American Public Human Services Association

Numbers for Thought

In 2008, 17 million households were food insecure and families had difficulty putting enough food on the table at times during the year, an increase from 13 million households in 2007. – Food and Nutrition Service

APHSA News Alert

APHSA/NAPCWA Statement to House Panel on Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Hearing
(11-20-2009)

NAPCWA's new Public Child Welfare Administrators has unveiled the Positioning Public Child Welfare Guidance site
(11-20-2009)

Medicaid Directors' Letter on Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
(11-15-2009)

Senate/House Health Reform Comparison Chart
(11-4-2009)

APHSA's statement to the House Ways and Means Income Security Subcommittee
Part of the record for the Oct. 8 hearing on the safety net’s response to the recession
(10-30-2009)

Letter to Senate on Proposed Energy Refund Program in House Bill
APHSA Recommends Alternative Ways to Administer Program
(10-29-2009)

Testimonies on Behalf of D.C. Department Human Services on Jacks-Fogle Family Preservation Case Coordination Authorization Act

(10-8-2009)

Testimony by Michigan's Ismael Ahmed Before House Panel on Safety Net's Response to the Recession
(10-8-2009)

Testimony by Tennessee's Virginia Lodge Before House Panel on Safety Net's Response to the Recession
(10-8-2009)

Speech by ACF's David Hansell at the ISM Conference "Technology and the Social Good"
(9-15-2009)

APHSA Unveils 'Focal Point'
(2-2-2009)
'Focal Point' is the organization's operational blueprint to help the new administration and new Congress carry out a viable and effective
health and human service program.

APHSA's "For Those We Serve" and "A Starting Point" Policy Recommendation Documents

This Week in Washington
(11/20/2009)

On Nov. 18, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled the Senate’s health care overhaul bill, H.R. 3590, following a Congressional Budget Office estimate that the bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years and would reduce the federal budget deficit by $127 billion over the same period. The CBO also estimated that the bill would extend medical coverage to ...

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In the Headlines (Friday, 11-20)

Kenton County Child Support Administrator recognized as best in the State
Cincinnati.com
Covington, KY-At the Kentucky State Child Support Conference this week, Deborah Tweddell of the Kenton County Child Support Office, was given the award of ...

Job-Seeking Tennesseans with Disabilities Find Helping Hand
Public News Service
It's the theme of an on-going disability employment awareness campaign, which also urges workers with disabilities not to give up on job searches. ...

Food stamps go untapped by eligible Americans
The Spokesman Review
The US Department of Agriculture reports that 60 percent of eligible American families apply for food stamps. This is considered good news, ...

The city finds the right homes for children
The Free Lance-Star
7 ["Let's not let kids languish in foster care"], Nadine Marsh-Carter referred to the Virginia Children's Services System.

Medicaid providers get electronic records access
MiamiHerald.com
Florida health care providers will now be able to access information on Medicaid patients, including diagnoses and prescription history, electronically. ...

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APHSA in the Media

CMS plans to increase data sharing among Medicaid agencies
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to boost data sharing among its various programs that have common functions using the Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) and the nationwide health information network (NHIN).
(Government Health IT , 11-12-2009)

Jerry Friedman's Letter to Editor: Report Misses Reality
The article on the report "We Can Do Better: Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in America" ("State ranks high in child abuse, poverty," Oct. 21) fails to acknowledge the work states have undertaken to improve child welfare programs and court systems.
(Tulsa World, 11-12-2009)

Funding, Enrollee Access Are Main Focus As State Officials Prepare for Expansion
With lawmakers almost certain to include a Medicaid expansion in any final health care reform legislation, states are focused on extending enhanced federal financing of the program and promoting easy access to programs, officials said Nov. 10.
(Health Care Daily Report, 11-12-2009)

Healthcare Reforms Will Cost U.S. States Millions
WASHINGTON - As the US government comes closer to reforming the country's health-care system, states are staring at spending ...
(Reuters, 11-10-2009)

Jerry Friedman's Letter to Editor on Child Abuse Report Contains Questionable Data
(Honolulu Advertiser, 10-25-2009)

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