Advocacy Communications, NGA Letters 24 Oct 2016 Medicare Part B The Honorable Paul Ryan Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Democrat Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority… National Governors Association
News, Press Releases 21 Oct 2016 States Improve Rural Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced that three states, Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia, will participate in an NGA learning lab to help combat the opioid epidemic. The project will focus on using teleconsultation… National Governors Association
Publications 21 Oct 2016 Improving State Coordination for Energy Assurance Planning and Response Governors have a critical responsibility to help their states prepare for and respond to natural or humanmade disasters. This responsibility includes ensuring that the supply and distribution of energy are… National Governors Association
Publications 21 Oct 2016 State Strategies for Advancing the Use of Energy Storage Wide-scale adoption of advanced energy storage technologies could have profound effects on the electric power sector. The technologies offer the potential to shift energy use away from times of peak… National Governors Association
News, Press Releases 21 Oct 2016 States Strengthen Energy Infrastructure WASHINGTON—Governors are often on the front lines of responding to natural or human-made disasters, and they also play an integral role in emergency preparedness. That includes ensuring energy supply and… National Governors Association
News, Press Releases 19 Oct 2016 NGA Announces New Center For Best Practices Director WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced Dr. R. Kirk Jonas as the new director of its Center for Best Practices. “I am thrilled to have Kirk join our team… National Governors Association
News, Press Releases 17 Oct 2016 NGA Chair Supports Vice President’s Cancer Initiative WASHINGTON—The Cancer Moonshot initiative, led by Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, aims to make a decade worth of progress in understanding, preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer and caring… National Governors Association
News, Press Releases 12 Oct 2016 Meet the Threat First Regional Summit: Complete Coverage National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s first regional cybersecurity summit took place in Boston, Massachusetts, Oct. 5-7. The summit was part of Gov. McAuliffe’s chair’s initiative, Meet the Threat: States… National Governors Association
News, Press Releases 12 Oct 2016 States Drive Systems Change Through Two-Generation Strategies The National Governors Association (NGA) and its partner, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), today announced that five states—Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, New Jersey and Oregon—were selected to participate in an opportunity to create… National Governors Association
News, Press Releases 05 Oct 2016 Gov. McAuliffe: States Central to Thwarting Cyber Attacks BOSTON—National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe today delivered a keynote address as part of the first regional summit for his chair’s initiative, Meet The Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge.… National Governors Association
News, Press Releases 04 Oct 2016 NGA Helps Washington Secure Medicaid Waiver Approval Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that the state received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a five-year Medicaid demonstration (often referred to as “waiver”) that will… National Governors Association
Publications 03 Oct 2016 Housing as Health Care: A Road Map for States Evidence suggests that providing housing to certain high-need, high-cost patients can transform lives and have a very meaningful return on investment. Over the past three years, National Governors Association Center… National Governors Association
