ADvancing States Releases Analysis of Updated Reconciliation Bill
On Thursday, October 28th, the House rules committee released updated legislative text for the Build Back Better Act, which would enact large parts of President Biden’s domestic agenda. The proposal, if passed into law as written, would…
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Federal Appropriations Analysis and Update
Earlier this week, the Senate released the remaining FY2022 appropriations bills not yet addressed in that chamber, including the Labor-HHS-Education package that includes most aging & disability programs. As you may recall, the Federal government…
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State Associations Submit Requests Regarding COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
On October 21, 2021, ADvancing States, the National Association of Medicaid Directors, the National Association of Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, and the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors sent letters to…
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ADvancing States Submits Comments on Provider Reassignment Regulation
On September 27th, ADvancing States submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) proposed regulation “Reassignment of Medicaid Provider Claims” (CMS-2444-P). In the comments, ADvancing States expressed support for the…
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ADvancing States Analysis of Budget Reconciliation Proposals
On Wednesday, September 8th, the House Education and Labor Committee released a draft of its legislation for the Budget Reconciliation package that would implement a large portion of President Biden’s infrastructure proposal. The proposal contains…
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ADvancing States and NASDDDS Publish Compendium of State Spending Plans
On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 ADvancing States and our partners at the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) published an updated document that contains links to all of…
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ADvancing States Comments on Proposed Waiver Reporting Changes
On Monday, July 19th, ADvancing States submitted comments to CMS regarding proposed changes to the CMS-372 reports that are required for 1915(c) home and community-based services. In the comments, ADvancing states expressed concerns about…
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ADvancing States, n4a, Meals on Wheels & NANASP Write to Congress on ARPA Match
On July 13, 2021, ADvancing States, n4a, Meals on Wheels and NANASP wrote a letter to Congress requesting a waiver of match requirements for the OAA funding… -
ADvancing States Submits Comments on CMS Vaccine Regulation
On Monday, July 12, 2021 ADvancing States submitted comments to CMS regarding their interim final rule on COVID–19 Vaccine Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities.…
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ADvancing States Releases a Letter to the House & Senate on OAA Flexibilities
In June 2021, ADvancing States released a letter – developed directly with state agency feedback – on continuation of key flexibilities states have utilized under the…