On September 25, 2018, Americans will celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a massive 50-state effort to register voters before Election Day this November. With midterms and governor races happening in a few weeks, every eligible American voter should exercise his or her right to be heard at the ballot box this year and next. […]
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NACHC: House and Senate Lawmakers Hail Community Health Centers as a “Bipartisan Solution”
For Immediate Release
March 24,2016
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Amy Simmons Farber 202 309 0338
An overwhelmingly bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers called on key subcommittee chairs “to recognize health centers as providers of high quality, cost-effective primary care” and to ensure continued funding for a model of care that offers a “bipartisan solution to the primary care access problems” facing the U.S.
New Fund Focuses on Growing Michigan’s Food Access
A new public-private partnership loan and grant fund has been created to address the lack of healthy food access in rural and urban communities. The Michigan Good Food Fund will support food entrepreneurs across the state.
The Fund, launched on June 10, 2015, addresses the significant need for healthy food access in rural and urban communities alike, specifically for residents who live in lower-income communities with limited healthy food access.
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Public Hearing Scheduled for Healthy Michigan Plan Waiver
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is hosting a public hearing to share information about the Healthy Michigan Plan (HMP) waiver, provide a status update on the process, and receive comments and feedback on the implementation from enrolled individuals, providers, advocates, and other interested organizations. The hearing is scheduled for June 24, […]
CMS Proposes Rule to Strengthen Managed Care for Medicaid and CHIP Enrollees
On May 26, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to modernize Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care regulations to update the programs’ rules and strengthen the delivery of quality care for beneficiaries. This proposed rule is the first major update to Medicaid and CHIP managed care regulations in […]