Representatives Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Gene Green (D-TX) last week re-introduced H.R. 2703, the Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2013. H.R. 2703 would amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) malpractice coverage to all qualified health care professionals who volunteer at health centers. NACHC commends Reps. Murphy and …
Author: Heather Jinkins
Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate
Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Bob Casey (D-PA) last week introduced S. 955, the Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2013. This legislation would reduce unmet primary care need in communities by encouraging licensed practitioners to volunteer at Community Health Centers. With 60 million Americans lacking access to care, this legislation is a no-cost solution that …
House Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund Federal Government for Remainder of FY 2013
Last week, the House passed H.R. 933, a FY 2013 spending package that combined spending bills for Defense and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs with a six-month continuing resolution (CR) covering all other agencies. The CR would fund the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year as the government is currently operating under a CR …
FY2013 Appropriations: Take Two
by Heather Jinkins While we are only one month into the 113th Congress, the FY2013 appropriations process remains unfinished. As you will recall, both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees offered FY2013 appropriations bills and those bills died with the close of the 112th Congress. As a result, the federal government is currently funded under …
The Sequester Deadline is Quickly Approaching Again
by Abigail Pinkele After a brief sigh of relief, the numerous self-imposed fiscal deadlines implemented by Congress are quickly approaching again. As outlined in a previous blog, under HR 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the “sequester”- or across the board cut for all government programs- was delayed for two months, setting the …
HRSA Releases FY13 New Access Point Guidance, but does not Utilize Full FY13 Funding Highlighting the Importance of Continued Advocacy on FY2013 Appropriations
By Abigail Pinkele On January 16th, the Health Resources and Services Administration released the FY13 Affordable Care Act New Access Point (NAP) funding opportunity announcement. The full announcement can be viewed here. In keeping with the President’s FY13 budget proposal, the NAP guidance does not utilize the full $300 million in funding available under the …
Fiscal Cliff Averted and Sequestration Delayed For Now
by Abby Pinkele Late last night and at the very last minute, the House passed HR 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, to avert the fiscal cliff and delay the sequester for two months. A more detailed explanation of HR 8 can be seen here in the Washington Post. In the long term, …
Senate Clears Continuing Resolution; President Expected to Sign Shortly
The Senate, early Saturday morning, passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government operating until March 27, 2013. Due to procedural hurdles, the Senate was forced to vote in the middle of the night on the final must-pass measure before returning home in advance of the election. As you will recall from our …
Office of Management and Budget Releases Sequester Implementation Report; Health Centers Face $167 Million Cut
by Abby Pinkele Last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a report detailing the effects of sequestration, as required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA). The sequester is scheduled to go into effect January 2, 2013 and the report was intended to outline the complete impact to each program in …
House Passes Six Month Continuing Resolution; Federal Programs Funded at Roughly FY 2012 Level
Last week, the House passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund federal programs until March 27, 2013 to avert a government shutdown after the end of the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 on September 30. As we reported in our last blog, the CR adheres to the $1.047 trillion spending cap set forth in the …