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Getting it Right: State Policymakers Identify 10 Steps to Successful Implementation of Federal Health Reform
The National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) is an independent academy of state health policymakers working together to identify emerging issues, develop policy solutions, and improve state health policy and practice. Recently, its executive committee identified ten aspects of health reform that states must get right in order to successfully implement federal health reform.…
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Arizona Takes First Step to Restore Children’s Health Insurance
By Matt Jewett, Children’s Action Alliance of Arizona Not a lot of good news has come out of Arizona this year. Amidst leading the country in job losses, selling our state Capitol to raise money (we’re leasing it back), and a divisive immigration debate gaining national attention, we also became the first state ever to…
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Health Reform’s Maternity Coverage – Best Gift an Expectant Mother Could Receive
By Amanda Jezek, March of Dimes Health reform is giving pregnant women throughout the U.S. a far more valuable package than anything they could ever unwrap at a baby shower — access to maternity coverage. Coverage for maternity care is crucial because, without it, women face much more difficulty in obtaining needed health services. Women…
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Federal Regulations Issued on Dependent Coverage for Adult Children
Coverage of young adults up to 26 years of age on a parent’s insurance plan is one of the most popular provisions of the new health reform law and an early win for children and families. This week, three federal agencies released joint interim final regulations on this provision. The rules confirm that all individual and group health plans,…
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Health Reform Web Portal Is On Its Way
By Martha Heberlein Mark your calendars – on July 1, 2010, HHS plans on launching the new health reform web portal to provide state-level information about affordable health coverage options. In anticipation of the launch, regulations were released today detailing what information the portal will include and how the data will be collected. The portal will…
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Graduates Have One Less Thing to Worry About
Last week my son turned in his final paper and defended his senior thesis, his last acts as a college senior. In a few short weeks, he’ll join the 3 million young adults graduating from college this year. Fortunately, this year’s crop of grads (and their parents) will have one less thing to worry about…
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Addressing the “What’s In It for Me” and “What’s In It for Others” Questions on Health Reform
About 55 percent of Americans say they are confused about the new health reform law and more than half say they don’t yet have enough information to understand how it will affect them personally according to Kaiser’s latest tracking poll. As was clearly evident during the health reform debate, people take their health coverage very…
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Whither Premium Assistance??? (Part 1)
I started studying premium assistance programs in Medicaid and CHIP a decade ago with a large dose of skepticism. The idea of buying private coverage with public dollars when it is more expensive and typically covers fewer benefits than Medicaid struck me as a bad deal for beneficiaries and taxpayers alike. In many cases this…
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Early Wins for Children and Families in Health Care Reform
While many of the sweeping changes to insurance industry practices and other major provisions do not go into effect until January 1, 2014, there are some important early wins in health reform for children and their families. This issue brief reviews those early wins in some detail.
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Early Wins for Children and Families in Health Reform Highlighted
Today, CCF released a new issue brief that takes a look at some of the most immediate changes in health reform for children and families. While many of the sweeping changes to the insurance industry and other major provisions do not go into effect until 2014, children have some much earlier “wins” to look forward…
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Summary of Medicaid, CHIP, and Low-Income Provisions in Health Care Reform
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is designed (with its companion set of amendments in H.R. 4782) to provide coverage to 32 million people, adopt broad-reaching reforms in insurance industry practices, make major new investments in public health, and reduce the federal deficits. This…
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PICO’s Gordon Whitman Reflects on Historic Sunday Vote for Health Reform
(Editor’s Note: While CCF staff had their noses buried in legislative language and watched the health reform debate from the comforts of their own homes, PICO’s Gordon Whitman was out on the front lines. From what we saw on our televisions, there was a lot of commotion as protestors on both sides of the issue…
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Health Care Reform and Covering Sick Children
Once President Obama signed into law the health care reform bill, we all started to dig a little deeper into what the provisions mean for those in the “real world.” One issue that has risen to the top is untangling the new rules governing when insurance companies have to cover sick children. So, let’s break…
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As House Heads Toward Climactic Vote, the Final Details of the Health Reform Package Emerge
By Jocelyn Guyer Yesterday, the House of Representatives released a “reconciliation” or “fix it” bill with final changes to the health reform package. With these changes, we can now get a complete picture of what health reform could mean for America’s families and children. The $940 billion package would cover 32 million uninsured people through Exchanges and…
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Let’s Take a Break from Biting Our Nails on Health Reform to Think About Teeth
Mom: “Did you brush your teeth?” Child: “Yep.” Mom: “How come your toothbrush isn’t wet?” This is an excerpt from the script of the bedtime drama performed live nightly in the comfort of my own home. Just between you, me and the tooth fairy … after battling on the nutrition, hygiene and homework fronts, I…
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President Obama: It’s Time to Bring this Journey to an End
Following last week’s health care summit and release of his health care reform proposal, the President today urged Congress to end the debate and bring health reform across the finish line. In his remarks, the President painted a vivid picture of what it means to not pass health reform, including more uninsured families, additional people…
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White House Health Reform Announcement Expected @ 1:45 p.m.
President Obama is expected to make his much anticipated health reform announcement at 1:45 pm today in the East Room of the White House. He will be flanked by HHS Secretary Sebelius and health care professionals. He is expected to encourage Congress to move forward swiftly. Say Ahhh! bloggers will share our perspectives following the…
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What If Health Reform Efforts Fail?
As leaders in Washington debate the future of a plan to get our nation’s arms around the colossal health care system, it’s worthwhile to take a look at how things would be different today if some past health reform efforts had succeeded. What if … President Nixon’s plan had passed before he left office? According…
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President Obama’s Health Care Reform Proposal: Key Medicaid, CHIP, and Low-Income Provisions
President Obama’s health reform plan set the stage for the bipartisan health reform summit the White House convened. This fact sheet provides a description of the key Medicaid, CHIP, and low-income provisions.
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President Obama Releases Roadmap to Health Care Reform
Just as Washington is finally thawing out from under all the snow, it seems that health reform was dug out too with the release today of President Obama’s health reform proposal. The President’s plan sets the stage for the bipartisan health reform summit that the White House is convening on Thursday. In an effort to…