by Chery Manon Espinal | Mar 29, 2022 | Government Affairs, Mental Health & SUD, Pulse Newsletters
By Stacy Collins, Associate Director, Health Systems Transformation, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs “First – beat the opioid epidemic. There is so much we can do. Increase funding for prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery. Get...
by Chery Manon Espinal | Feb 18, 2022 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
Congress passed legislation last night to extend funding for the federal government through Mar. 11, 2022. President Biden is expected to sign the bill before government funding runs out at midnight tonight. The short-term funding bill – known as a continuing...
by Chery Manon Espinal | Feb 2, 2022 | Government Affairs, Pulse Newsletters
By Lauren Blachowiak and Alyson Northrup, Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and Danielle Webber, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Our nation faces a mental health crisis among children and youth that has been...
by Eden Desta | Sep 30, 2021 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
Congress passed legislation today to extend funding for the federal government through Dec. 3, 2021. President Biden is expected to sign the bill before government funding runs out at midnight tonight. The short-term funding bill – known as a continuing resolution –...
by Eden Desta | Aug 2, 2021 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
On July 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a legislative package (H.R.4502) with seven of the twelve annual appropriations bills for fiscal year 2022, including the bill to fund the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Included in the bill to...
by Eden Desta | Jul 14, 2021 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
The House Appropriations Committee just released the bill report for the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Labor, Health and Human Services, Education & Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations legislation with significant proposed increases for several programs to...