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State Health Policy Reports

• Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Budget Restoring Provider Cuts
  (September 25, 2008)

• State Ballot Initiatives and Referenda on Health
  (September 22, 2008)

• Minnesota Officials Try to Retain Federal Medicaid Funds for Minnesota Care
  (September 15, 2008)

• Retail Clinics Studies
  (September 15, 2008)

• Save the Date: 2009 ACP State Health Policy Networking Session
  (September 11, 2008)

• Safety Net Medical Home Initiative
  (September 5, 2008)

• California Passes Insurances Regulation Bills
  (September 4, 2008)

• HHS Secretary Declares Public Health Emergency for LA, TX, MS, and AL
  (September 2, 2008)

• October 1st Tamper-Proof Requirement Changes
  (September 2, 2008)

• Ballot initiatives in AZ, CO, and NE
  (June 21, 2008)

• Save The Date: Leadership Day 2009, May 19-20
  (June 17, 2008)

• CMS Announces Twelve Demonstration Sites for Electronic Health Record
  (June 13, 2008)

• Alzheimer Association Launches Early Detection Campaign
  (May 19, 2008)

• Cover the Uninsured Week 2008 Is Here
  (April 13, 2008)

• New York Budget Successes - Includes Increases in Physician Medicaid Fees
  (April 7, 2008)

• Deadline For Tamper Resistant Prescription Pad Approaching
  (March 13, 2008)

• State Survey on the Patient Centered Medical Home Model
  (February 28, 2008)

• California Assembly Passes Healthcare Reform
  (December 19, 2007)

• Action Needed on Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pad
  (December 17, 2007)

• The Council of State Governments Endorses the Patient-Centered Medical Home
  (December 7, 2007)

• 2007 State Physician Workforce Data
  (December 7, 2007)

• November 6, 2007
  2007 Report on Health Status State-by-State

• Floor Vote Expected on California Health Reform

• October 25, 2007
  2007 State Health Actions on Health Care Reform

• October 9, 2007
  Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act

• October 1, 2007
  President Signs Delay of Tamper Resistance Prescription

• September 14, 2007
  Engaging Chapters in State Advocacy

• September 13, 2007
  CMS FAQ for Tamper-Resistance Prescription

• September 4, 2007
  Tamper-Resistance Prescription Clarification

• August 20, 2007
  CMS Issues Guidance on Tamper-Proof Resistance Prescription Pads

• July 30, 2007
  Cover the Uninsured Week Summer Event 7-30-07

• July 12, 2007
  ACP Comments on the New Tamper-Proof Prescription Pad Requirements

• July 2, 2007
  Cover the Uninsured Week event 6-27-07

• June 8, 2007
  PA Chapter Supports Student Loan Forgiveness Bill

• December 14, 2006
  Save the Date!! Leadership Day 2007, May 15-16

• December 14, 2006
  2007 State Health Policy Networking Session, Wednesday, April 18

• December 1, 2006
  HHS Announces the Federal Share of Medicaid, SCHIP, and Aid to the Needy for FY 2008

Past Reports

• November 28, 2006
  Report to Congress Outlines Options for Integrating Medicare/Medicaid Services for Dual Eligibles

• October 26, 2006
  State Allotments for Medicare Payments of Part B Premiums

• October 17, 2006
  CMS Announced Medicare Chronic Care Demos for Small and Medium Sized Groups Practices

• October 3, 2006
  Report on Uninsured Children

• August 9, 2006
  States Enact Health Care Reform Initiatives

• August 3, 2006
  CMS Announces State Grants for Transforming Medicaid

• August 1, 2006
  State Health Policy Networking Session

• July 28, 2006 -
  CMS Announces State Grants for Transforming Medicaid

• July 28, 2006 -
  ACP Information on the CMS Medicare Five-Year Review Proposed Rule

• July 18, 2006 -
  States Role in HIT and Health Information Exchange

• April 5, 2006
  State Specific Quality Ratings
  

• February 23, 2006
  Leadership Day 2006

• January 2, 2006 -
  Florida's Governor Signs Bill Providing Medicaid Recipients Choice of Health Services

• December 16, 2005 -
  Drive-Thru Health Care?

• December 16, 2005 -
  2005 Report on Health Status by State: Rate of Health Status Improvement Slows

• December 16, 2005 -
  Community Meeting On How to Make "Health Care Work For All Americans"

• December 1, 2005 -
  Massachusetts Stops Short of Passing Health Reform

• 2005 State Health Policy Networking Session Summary

• November 18, 2005 -
  CMS Announces Reduction in Medicare Error Rates

• November 1, 2005 -
  Avian Flu Funding and Preparedness

• October 28, 2005 -
  Cultural Competency Laws

• October 12, 2005 -
  Malpractice Rates Drops in Texas and Mississippi

• October 4, 2005 -
  Illinois Governor Signs Medical Malpractice Reform Bill

• August 9, 2005 -
  State Laws on Pharmaceutical Marketing and Promotion

• April, 2005 -
  Missouri and South Carolina Pass Med Mal Reforms

• February 25, 2005 -
  Georgia General Assembly Passes Medical Liability Reform Legislation

• January 13, 2005 -
  Maryland’s Malpractice Reform

• December, 2004 -
  2004 Report on Health Status by State

• December 21, 2004 -
  CMS Announces that Regional Medicare PPOs and PDPs Established

• November, 2004 -
  Results of the 2004 Elections-State Ballot Initiatives

• November, 2004 -
  Medicaid Stakeholders Comments on Proposed Medicare Prescription Drug Regulations

• October 21, 2004 -
  Many States to Consider Scope of Practice Legislation

• October 20, 2004 -
  States Issue Emergency Orders for Flu Vaccine

• October 15, 2004 -
  States Respond to Vaccine Crisis

• October 8, 2004 -
  States' Access Developments

• October 7, 2004 -
  Medical Liability Update

• August 10, 2004 -
  Florida Chapter Successfully Advocates College Policy at the Local Level

• July 30, 2004 -
  Medical Liability Actions during the 2004 Legislative Session

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