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FMC Balancing Incentive Program Webinar Recording Available 13 Jun 2013 | 02:42 pm
On May 30, ANCOR coalition partner the Friday Morning Collaborative (FMC), which is a coalition of national aging and disability organizations that work to advance long-term services and supports for ...
Fight Over Mississippi Medicaid Expansion Puts Program at Risk 13 Jun 2013 | 02:41 pm
Mississippi is currently facing a unique challenge as its Republican governor, Phil Bryant, and Democratic state legislators continue to disagree over the future of the state's Medicaid program. In Ap...
CBO Report Details Characteristics of Dual Eligibles 13 Jun 2013 | 02:34 pm
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report titled, " Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid: Characteristics, Health Care Spending, and Evolving Policies ". The report exami...
Appropriators Plan to Move on Spending Bills in Mid-June, Despite Threat of Veto 10 Jun 2013 | 09:46 pm
According to an aide, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) will start moving the committee's twelve annual spending bills the third week of June, starting with bills appr...
House E&C Health Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Medicaid Reform 10 Jun 2013 | 09:44 pm
On Wednesday, June 12, the House Energy and Commerce (E&Y) Committee Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing titled, "The Need for Medicaid Reform: A State Perspective".
OMB Directs Agencies to Reduce Budgets by Ten Percent in 2015 10 Jun 2013 | 09:42 pm
On May 29, the Office of Management and the Budget (OMB) sent a memorandum to the heads of departments and agencies which asks federal agencies to increase proposed spending cuts in budget plans the...
President Threatens to Veto Any House Spending Bills Modeled on GOP Budget 10 Jun 2013 | 09:40 pm
Last Monday, the White House, through Statements of Administration Policy ( SAP H.R. 2216 and SAP H.R. 2217 ) issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), said President Obama may veto any ...
ABA Requests Favorable Tax Treatment of Employers Complying with ACA 7 Jun 2013 | 02:03 pm
In a letter dated June 4, the Tax Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to clarify several aspects of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) employer shared...
HUD Issues Olmstead Guidance for Housing Providers 7 Jun 2013 | 02:01 pm
On Tuesday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance to HUD-assisted housing providers on how they can support state and local Olmstead efforts to increase integra...
NCD Report Examines the Impact of Medicaid Block Grants on People with Disabilities 4 Jun 2013 | 02:21 pm
On May 22, the National Council on Disability (NCD) released a report titled, " A Medcaid Block Grant Program: Implications for People with Disabilities ". The paper examines the history of federal bl...
