Healthy Start Field Office

Policy News:

On June 26, 2008, in a 92 to 6 vote, the U. S. Senate approved the War Supplemental Appropriations bill that included moratoria until April 2009 on six Medicaid regulations. The Senate approved the language that the House passed last Friday. The President is expected to sign the bill into law, probably in the coming week. The six regulations that will be on moratoria are: Targeted Case Management, Rehabilitation Option, School Based  Services, Public Provider Cost Limit, Graduate Medical Education, and Provider Tax. Left out of the package was the seventh regulation dealing with reimbursement for Outpatient Services. That regulation is not expected to be finalized by CMS until November; additionally, it is not clear if it can be finalized given that the GME and Public Provider regulations are covered by the moratoria as there are financial linkages. Click here for more information.

Resource Opportunities:

PepsiCo Foundation -- Health and Wellness Grants:
PepsiCo Foundation's mission in Health and Wellness is to advance and encourage healthy lifestyles and positive behavior change. Initiatives of particular interest are those, which address one or more of the following focus areas: community activation, minority communities, school drop-out prevention, and health professionals.
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Health-and-Wellness-Grants.aspx

Nike, Inc. -- Physical Activity Grants:
Nike, Inc. is committed to providing the benefits of sport to all young
people by serving low-income youth, minorities, and young women and
providing access to safe spaces, inspirational coaches, and the best
classroom curriculum and equipment.
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Physical-Activity-Grants.aspx

Public Welfare Foundation -- Health Reform Grants:
The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights
and opportunities for people in need.   The Health Reform Program seeks to
expand effective consumer advocacy for health care, particularly on the
state and local levels, and supports the belief that well-informed consumers
and skilled advocates can play a major role in creating a health system to
which all residents of the United States have access and which affords them
cost-effective and affordable care of a high quality.
http://www.healthinschools.org/News-Room/Grant-Alerts/Health-Reform-Grants.aspx

Recent Research:

A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education (6/20/08) Economic Policy Institute
http://www.boldapproach.org/bold_approach_full_statement.pdf

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