by Eden Desta | Mar 21, 2019 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates, Title V
Deadlines for requesting funding levels for programs in the FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill are approaching and now is the time to make sure your Senators and Representatives prioritize funding for maternal and child health!...
by Eden Desta | Feb 28, 2019 | Legislative Updates, Maternal & Infant Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published its unofficial final rule today to make substantive changes to the Title X Family Planning Program. The rule will effectively bar many, though not all, Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Title X funds....
by Eden Desta | Jan 15, 2019 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
As the partial government shutdown now enters its 25th day, we wanted to bring you a few updates. Unfortunately, there is very little news of progress in reaching a compromise that will reopen those parts of the government that are currently shut down. In the...
by Eden Desta | Dec 11, 2018 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
We are thrilled to share that the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 1318, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act, today. We are hearing that the Senate expects to take up and pass the bill soon — after which it would be sent to the President’s desk...
by Eden Desta | Nov 20, 2018 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates, Maternal & Infant Health
Coalition of national organizations urges floor votes on bills aimed at combating rise in maternal mortality, cites bipartisan support. A group of 82 national health-related organizations urged congressional leaders today to pass pending legislation by the end of the...
by Eden Desta | Sep 27, 2018 | Government Affairs, Legislative Updates
Today, the House passed H.R. 6157, an appropriations package that includes fiscal year 2019 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and the Department of Defense as well as stopgap funding for any appropriations legislation that...