As of Thursday, July 29, information was released that indicates the Senate plans to pick up legislation on Monday that will extend the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) through 2011. State advocates and many national organizations have been powerfully lobbying the Senate for an extension of Medicaid and Title IV-E Foster Care, Guardianship and Adoption Assistance FMAP reimbursements. More than 30 states built 2011 budgets on the assumption that the increased FMAP by 6.2 percent would be extended through at least June 30, 2011 closing out the budget year for most states. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported that inclusion of extending TANF Emergency Fund is not part of the proposed legislation. Without a companion bill in the Senate that reflects recommendations passed by the House, the TANF Emergency Fund will have little chance to be extended after September 30 of this year.
About Kay Casey
Kay Casey has over 20 years of experience in federal and state child welfare policy and programs, having worked for the federal Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Florida Department of Children and Families prior to joining PCG. She is responsible for the review and assessment of fiscal processing systems that impact a state’s ability to identify, document, and report expenditures for federal reporting purposes accompanied with the programmatic impact on the state’s system of care. Among her projects since joining PCG, Kay has managed fiscal monitoring of Florida’s privatization of child welfare services for allowability and compliance with federal guidelines,; served as Technical Advisor and Policy Reviewer for a Pennsylvania (PA) statewide quality control administration for Title IV-E compliance services for 67 PA counties; served as Business Project Manager for a PA SACWIS feasibility study; and provided ongoing technical assistance on federal policy changes as they impact the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Children and Families,and State of Indiana Department of Children Services.
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