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  • ADvancing States Congratulates Seema Verma as Administrator of CMS

    On March 15th, Martha Roherty, on behalf of ADvancing States, wrote to congratulate Seema Verma on her confirmation as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

    Ms. Roherty writes, "We look forward to working…
  • ADvancing States Summary of President Trump's "Budget Blueprint" for 2018

    On March 16th, President Trump released a “Budget Blueprint” for 2018.  This “skinny budget” provided a broad outline of his proposed budget.  The budget blueprint proposes topline spending of approximately $1.1 trillion. The White House…

  • Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Official Score of the American Health Care Act

    On March 13, 2017, The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)  released its official “score” of the American Health Care Act, which is the legislation that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  As a reminder, a CBO score is the…

  • ADvancing States Letter to Congress Regarding American Health Care Act

    On March 9th, 2017, ADvancing States sent a comment letter to Congress on the American Health Care Act (AHCA).  The AHCA would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and implement a number of changes to the individual and group health care marketplace…
  • Affordable Care Act Repeal Legislation Summary

    On March 6th, 2017, Republican leadership in the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees released legislation that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, called the American Health Care Act.

  • House Continues to Develop ACA Repeal and Replacement Policies

    On Friday, February 24th, the news outlet Politico released a copy of legislation being drafted by Republican Leadership in the House of Representatives that is intended repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.  The legislation would effectively…
  • ADvancing States Offers Congratulations to Secretary Price

    On February 24th, Martha Roherty, on behalf of ADvancing States, submitted a letter to Secretary Tom Price, congratulating him on his confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

    Ms. Roherty wrote "We look forward…

  • ADvancing States comments on PACE Innovation Act RFI

    On February 10th, ADvancing States submitted comments on the CMS Request for Information regarding the PACE innovation act.  The PACE Innovation Act of 2015 (PIA) provides authority to waive certain provisions of Section 1934 of the Social…

  • ADvancing States Comments on CMS RFI

    On January 9, ADvancing States submitted comments on the CMS Request for Information regarding Federal Government Interventions To Ensure the Provision of Timely and Quality Home and Community Based Services. For more information on the RFI…

  • Letter to the House Supporting Restoration of Funding for SCSEP and SHIP

    On June 17, ADvancing States wrote to Chairman Harold Rogers, House Committee on Appropriations; Ranking Member Nita M. Lowey, House Committee on Appropriations; Chairman Tom Cole, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and…