Happy March! We're hopeful spring weather is right around the corner here in Washington, and for everyone else. Many of you are probably also hopeful that Congress will meet their March 23 deadline for passing a catchall spending package. Time will tell for both!
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FNS Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Around SNAP ABAWD Policy
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Last Friday afternoon, February 23, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking around the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Through this notice, FNS is soliciting public input to inform potential policy, program, and regulatory changes related to requirements and services for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs)...
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CMS Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Extending Short-Term Health Coverage
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In October 2017, President Trump issued an executive order directing the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to write a rule extending the length of time that consumers could maintain short-term, limited duration health insurance plans to provide an alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) marketplace plans. Under existing regulations, these short-term plans are available for up to three months to provide temporary insurance for people who are experiencing a lapse or gap in coverage. Last week, the three federal agencies released the proposed rule with a 60-day comment period...
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House Committee on Ways and Means Split on Views and Estimates Letter
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On Tuesday, February 27, the House Committee on Ways and Means held a short hearing during which Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) shared and summarized its
Views and Estimates letter
to the House Committee on the Budget. The letter informs the Budget Committee of its policy agenda and priorities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019)...
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ACF Releases Adoption Savings Data
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In fiscal year (FY) 2010, the federal government began phasing out the income-eligibility requirements for IV-E Adoption Assistance. States are required to spend any savings from this federal expansion on child welfare services. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
released details
on the FY 2016 adoption savings, which totaled $110 million. In addition, the
Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2018
delayed the full expansion until July 1, 2024.
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Updates to Child Welfare Manual
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Throughout February, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) made
additions to the Child Welfare Policy Manual
, including answering questions about the
Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems (
CCWIS), the National Electronic Interstate Compact Enterprise (NEICE), and more.
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Addressing the Opioid Crisis
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After
declarin
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the opioid crisis a public health emergency last October, the President and White House officials outlined their hopes for addressing the opioid epidemic during a summit yesterday. Separately, lawmakers and other officials gathered at a Chamber of Commerce event on combating the crisis.
T
he Department of Agriculture (USDA)
published a webpage
highlighting resources available to communities to respond to the opioid crisis.
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APHSA's Collaborative Centers
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Interested in health and human services integration? What about employment and economic well-being? Check out our other specially focused newsletters brought to you by our National Collaborative for Integration of Health and Human Services (National Collaborative) and our Center for Employment and Economic Well-Being (CEEWB).
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NSDTA Call for Proposals Now Open
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APHSA and the National Staff Development and Training Association (NSDTA) are now accepting proposals for the 30th Annual NSDTA Educational Conference, September 30 – October 3 in Columbus, OH. This is your opportunity to shape the content for this premier event for professionals involved in human services training, staff and organizational development/effectiveness.
Submissions are due no later than Friday, March 23rd.
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State Healthcare IT Connect Summit
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Join us at the 2018 State Healthcare IT Connect Summit , April 5-6, in Baltimore, MD! APHSA's President and CEO, Tracy Wareing Evans, will k
ick off this year’s Enterprise System Planning, Health and Human Service Integration track with a dynamic discussion on how leaders and researchers are working across sectors and systems with a line of sight on advancing population health and well-being.
Government employees can register free of charge!
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