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This
edition focuses on a new analysis of the impact of health reform on state
governments, and a wrap-up of the 2010 AAP Advocacy Institute.
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HEALTH REFORM AND THE STATES: UPDATES
AND ANALYSIS
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The
February
edition of StateView provided an overview of the various state
level health reform efforts that have taken place around the country in
the face of both considerable budgetary obstacles and uncertainty over
what would ultimately result from the year-long debate in Washington. Now
with the March 2010 enactment of federal health reform, preparations to
rise to this unprecedented challenge is already underway, though
lingering questions remain in state capitals over their ability to take
on a surge of enrollees in public health plans, and the unforseen costs
of state level implementation. By the same token, states will also
enjoy a fiscal benefit that will be as equally difficult to forecast,
as more of their residents receive access to quality health care,
ultimately resulting in a healthier population.
The
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has provided a compilation of
resources and analysis of the heath care reform package and its
implications for state governments, with provisions related to CHIP and
Medicaid highlighted in a separate
report. Also available is a brief analysis
of key provisions that will immediately impact state programs.
In addition, opposition to federal health reform has surfaced on the
state level. A majority of states have introduced legislation this year
that would seek to limit, alter, or oppose selected state or federal
actions, including single-payer provisions and mandates that would require
the purchase of insurance; an
analysis of this legislation is available from NCSL as well.
For more information on state budgetary conditions and its impact on
state level health reform implementation, contact Dan Walter in the
Division of State Government Affairs at 800.433.9016 ext. 4086, or dwalter@aap.org
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AAP ADVOCACY INSTITUTE WRAP-UP
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More than
100 pediatric advocates gathered in Schaumburg, Illinois,
March 10-12, 2010 for the inaugural AAP Advocacy Institute. This new, CME
conference combined the fundamentals and skills-building techniques of
the AAP Legislative Conference with the leadership and networking
opportunities and strategy development sessions of the AAP Chapter
Advocacy Summit.
By way of featured speakers,
plenary sessions, panels, and interactive workshops, participants
learned about the AAP advocacy agenda and gained knowledge and skills
necessary to increase the Academy’s presence and voice on the
community, state, and federal levels.
Conference participants completed
an Advocacy Action Plan, committing to take specific advocacy actions
at the federal, state/chapter, and/or community levels in the weeks
following the conference. Participants were asked to follow-up on their
progress online via the Advocacy
Institute Check-In on the AAP Member
Center.
Presentations
and resources from the 2010 Advocacy Institute are now available on
the AAP Member Center. In
addition to these resources, be sure to check out the AAP Advocacy Guide, also available
on the AAP
Member Center.
The AAP Advocacy Guide points you in the right direction to become and
effective advocate as an individual, in your community, with your
chapter at the state level, and with the Academy on the federal level.
if you have questions or would like
additional information about the 2010 Advocacy Institute or need
consultation on your state advocacy activities, please
contact the AAP Division of State Government Affairs at 800.433.9016,
x7799 or stgov@aap.org.
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2010 State Legislative Sessions
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In Regular Session: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, KS,
KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC,
SD, TN, VT, WI.
Adjourned: IN, AR, NM, UT, VA,
WA, WV, WY. Source: StateNet,
03/22/10
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The Division of
State Government Affairs sends this update to the Academy's Executive Committee,
Board of Directors, District Vice-Chairs, Chapter Presidents, Chapter
Vice Presidents, Chapter Legislative Contacts, Committee on State
Government Affairs, Committee on Federal Government Affairs, Chapter
Executive Directors, and other interested AAP members and staff.
For additional state legislative information, strategy suggestions,
in-depth resources on issues of pediatric interest, and past editions of
this update, log onto the AAP
Member Center
and see the State Government Affairs area at http://www.aap.org/moc/stgovaffairs/.
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