by Abby Pinkele The most recent unofficial information we’ve gathered from the Hill indicates the Senate Labor, Health, and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee will begin consideration of the Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) LHHS bill on June 12. We expect the bill to move to the full Senate Appropriations Committee for a markup on June …

Approximately two weeks ago, the President released his budget for FY 2013, marking the official start of the FY2013 appropriations process. [Read NACHC’s statement on the President’s proposal here]. Now it is Congress’ turn to get down to business. The House Appropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee which funds the Health Centers program has announced that it is …

If you’ve read NACHC’s release on the FY2013 President’s Budget, then you know what it outlines for health centers. But what about other programs? This week, we’ll take you through how the budget treated the health entitlement programs—specifically Medicaid and Medicare- and next week we’ll cover other areas of interest for health centers. In general, …

by NACHC Federal Affairs Brief Overview As we look back on 2011, a year that has seen so many twists, turns, dips, peaks, and valleys, it certainly seems like we’ll remember this as a year that could give the scariest amusement park ride a run for its money. And speaking of money, the lack thereof …

by Kaitlin McColgan On Monday, word got around Washington that the House and Senate appropriators had worked through the weekend and all but reached an agreement on an omnibus appropriations bill containing the nine remaining spending bills for FY2012, including the Labor-HHS bill which also funds the Health Centers program. The expectation was that the …

Super Committee Last Friday was the deadline for Congressional Committees to weigh-in with the Super Committee and NACHC staff is compiling all the various letters that were sent.  There was no definitive method that each Committee used – some sent a letter just from the Chairman, others just the Ranking Member, and at least one …

by Heather Jinkins The House Appropriations Committee released last week the draft FY 2012 Labor-HHS funding bill, which includes funding for the Health Centers program. This measure, were it to become law, provides $153.4 billion in FY 2012 discretionary spending which is roughly $4 billion less than both the FY2011 enacted level as well as …

by Kaitlin McColgan Hopefully you’ve now read the post about the impact of the proposed funding cut on health centers, so now you know how serious this threat is. So, how will this bill be considered on the House floor, and what can we expect in terms of timing? First up will be the House …

After a week spent honoring the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Congress returns this week to legislative business. As most health center advocates know from news reports (and our Health Center Advocacy Alert that went out yesterday), on Wednesday, the US House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 2, a bill to repeal the …

by the NACHC Federal Affairs Staff We are sure that all of you – like all of us at NACHC – were stunned and saddened to learn of Saturday’s shooting at a Tucson, Arizona shopping center during a constituent event sponsored by Representative Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords (D-AZ).  As you probably know, a total of 20 …