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[Carlos Montas]

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> Date: April 3, 2014 at 3:00:44 PM EDT
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> Subject: Washington Wire -- April 3, 2014
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> April 3, 2014
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> CURRENT NEWS AND UPDATES
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> Centers for Disease Control  and Prevention Releases New Data on Children with Autism
> Last week, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data that estimates 1 in 68 children in multiple communities throughout the United States have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The new estimate is 30 percent higher than the 2012 estimate of 1 in 188 children. The data also continue to show that ASD is almost five times more common among boys than girls: 1 in 42 boys versus 1 in 189 girls. Learn more from CDC.
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> U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education Launch New Tool “Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!”
> This week, the U.S. Departments of Education (DOE) and Health and Human Servies (HHS) launched  new program that aims to help identify developmental delays in infants and young children up to the age of 5. The new tool, “Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!,”will help families understand developmental milestones for their children so they can get care to identify possible developmental delays as soon as possible. Visit “Watch Me Thrive” to learn more.
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> Affordable Care Act Reaches Enrollee Goal
> The enrollment deadline for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) lapsed on Monday, March 31. As of the deadline, the Obama administration announced that over 7 million people signed up for medical insurance through online health exchanges. For those individuals who began to create an online account, but failed to finish, they will receive a limited, unspecified amount of time to finish their enrollment applications. People can request a “special enrollment period” by calling the federal marketplace at 800-318-2596. Get more information from The New York Times.
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> STATE CHECK-UP
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> April Edition of Medicaid Watch Released
> Read the April 1, 2014 edition of MEDICAID WATCH. Notable and recent state developments and proposals that expand access and eligibility appear in blue, while noteworthy and recent state developments and proposals that reduce access and eligibility are printed in red. The last two pages contain a regularly-updated and current listing of sources and resources on state-level health coverage, with the most relevant news, facts and documents highlighted in yellow.
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> The MEDICAID WATCH doesn't cover only state-level Medicaid eligibility and access news; it also reports on other state health assistance programs, including: State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP); States' own non-federally-funded medical assistance programs; State Pharmacy Assistance Programs (SPAPs); State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); State-subsidized or - sponsored health insurance programs for limited income persons; and State-subsidized high risk health insurance pools (including premium discounts given by some risk pools to those with incomes under state-set levels).
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> ON THE HORIZON
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> Can you change the world for someone with a disability?
> World Cerebral Palsy Day, a global awareness and innovation effort, is offering $50,000 to anyone who can bring one of these ideas to life by June 20! The final three ideas were selected from more than 400 submitted by people around the world to the "Change My World in One Minute" contest. Check out the ideas, read the contest details, and start inventing today!
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> For more information on the Washington Wire, please contact Connie Garner at CGarner at ucp.org.
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