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  NCSL HEALTH POLICY: Federal Issues Reports and Summaries 

Updated April 4, 2008

Health Care Financing Medicaid FMAP by State (Federal Register PDF Document) Budget/Appropriations FY 2009 Federal Budget - Legisltative and Regulatory Proposals Medicaid, SCHIP and Medicare Highlights FY 2009 Administration Budget Request Selected Health Programs-In Brief Federal Poverty Standard Fiscal Year 2008

Federal Update Legislation Pending Enactments Regulation Chart NCSL Comments U.S. Supreme Court Brief Description of Cases and Links to Decisions

Selected Health Topics Health Care Reform Insurance Regulation Final Rule for Nondiscrimination HIPAA Resources Patient Safety Emergency Preparedness Tobacco Link to GAO Reports

NCSL Contacts:

Joy Johnson Wilson, Federal Affairs Counsel and Senior Committee Director--Health Cmte,  (202) 624-8689
Rachel Morgan RN, BSN, Senior Policy Specialist, State-Federal Affairs, (202) 624-3569