May 15, 2008: Letter to House and Senate Leadership
On August 17, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a directive setting forth stringent criteria...
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On August 17, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a directive setting forth stringent criteria...
A new report released by First Focus reveals that an estimated 2 million children will be directly impacted by...
One penny. That is the amount of every new, real non-defense dollar spent on children’s programs by the federal...
A broad coalition of organizations came together to urge the United States Congress to consider the Healthy Start Reauthorization...
Over 80 federal, state, and local organizations from across the nation expressed their strong opposition to the Secure America...
First Focus lead a broad national coalition of over 1,500 public health, disability, education, hospital, organized labor, health care...
This First Focus brief summarizes findings from a report indicating that the Administration’s new rules for Medicaid and the...
A new report released by First Focus indicates that the Administration’s new rules for Medicaid and the State Children’s...
On January 29, First Focus President Bruce Lesley testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on...