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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Affordable Care Act Website of the Week: February 17-21, 2014 FamiliesUSA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization that advocates for access to affordable health insurance for all Americans and produces studies and related information on best practices in health care delivery and financing. The website contains current news and information on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For example, recently posted information has included: The ability of children to obtain health insurance coverage. Most ACA cover...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . New Videos Show Safety Net Health Plan Innovations to Connect Members to Housing and to Improve Health Outcomes The Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) recently released a housing installment of their Understanding Medicaid Managed Care series. The installment focuses on the challenges faced by many of the most vulnerable Americans, especially those without stable housing, and the considerable efforts of health plans to help address these challenges. The videos provide real-life examples of efforts undertaken by two Saf...

February 18, 2014      ISSUES   |   POLICY   |   SOLUTIONS   |   NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... The 2014 National Family and Youth Conference Begins Today! The Alliance is looking forward to seeing you in New Orleans today, Tuesday, February 18, at our 2014 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness . We encourage the more than 800 of you who are attending to share your conference experiences through our online presence. Keep up with the Alliance on the Alliance blog, Ending Homelessness Today , the Alliance Facebook page , and follow us on Twitter , and tweet about your conference experience using the conference hashtag #NAEH14 . The Never Another Homeless Veteran Campaign We would also like to invite you to join the Alliance's Never Another Homeless Veter...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Technical Assistance Opportunity: SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) TA Project The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) Technical Assistance Center is accepting applications from Continuums of Care (CoCs) that have not yet participated in the federally sponsored SOAR Technical Assistance Program. SAMHSA’s SOAR program assists states and localities to expedite access to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) disability programs -- Supplemental S...