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September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009 letter (from Governor Rounds and Governor Culver) to Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz in support of efforts to resolve an outstanding issue regarding payments states made for medical services for individuals with disabilities under what is referred to as the “Special Disability Workload” (SDW) project. |
September 8, 2009
September 8, 2009 letter (from Governor Rounds and Governor Culver) to Chairman Jay Rockefeller, Subcommittee on Health Care, Senate Committee on Finance in support of efforts to resolve an outstanding issue regarding payments states made for medical services for individuals with disabilities under what is referred to as the “Special Disability Workload” (SDW) project. |
July 20, 2009
July 20, 2009 letter (from Governor Douglas and Governor Manchin) to Senate Committee on Finance Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Charles Grassley urging the Committee to adopt, in the Senate bill, an approach similar to the House proposal for permanent funding for its mandated Medicaid expansions. |
April 15, 2009
April 15, 2009 letter (from Governor Granholm and Governor Rell) to Dr. David Blumenthal, the National Director for Health Information Technology (HIT) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requesting significant state representation on federal HIT committees and related HIT initiatives.
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April 7, 2009
April 7, 2009 letter (from Raymond C. Scheppach, Executive Director, National Governors Association; William T. Pound, Executive Director, National Conference of State Legislatures; Larry Naake, Executive Director, National Association of Counties; and Jerry Friedman, Executive Director, American Public Human Services Association) to The Honorable Curtis L. Coy, Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging the Administration to rescind the Program Instructions issued on December 24, 2008 regarding implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success Act (P.L. 110-351), and requesting new instructions be consistent with congressional intent and allow states to claim current eligible cases for federally-subsidized guardianship assistance retroactive to October 7, 2008. |
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| Health and Human Services Committee |
Matt Salo
Health & Human Services Committee |
Multimedia: HHS Committee Session at the 2009 NGA Annual Meeting Video | Photos The Health and Human Services Committee (HHS) has primary jurisdiction over issues relating to health care, human services, criminal justice, and homeland security. Governor M. Michael Rounds, South Dakota—Chair
Governor Chet Culver, Iowa—Vice Chair Governor Janice K. Brewer, Arizona
Governor Sonny Perdue, Georgia
Governor Jay Nixon, Missouri
Governor John Lynch, New Hampshire
Governor Bill Richardson, New Mexico
Governor John Hoeven, North Dakota
Governor Phil Bredesen, Tennessee
Governor Timothy M. Kaine, Virginia
Governor Gary Herbert Utah
Governor Jim Doyle, Wisconsin |
Policy Reference:
NGA policies are the formal positions taken collectively by the governors to influence action by the federal government and to inform national debate on critical issues.
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