The fresh start of a new decade brings renewed interest in the growing numbers of uninsured children in our nation. Four million children are now uninsured, an increase of than 400,000 between 2016 and 2018, according to the U.S. Census. The new numbers point to a new downward trend after a trajectory of coverage among …
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A Potential Shutdown: How Did We Get Here and What Does it Mean?
How did we get here? As of Friday afternoon, Congress still hasn’t agreed upon a Continuing Resolution (CR) that can pass both Houses of Congress and prevent the federal government from shutting down. Thursday evening, the House passed a CR that would keep the government’s doors open through February 16th. The House-passed bill provides a …
Health Center Highlights: House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing
By Melissa Cairo, NACHC Federal Affairs Intern On June 23, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health held the hearing Examining the Extension of Safety Net Health Programs. In this hearing, the subcommittee focused on two specific programs: the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Community Health Center Fund. Both CHIP and the Health …
President Trump’s FY18 Budget: What Does It Mean for Health Centers?
By NACHC Federal Affairs Staff On Tuesday, President Trump released his FY18 budget proposal, which reflects the administration’s priorities for federal spending in the upcoming fiscal year. The President’s budget is a blueprint for national priorities, which is then submitted to Congress. Ultimately, it will be Congress that makes the final budget decisions during the …
The New Medicaid Landscape: How the Administration May Increase Flexibility for States
While it is unclear what changes Congress may make to the Medicaid program, even without further Congressional action, changes are coming to Medicaid. The recent Senate confirmations of Health and Human Services Representative Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services and Seema Verma as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services …
Hot Off the Press from the Bipartisan Policy Center
There are a lot of good ideas floating around Washington, D.C., and one of the first places to look for them is the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), the only think tank in town that takes the best ideas from both political parties and uses them to promote health, security and opportunity for everyone. That is …
CMS Announces 2013 Application Fee for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP
By: Susan Sumrell On November 30, 2012, CMS announced the 2013 application fee for those providers initially enrolling in Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP or revalidating an enrollment or adding a new location. This application fee applies to those providers submitting an 855A application form, which is the form that health centers use to enroll in …