Cuts in Medicaid may mean billion-dollar loss to New York for
training doctors.(State and local news)(Brief article)
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's public and private hospitals stand
to lose more than $1 billion in state and federal funds for training
doctors because of changes to the Medicaid program backed by the . . .
N.J. Child welfare agency praised for progress.(State and local
news)(New Jersey)(Brief article)
TRENTON, N.J. - The state's once-troubled child welfare agency
made "significant progress" on a broad reform plan last year,
according to a federal monitor's report.
But the monitor said the . . .
Maryland revamps dental care for children.(State and local
news)(Brief article)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland children have a new reason to smile. The
General Assembly has approved sweeping legislation to overhaul the
state's Medicaid dental health system.
Despite a sluggish . . .
Florida program helps families remain intact.(State and local
news)(Neighborhood Partnership)(Brief article)
MIAMI - The Neighborhood Partnership program, a small Liberty City
agency at the Belafonte Tacolcy Center - a nonprofit dedicated to
helping young people-is working to keep families together by . . .
University helps overhaul Alabama Human Resources.(State and
local news)(University of Alabama at Birmingham)(Brief article)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A partnership between the Alabama's
Department of Human Resources and the University of Alabama at
Birmingham is expected to bring much-needed oversight to the way DHR
contracts . . .
APHSA presents at the National Pathways to Adulthood
Conference.(Washington update)(American Public Human Services
Association)(
On May 15, APHSA hosted a session titled "State Solutions to
Support Youth in Transition" at the National Pathways to Adulthood
Conference in Pittsburgh. This annual event is sponsored by a host . . .
Medicaid regulations moratorium faces veto threat.(Washington
update)(Brief article)
At press time, the House had approved a moratorium that would halt
implementation of seven Medicaid program regulations issued by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The moratorium, . . .
Food Stamp Program reauthorization becomes law.(Washington
update)(Brief article)
After numerous delays, extensions of prior law, and a presidential
veto that was overridden, the farm bill (H.R. 2419) finally became law
in late May. The legislation contains reauthorization of . . .
The big apple gets connected.(technology speaks)(New York, New
York's Health and Human Services-Connect Roadmap)
Old Blue Eyes once sang, "New York, New York, a wonderful
town." Soon it will be even more wonderful for those in need of the
wide range of health and human services that the city offers. . . .
Federalism is good for you.(focus)
No matter who wins the presidential election, state and local
governments will be crucial actors in human services. While policy and
politics in Washington are dominated by foreign affairs, . . .
Shared parenting is better than sole custody.(legal
notes)
The headlines tell it all: a father shoots his three children, his
ex-wife, then kills himself in the middle of a custody dispute; a mother
drowns her children by driving them in a car into a lake; . . .
2008 Spring conference.(APHSA-NAPCWA)(Photograph)
Washington, D.C.
Bruce Goldberg (second from right), director of the Oregon
Department of Human Services, and Jerry Friedman, APHSA executive
director, talk to Richard Nathan of the Rockfeller . . .
Fallen heroes of public human services.
APHSA would like to serve as the custodian of information of public
human service wokers who die in the line of duty. Please contact Frank
Solomon at fsolomon@aphsa.org if you have such . . .
Words from the field.
It has been almost 20 years since the first "field" day
of my graduate school internship in child welfare. I was working toward
my master of social work degree and my one distinct memory of that . . .
'My wife should not have been killed.(Matt Zenner)
In August 2004, a Kansas mental health worker made a home visit to
one of her clients. During what would have been a normal visit, this
worker was killed by the young man. The pain and suffering . . .
Human service worker safety; a view from the top.
We all see our share of crises as state commissioners, Cabinet
secretaries and county social service directors. We face challenges
("911's") ranging from child fatalities to day-today
opportunities . . .
Violence against workers: a shortcoming in public human
services.
It was just another day doing her job helping children. Little did
Boni Frederick know that this would be her last day on earth. On the
afternoon of Oct. 16, 2006, while overseeing a home visit . . .
staff spotlight.(first things first)(Ngozi
Onunaku)(Interview)
Name ...
Ngozi Onunaku
Time at APHSA ...
Six months
Title ...
Program Associate with APHSA's NAPCWA affiliate
Place of Birth ...
Washington, D.C.
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United States at threshold of dramatic demographic shift.(first
things first)(Brief article)
The United States is nearing the start of a tremendous demographic
shift. Beginning in 2011, the first of 78 million baby boomers (people
born between 1946 and 1964) will start the transition to . . .
CMS releases letter clarifying 2007 'crowd-out'
policy.(first things first)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services)(Brief ar
On May 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a
State Health Official letter clarifying the previous
"crowd-out" letter sent on Aug. 17, 2007. The letter indicates
that states . . .
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