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    Bipartisan Support for Child Protection Improvements Act Passes in the Senate

    On October 16, 2017, the Child Protection Improvements Act (S. 705) was introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Al Franken (D-MN) and was passed in the Senate by unanimous consent. This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a national criminal history background check system and criminal history...
    • 20. October 2017
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    Bipartisan ACA stabilization plan emerges in Senate

    On October 17, 2017, U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) announced an agreement in principle on a bipartisan bill that is under consideration within the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  If enacted, the bill would...

    • 20. October 2017
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    Major Health Policy Developments coming out of the Federal Administration

    While Congressional efforts to change or repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) continue to be stalled, the federal administration announced two significant health policy developments at the end of last week – an Executive Order aimed at promoting access to plans not subject to the full range of ACA protections as well as the decision to stop making cost-sharing reduction payments immediately.

    • 20. October 2017
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    Legislators Tour PCG Public Partnership’s Multi-Lingual Call Center

    SEATTLE — Washington state lawmakers representing the state’s most ethnically diverse legislative district in the state recently toured PCG Public Partnership’s Multi-Lingual Call Center, learning more about the variety of language services available to Washington state agencies. “Helping people is at the core of public service. PCG believes our multi-cultural center could help better...

    • 16. October 2017