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Feds Offer Free Tool to Help States Improve Accuracy of Medicaid Eligibility

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Debra Miller
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 09:45 AM

At the same time the federal government has announced a new emphasis on reviewing how well states enforce Medicaid eligibility rules, it has offered a new tool to help states improve accuracy and speed up the eligibility determination process.
In June 2018, the Trump administration announced new initiatives to increase Medicaid program integrity. These initiatives include assuring that states effectively enforce Medicaid beneficiary eligibility rules. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that improper Medicaid payments totaling $11.3 billion were made in 2017 because of state errors in eligibility determinations.

State Impacts of the Federal Tax Cuts of 2017

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Heather Perkins
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 03:49 PM

This session explored key issues, potential unintended consequences and implication for economic competitiveness of conforming to the new federal corpotate income tax. Speakers Joseph Crosby, Douglas Lindholm and Scott Roberti engaged in a highly interactive discussion of the questions facing states as they move to conform or to decouple from the federal tax provisions passed late in calendar 2017 that applied to 2017 taxes....

Working Families Struggle to Find Early Care and Education

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Debra Miller
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 02:55 PM

Speakers at the 2018 National Conference in Northern Kentucky told CSG members that finding and paying for child care is creating a crisis for American families. Parents are struggling to find child care and this can prevent them from participating in the workforce. 

Wisconsin Rep. Joan Ballweg talked about how her state was addressing the challenges that familes face and improving their access to high-quality, affordable child care. Charlotte Manno and Jennifer Grisham-Brown, researchers from the University of Kentucky,...

U.S.Ambassador Craft Addresses CSG Meeting

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Debra Miller
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 01:48 PM

CSG members had the privilege of hearing from U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft during the 2018 National Conference in Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati on Dec. 6. 

Ambassador Craft and other speakers looked at the current relations between the U.S.A. and Canada, including the negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, and subnational relations involving American states and Canadian provinces. 

From POTUS to SCOTUS: Federal Post Mid-term Predictions

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Debra Miller
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 10:59 AM

At the December 2018 National Conference, CSG members heard from two D.C.-based experts who offered their predictions of what to expect in the coming year. With the mid-term elections over, state leaders are keeping a close eye on the priorities of the new Congress, the Trump Administration, and the Supreme Court. If the last two years is an indicator, there could be a variety of policies enacted in Washington that will have a major impact of state and local governments. 

NCIC Summit of the States: Legal Roundtable – The Year in Interstate Compact Law

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Debra Miller
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Friday, December 14, 2018 at 02:57 PM

At this session, two interstate compact experts discussed important legal events in 2018 and their impacts on developing interstate compacts. 

NCIC Summit of the States: The Nuts and Bolts – Administering Interstate Occupational Licensure Compacts

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Debra Miller
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Friday, December 14, 2018 at 02:50 PM

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the number of licensed occupations has risen from 5 percent of the U.S. workforce in the 1950s to about a quarter of the workforce today. Navigating the various state licensing processes can pose a significant challenge for workers due to different rules, regulations, fee structures and continuing education requirements. This panel looked at the rising use of occupational licensure compacts, particularly in the health care sector, to achieve professional licensure portability and...

NCIC Summit of the States: Over Here – States Work Together to Increase Opportunities for Military Families and Members

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Debra Miller
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Friday, December 14, 2018 at 02:40 PM

States are continually looking for ways to ease the burdens of military spouses deploying to new states and military service members transitioning to the civilian workforce. This panel explored the policies that states are using to help military members and their families meet these challenges and how these initiatives may inform a broader approach to workforce mobility and state occupational licensure.
• Moderator: Marcus Beauregard, Department of Defense, Civilian Liasion Office
• Senator Carol Blood, Nebraska...

NCIC Summit of the States: How State Collaboration Can Strengthen the Workforce

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Debra Miller
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Friday, December 14, 2018 at 02:28 PM

This panel examined how four professions have addressed interstate licensure reciprocity and portability. Panelists explained the mechanism for interstate licensure mobility in their profession, why they believe interstate licensure mobility is important for their members, and the benefits of licensure and licensure portability for both professionals and the public.

• Moderator: Nahale Kalfas, Attorney, The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists
• Michael Armstrong, National Council of...

NCIC Summit of the States: A Tested Solution to Today’s Policy Issues

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Debra Miller
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Friday, December 14, 2018 at 02:10 PM

This panel examined the evolution and current use of interstate compacts, discuss the history of interstate compacts and examine the scope of interstate problems states now tackle through compacts, with a focus on occupational licensure compacts. Additionally, the panel explored other forms of multistate cooperation and discussed why compacts are viewed as a superior solution to foster interstate cooperation, protect consumers and guard state sovereignty. As policymakers confront issues from health care delivery to infrastructure...

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