-08-11 |
FMAP Extension Passes But State Medicaid Agencies Still Under Pressure |
None |
| 2010-08-02 |
DHHS Issues Rules On Temporary High-Risk Pools fFor Individuals With Pre-Existing Conditions |
None |
| 2010-08-02 |
Administration Says Insurers May Establish Open Enrollment Period For Children With Pre-Existing Conditions |
None |
| 2010-07-30 |
CMS Releases Bundled Payment and Value-Based Purchasing Rules |
None |
| 2010-07-30 |
CMS Seeks Applications from States for $2.25 Billion in Money Follows the Person Grants |
None |
| 2010-07-30 |
HHS Announces $51 Million in Planning Grants for Health Insurance Exchanges |
None |
| 2010-07-30 |
HHS Offers Strategic Plan for 2010-2015 |
None |
| 2010-07-30 |
ACF Requests Public Comment on Redesign of SACWIS Requirements |
None |
| 2010-07-30 |
Senate to Debate Extension of FMAP Before the Summer Recess |
None |
| 2010-07-26 |
Administration Announces New Rules for Consumers to Appeal Health Claim Denials |
None |
| 2010-07-23 |
Wisconsin Releases HITECH Plan |
None |
| 2010-07-23 |
New Mexico Health Care Reform Task Force Outlines Recommendations |
None |
| 2010-07-23 |
New York Announces Additional State Health IT Funding |
None |
| 2010-07-23 |
CMS Issues Notice of Medicare 2011 Prospective Payments for Skilled Nursing Facilities |
4 |
| 2010-07-23 |
Affordable Care Act Initial Funding for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grants |
None |
| 2010-07-15 |
CMS Issues Guidance on Translation Assistance |
None |
| 2010-07-15 |
CMS Enhances Hospital Comparison Data |
4 |
| 2010-07-15 |
Arguments Begin in Virginia's Lawsuit Challenging Health Care Reform Law |
None |
| 2010-07-15 |
CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Cut Medicare Physician Reimbursement by 6.1% in Jan 2011 |
None |
| 2010-07-02 |
Federal Agencies Issue Rules on Patients' Rights |
None |
| 2010-07-02 |
CMS Issues Proposed Medicare Payment Rules for CY 2011 |
None |
| 2010-07-02 |
HHS and States Implement High Risk Pools |
None |
| 2010-07-02 |
Child Welfare League of America Announces Funds for Child & Family Programs |
None |
| 2010-07-02 |
FMAP Extension for Medicaid and Title IV-E Foster Care, Guardianship and Adoption Assistance Appears Doomed |
None |
| 2010-06-24 |
CMS Unveils New Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program |
None |
| 2010-06-24 |
Role of HRSA Within DHHS in Health Reform Legislation |
None |
| 2010-06-24 |
Patient Protection Act and Youth Aging Out of Foster Care |
None |
| 2010-06-23 |
HHS Announces Health Reform Grant Opportunities and Awards |
None |
| 2010-06-23 |
HELP Subcommittee Examines "State of the American Child" |
None |
| 2010-06-14 |
Colorado Enacts Legislation to Improve Health Care Quality, Efficiency, and Access |
None |
| 2010-06-14 |
Pennsylvania Takes Steps to Implement Health Care Reform |
None |
| 2010-06-14 |
HHS Announces Grant Opportunities for Health Insurance Rate Reviews |
None |
| 2010-06-04 |
HHS Encourages States to Participate in Multi-Payer Medical Home Demonstration |
None |
| 2010-06-04 |
New York Announces Health Care Reform Leadership Group |
None |
| 2010-06-04 |
New York Announces Health Care Reform Leadership Group |
None |
| 2010-06-04 |
California Takes Legislative Action to Implement Federal Health Reform Law |
None |
| 2010-05-18 |
HHS Publishes Rules Implementing Health Care Reform |
None |
| 2010-05-18 |
States Elect High Risk Pool Options |
None |
| 2010-05-18 |
CMS Awards $9 Million in Matching Funds to 4 States for Medicaid IT Programs |
None |
| 2010-05-18 |
Child Care Funding and Utilization in the News |
None |
| 2010-05-18 |
Fostering Success in Education Act (S. 2801) |
None |
| 2010-04-19 |
States Analyze High Risk Pool Options |
None |
| 2010-04-19 |
States Consider CMS Guidelines on Immediate Medicaid Expansion |
None |
| 2010-04-13 |
Governors Take Action on Federal Health Care Reform Law |
None |
| 2010-03-29 |
President Obama Signs Health Reform Bill into Law |
None |
| 2010-03-09 |
Oregon to expand Health Coverage for Former Foster Youth |
None |
| 2010-03-09 |
Federal Court Orders California to Cover Foster Care Costs |
None |
| 2010-03-09 |
Child Welfare - State and Federal Landscape |
None |
| 2010-03-09 |
CMS Announces Medicaid Health IT Planning Awards to Twelve States |
None |
| 2010-02-26 |
New Legal Analysis Provides $4.3 Billion in Fiscal Relief for States |
None |
| 2010-02-09 |
ACF Updates the Child Welfare Policy Manual - Independent Living |
None |
| 2010-02-09 |
President's 2011 Budget for ACF |
None |
| 2010-02-09 |
FFY 2011 Health Budget Overview |
None |
| 2010-02-04 |
CMS Announces New Medicare/Medicaid Demonstration Projects |
None |
| 2010-01-15 |
The Urban Institute - Public Expenditures on Children through 2008 |
None |
| 2010-01-15 |
Anticipated Changes to Guardianship Assistance Program |
None |
| 2010-01-15 |
CMS Publishes New Rules on Medicaid Payment Incentives |
None |
| 2010-01-12 |
Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill |
None |
| 2010-01-12 |
HHS Publishes Health Information Technology Rules |
None |
| 2009-12-28 |
Senate Healthcare Bill Faces Several Hurdles |
None |
| 2009-12-28 |
Department Appeals Board Reverses ACF Penalty for Child and Family Services Review |
None |
| 2009-12-10 |
CMS Withdraws Proposed Rule for Rehab Option |
None |
| 2009-12-10 |
Pressures Mounting for State Child Welfare Agencies |
None |
| 2009-12-10 |
The Full Senate Begins to Debate Health Care Reform |
None |
| 2009-11-20 |
New Study on Massachusetts Health Care Reform |
None |
| 2009-11-18 |
Top 10 Things to Know as you submit your Planning APD for HIT Planning |
None |
| 2009-11-17 |
House Passes Health Care Reform Legislation |
None |
| 2009-11-06 |
Congressional Watch |
None |
| 2009-11-06 |
States' Roles in Federal Health Care Reform |
None |
| 2009-11-06 |
House Democrats Unveil $894 Billion Healthcare Reform Package |
None |