The Continuing Resolution includes $500 million for CCDBG, half of which will be used for disaster relief in affected states and the other half to be allocated among all states as emergency discretionary funding.
The U.S. Senate passed legislation to repeal the sustainable growth rate for doctors providing Medicare services, a bill that also provides a two-year extension of the MIECHV program and other important initiatives.
A new report shines a light on the opportunities and shortcomings of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits as a support system for people who seek work after leaving their jobs to care for sick or disabled family members.
A recent event celebrating the work of young Native American, Alaskan native, and Native Hawaiian young people highlights keys issues pertaining to the importance of youth development and well-being.
Five research briefs using Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning data to examine the long-term impacts of participation in adult basic education programs.
In spite of the strong evidence of the effectiveness of SNAP benefits, the U.S. House and Senate Republican leadership have outlined FY2016 budget proposals that would steeply cut the social safety net for millions of low-income children and families.
Today, the United States is the only developed nation that does not guarantee workers paid maternity leave. It also trails most other countries in offering paid paternity, family, medical, and sick leave.
On March 26, 2015, the U. S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly, and with bipartisan support, passed H.R. 2, the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.” If enacted, this bill would provide a long-term plan for Medicare payments, permanently repealing the cuts to physician…
The U. S. House of Representatives passed the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015," which also reauthorized the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program.
