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Securing support to serve greater needs.

Public funding and bipartisan support is essential to making Nurse-Family Partnership available to every eligible first-time family.

The Nurse-Family Partnership's Policy and Government Affairs team is working to obtain sustainable public funding for implementing agencies and national replication, as it raises awareness for the Nurse-Family Partnership program among members of the U.S. Congress and U.S. Executive Branch agencies. At the same time, Nurse-Family Partnership Implementing Agencies partner with the Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office staff to build relationships with local, state, and federal legislators; to identify and create public funding opportunities to serve the needs of existing Nurse-Family Partnership Implementing Agencies; and to help local communities establish new Nurse-Family Partnership programs.

Recent Public Policy Updates

• February 2010
• December 26, 2009
• December 2, 2009
• October 2009
• September 2009
• August 2009
• June 2009
• May 2009

Federal Home Visitation Initiative
President Obama has called for significant federal funding in fiscal year 2010 for a new home visitation program for low-income families to be enacted through grants to the states. The Nurse-Family Partnership Policy and Government Affairs staff has actively supported the administration and congressional staff in developing legislation to enact the President's proposal. Key documents relevant to the President's proposal are provided below.

President Obama's Budget Proposal
 

• President's FY2010 budget proposal for the Administration for Children and Families, May 2009
• President's FY2010 Department of Health & Human Services budget, February 2009 

Proposed Legislation

• U.S. House of Representatives
  • The Early Support for Families Act (H.R. 2667)
  • America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200, House Healthcare Reform Package)
    • Section 1713 - Optional coverage of nurse home visitation services
    • Section 1904 - Grants to states for quality home visitation for families with young children and families expecting children
  • Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 (H.R. 3962, revised House Health Care Reform Legislation) 
    • Section 1713 - Optional coverage of nurse home visitation services
    • Section 1904 - Grants to States for quality home visitation for families with young children and families expecting

• U.S. Senate
  • The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act of 2009 Merged Senate Health Care Reform bill (November 18, 2009)
  • Senate Healthcare Reform Legislation: Finance Committee Report (October 21, 2009)
  • The Evidence-Based Home Visitation Act of 2009 (S. 1267)
  • S. 1267 Bill Summary
  • S. 1267 Bill FAQ 
  • Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Mark (Released September 17, 2009)

Medicaid

• Additional Information on the Nurse Home Visitation Medicaid Option (Section 1713 of the House health care reform bill)
• National NFP Medicaid Fact Sheet
• NFP State Medicaid Fact Sheets
  • Illinois Medicaid Fact Sheet
  • Louisiana Medicaid Fact Sheet
  • Michigan Medicaid Fact Sheet
  • Nevada Medicaid Fact Sheet
  • New Jersey Medicaid Fact Sheet
  • New York Medicaid Fact Sheet
  • Pennsylvania Medicaid Fact Sheet
  • Texas Medicaid Fact Sheet
  • Washington Medicaid Fact Sheet

Recent Communications and Nurse-Family Partnership Advocacy in Congress

• Congressional testimony – provided by Nurse-Family Partnership Nurse Consultant Sharon Sprinkle to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee – Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support on June 9, 2009 (supplemental testimony)
• Joint letter with Home Visiting Coalition and national organizations to President Obama (May 21, 2009)
• National Home Visiting Coalition letter to President Obama (May 15, 2009)
• Senate sign-on letter to President Obama (May 6, 2009)
• House Champions letter to House Budget Committee leadership (April 27, 2009)
• Advertisement – Full-page advertisement in Roll Call (April 21 and 23, 2009) and Congress Daily (April 29, 2009)
• Joint letter with external organizations/partners to President Obama (April 3, 2009)
• House sign-on letter to President Obama (March 31, 2009)

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