Volume 16, Issue 3
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Spring 2004
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In This Issue
Top Stories
Medicaid:
- Medicaid block grants and DHHS reorganization: What will your future be?
-- Will New Hampshire apply for a Medicaid block grant? - What will that mean for Medicaid recipients?
-- Medicaid Comparison Chart - As it is now vs block grant
-- Commissioner Stephen to hold hearings on the future of Medicaid - Meeting Schedule
-- Proposed principles for the NH Medicaid program - Draft developed by a group of concerned advocates
-- Come to a Citizens' Hearing on the steps of the Capitol

UNH's Holloway Commons:
- Report Card: "A" for beauty; "C-" for accessibility
-- Photos - Rebecca and Sean illustrate the accessibility problems
-- Changes - Rebeacca reports on improvements made since December
Other Stories
Katie Beckett:
- Katie Beckett legislation delays changes
-- Katie Beckett Audit Released - Comments from DHHS lead to confusion
-- Katie Beckett Law - 42 U.S.C § 1396a(e)(3) or § 1902(e)(3) of the Social Security Act
-- Proposed changes to Katie Beckett regulations - Drafted by DHHS in January

Health Insurance:
- Health Insurance in America - What to do when you have a problem with your health plan
-- Parents are exhausted from fighting insurance companies as well as caring for their children
-- Facts & Resources - Mandatory Coverage; Categories of Insurance; Resources for Health Insurance questions
-- The History of SB 711 - From our archives: Why NH passed legislation in 1994 mandating community rating for health insurance.

Life with David - A sibling shares her insights about life with a brother who has Fragile x syndrome.

Ask Jan:
- How I Know What I Know - Columnist Jan Larsen reveals a little about herself and how she came to be such an authority on so many issues
- Ask Jan - This issue's Ask Jan Column

Cooking Made Easy: A recipe for success

Announcements:
- Community Mental Health Center Moves Dover Offices
- Respite Scholarships Available
- Project Offers Training and Technical Support to Children with Vision and Hearing Issues

Workshops:
- Save the Date: Solving the Relationship Puzzle
- Gentle Teaching: A Positive Approach for Challenges of Behavior and Learning
Opinion
Making Enemies...
Letters to the Editor