ADvancing States Letter on Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal Legislation
ADvancing States has submitted a letter to Senate leadership regarding the Graham-Cassidy ACA repeal legislation. In our bill analysis, this legislation includes a number of changes to the core Medicaid program in addition to the repeal of ACA…
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ADvancing States Analysis of Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal Proposal
Yesterday, Senators Graham (R-SC), Cassidy (R-LA), Heller (R-NV), and Johnson (R-WI) released legislative language of their bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. This is part of an effort to revive the ACA repeal process…
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ADvancing States Submits Comments Regarding Redesign of Existing Data Collection; Older Americans Act Titles III and VII; State Program Performance Report
ADvancing States has submitted comments regarding the notice of proposedrulemaking issued by the Administration for Community Living regarding sections 202(a)(16) and section 202(f) of the Older Americans Act (OAA).
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Senate Leadership Releases Language for ACA Repeal and Replace Bill
On June 22nd, Senate leadership unveiled the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Senate’s proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This bill is the accompanying measure to the American Health Care Act (AHCA…
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ADvancing States Response to Senate Finance Request for Health Reform Comments
Yesterday, ADvancing States submitted a letter to the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee in response to his request for feedback and recommendations on…
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President Trump's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2018
This morning, President Trump released his comprehensive budget request for Fiscal Year 2018, which runs from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. We have reviewed the funding and policy proposals in the budget and are providing an…
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ADvancing States Submits Comments on National Survey of Older American Act Participants
ADvancing States has submitted comments in response to the notice of information collection activities issued by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) at 82 F.R. 13457 on March 13, 2017. ADvancing States represents the 56…
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Implementation of Final Rule that Defines HCBS Settings
Earlier today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an information bulletin to states regarding the implementation of the final rule that defines home and community-based settings, frequently referred to as the HCBS settings…
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FY2017 Appropriations Bill Analysis
Last night, Congress reached an agreement on a spending bill for FY2017. The legislation would fund the government through the end of September 2017. This agreement was reached last night between both parties in both chambers and is widely…
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Affordable Care Act Repeal Legislation Analysis
On Monday, March 20th, the House of Representatives released amendments to the American Health Care Act. The amendments contain significant changes to Medicaid policies, including an option (but not a requirement) for states to receive…