We are busy preparing for another update of our online chartbook state pages and another round of surveys of Title V staff, Medicaid staff, and family leaders. We look forward to identifying innovative state practices and sharing what we learn!

 

If you haven't already, check out our new briefs about health care reform and children with special health care needs. Also, see a pdf of Meg's recent presentation  on health reform which she gave on a joint Family Voices DC and Families USA webcast.

 

We also would like to welcome Denae Phillips who has joined our team as a Program Assistant!

Texas legislative staff agree: family advocacy was the spark that pushed the Medicaid Buy-in program for children with disabilities from an idea to a reality.

Senator Bob Deuell and Representative Eddie Lucio III, the Texas state legislators who each sponsored a Medicaid Buy-in bill were both inspired by the experiences of individual constituents. Senator Deuell is a family physician who, according to staff member Scot Kibbe, often hears stories of financial hardship and medical debt from his patients. Representative Lucio III was motivated by the experience of a close personal friend whose daughter has Down Syndrome.  Read More . .

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