Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 2. July 2010 08:57
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed rules on June 25 to update Medicare Part B reimbursement policies in January 2011 under the federal health care reform law and earlier legislation. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 2. July 2010 08:56
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on July 1 that a national Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) is open to applicants in 21 states where HHS is running the program. Coverage will begin in these states on August 1 for qualifying individuals who submit applications by July 15. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 2. July 2010 08:53
Designated tribal funding for home visiting under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been announced by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Grants will be funded competitively in two phases, (1) needs assessment and (2) capacity building and implementation. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 2. July 2010 08:52
Efforts to extend the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) beyond the December 31, 2010 expiration appears to have lost momentum in the Senate and some believe it will die. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 28. June 2010 11:26
The current age of greater accountability in schools has challenged educators to seek effective ways to incorporate data into their decision making processes from the central office to the classroom. However, this is not just a matter of collecting more data. For data to inform decisions about policy, programs, practice, and student placement, three critical factors need to be taken into consideration: data quality, data capacity, and data culture. This White Paper describes a research-grounded model for data use and discusses these three factors, why they are important, and how they support effective data use in schools and districts. [More]
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Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 24. June 2010 07:55
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a State Medicaid Director Letter on June 22 on the renewal and expansion of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration under the federal health care reform law. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 24. June 2010 07:53
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced that the federal government will spend $250 million in programs to increase the number of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers. T [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 24. June 2010 07:49
When the President signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) on March 23, 2010 to force major overhauls of the healthcare system, the law also amended three sections of Titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act. [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 23. June 2010 08:54
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on June 3 that $60 million in grants will be available to states, Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)... [More]
Author: Sam Fish | Posted: 23. June 2010 08:50
Early in June, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families held the first of several hearings to be convened on the "State of the American Child." [More]
