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Health Care Maybe Alexander-Murray or Nothing
What is next for ACA repeal may be clearer later this week when and if Congressional leaders decide whether to include in the 2018 budget resolution an instruction to repeal the ACA. Such a provision
Home Visiting Approved by House, Waiting on Senate
On Tuesday, September 16, the House passed the Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act (H.R. 2824). Support was not overwhelming at 214 to 209. The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting
CHIP Extension Waits Longer
By mid-week House Republicans were throwing cold water on the idea that they would move the CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) before the fiscal year and the authorization ran out. The debate and chance to
Commission on Opioids
Last week, the President’s Commission on combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis held its third formal public hearing. The Commission which had an original date of October 1 for recommendations has delayed that date
Graham-Cassidy Bill has Serious Shot at Passage
The Senate is expected to vote on the Graham-Cassidy-Johnson-Heller Medicaid block grant/per capita cap this week, with shifting odds of passage. Over the weekend, more questions than answers were being raised about its prospects, especially
CWLA Comments To Commission on Opioids
Last week, CWLA submitted comments to the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The comments focus on how the Commission needs to include certain actions that can help address the drug
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