Read this week’s latest news in This Week in Washington. Our weekly report from Washington is written by APHSA’s expert staff based on their day-to-day contact with key officials in the administration, in federal agencies, and in Congress about the latest developments in human service programs and policy.
Utah Governor Michael Leavitt speaks to human service commissioners at a September retreat sponsored by APHSA. At right are Gary Stangler, director of the Missouri Department of Social Services, and APHSA Executive Director William Waldman. |
APHSA comments on proposed child welfare regulations. (12/17/98) State human service administrators meet in San Diego. (12/4/98) APHSA holds satellite videoconference on how to conduct human service surveys. (12/1/98) |
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APHSA and NGA submit joint comments on the proposed Balanced Budget Act Medicaid managed care regulations. (11/24/98) Child welfare group awards three outstanding professionals for service to nation's public child welfare system. (11/24/98) The National Center on Elder Abuse at APHSA completed the National Elder Abuse Incidence Study in September. The study estimates that approximately 450,000 elderly persons in domestic settings were abused and/or neglected during 1996. (10/09/98) APHSA calls for continued funding for Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. (7/27/98) | APHSA Executive Director William Waldman and President Con Hogan confer during a session of APHSA's 1998 Summer Meeting in Washington, D.C. |
APHSA calls for reform and simplification of Food Stamp Program. (7/24/98)
APHSA calls for Medicaid changes. (7/24/98)
APHSA holds meeting two years after enactment of welfare reform law. (7/15/98)
APWA denounces decision to mandate Medicaid coverage for Viagra. (7/2/98)
A matrix of state efforts to track and follow up on welfare recipients is now available, through a joint project of APWA, the National Governors' Association, and the National Conference of State Legislatures. (June 1998)
APWA recently wrote to congressional leaders, including Sens. Pete Domenici and Frank Lautenberg of the Senate Budget Committee, to express opposition to the proposed $22 billion reduction in Medicaid and welfare-related programs in this year's budget negotiations. These critical public human service programs should not be reduced to fund tax cuts, particularly at a time of budget surplus. (6/17/98)
APWA wins grant to create a national database to measure quality in Medicaid managed health care plans. (5/18/98)
New Jersey’s Human Service Commissioner named to lead American Public Welfare Association; Bill Waldman becomes our new executive director. (4/9/98)
APWA’s HIV and AIDS Prevention Project staff completed a fact sheet, Public Abuse Treatment Programs: Adolescents and HIV, for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (March 1998)
APWA and the National Governors’ Association delivered their comments on the proposed TANF regulations to HHS’ Administration for Children and Families. (2/18/98)
APWA responds to a recent study of welfare reform that reports policy opinions, not performance or outcomes. (2/25/98)
Executive Director Sid Johnson named to head National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse. (12/12/97)
APWA draft report outlines states’ investments in quality child care; State initiatives address challenges. Click here to read our press release. (10/23/97)
Arkansas’ ConnectCare program receives “Innovations in American Government” award. (10/8/97)
APWA sends comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on proposed child care regulations. Click here to read our analysis. (9/22/97)
APWA calls for federal action on child support information systems. Read our press release. (7/21/97)
APWA Releases Child Care Report—shows states are using innovation, dollars to provide needed care. (7/17/97)
Credit card security features not needed for electronic benefits transfer cards, APWA tells Congress. Read our press release. (3/12/97)
APWA elects officers for 1997; Cornelius Hogan is new president. Read our press release. (12/1/96)
APWA supports welfare reform action, begins implementation seminars. Read our press release. (8/2/96)
Return to top of page.APHSA and HCFA release guidebook on non-emergency transportation programs for state Medicaid agencies. Note: This report was produced before APHSA changed its name from the American Public Welfare Association.
Click here to download a PDF of the report. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, download it free from Adobe. (9/13/98)Rainy Day Funds: APHSA reports on state approaches to human services future investment funds. (8/20/98)
The new world of devolution is the topic of APWA’s latest report, Devolution of Administrative Authority to the Local Level: Welfare Reform Efforts in Five States. Find out how to order on our publications page.
APWA reports on state efforts to provide child care. Order a copy of Meeting the Child Care Challenge: State Child Care Status Survey.
Interested in learning about incentives for businesses to hire welfare clients_ Order APWA’s report, Welfare Check to Paycheck: State Incentives for Businesses to Hire Welfare Clients, which provides detailed profiles of state tax incentives and a contact person in each state.
APWA Publishes Mentoring Report—describes new or expanding state human service mentoring programs; The report provides a list of state contacts for more information. Click here to learn more about the report and order a copy.
APWA releases A Shock to the Systems, reporting on information systems management in the post-welfare-reform era. A Shock to the Systems: Automating Welfare Reform in the States is the first comprehensive look at the impact of the welfare reform act of 1996 on states’ human service information systems.