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New Mexico Attorney General Sues CYFD, Alleges Misuse Of Confidentiality Laws To Block Oversight Of Child Welfare System
April 23, 2026New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the state’s child welfare agency, the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), alleging the agency has misused confidentiality laws to block oversight, silence critics, and avoid accountability for systemic… -
HRSA Announces $135 Million In Funding To Expand Nutrition Services & Strengthen Rural Health Workforce, Including Psychiatry
April 23, 2026The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced more than $135 million in new grant funding aimed at addressing two public health priorities: expanding nutrition services in primary care settings and strengthening the health workforce in rural communities. The rural workforce funding… -
New York OPWDD Awards $8 Million Contract To Expand Supported Decision-Making Model For Individuals With I/DD
April 23, 2026The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) announced that, through a competitive procurement process, it has awarded AIM Services Inc. a statewide contract valued at nearly $8 million to implement New York’s Supported Decision-Making model for individuals with intellectual and… -
Rural Maine School District To Launch Recovery High School Model For Students With Substance Use Disorders
April 23, 2026The Maine School Administrative District #27 in rural Maine is preparing to offer a publicly funded Recovery High School that will provide housing, education, and treatment for up to eight school-week, in-residence students and up to six school-day only pupils… -
Missouri Enacts Sentencing Reform Law Establishing Minimum Time Served Requirements
April 23, 2026Missouri Senate Bill 882 establishes explicit minimum sentencing requirements tied to felony classifications statewide. The legislation requires individuals convicted of felonies to serve a defined percentage of their sentences before becoming eligible for parole. Additional provisions narrow the circumstances under which… -
CMS To Launch Medicare ‘App Library’ For Interoperable Digital Health Care Tools
April 23, 2026The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to launch a Medicare “App Library” featuring interoperable, vetted digital health tools developed by organizations participating in its Health Technology Ecosystem initiative. The agency’s goal is for these tools to achieve widespread… -
Utah Medicaid Audit Finds About Half Of $1 Billion In Nursing Facility Payments Retained As Administrative Fees
April 22, 2026Approximately half of the nearly $1 billion in Medicaid supplemental payments made to Utah skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) between 2016 and 2024 did not reach facilities for resident care, according to an audit by the Office of the Utah State… -
Alameda County, California Superior Court Seeks A Continuum Of Drug Court Services Through Rolling Procurement
April 22, 2026The Superior Court of California in Alameda County is seeking contractors to provide a continuum of services for participants in the Alameda County Drug Court program. Through a rolling procurement process that began in the fall of 2025, the court… -
Iowa Shifts Foster Parent Training To Competency-Based Model To Expand Caregiver Capacity
April 22, 2026Iowa is changing its approach to foster parent training, shifting to a competency-based model tailored to the needs of individual children rather than requiring a fixed number of training hours. The change is part of legislation signed on April 7,… -
Rural Health Care Leaders Cite Funding & Capacity Constraints As Barriers To Expanding Services
April 22, 2026Rural health care leaders report significant gaps in service availability and infrastructure, with funding and capacity constraints limiting their ability to respond to growing demand, according to a recent national survey. More than half of surveyed leaders (55%) said there…
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