| 单词 | block grant |
| 例句 | Welfare reform legislation signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996 ended individual entitlements to welfare and provided states with block grants. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In particular, Romney’s advocacy of Medicaid block grants is a fine start. On Health Care, Mitt Romney's Pragmatic Plan Plays it Safe 2011-09-07T12:23:34Z Freeing states to address the uninsured A big part of the Romney plan—one that would unleash tremendous health-policy innovation—is to give Medicaid back to the states in the form of block grants. Mitt Romney Outlines His Plan to Replace Obamacare 2012-06-21T03:27:49Z He then discussed the term block grants – “a phrase perfectly designed to bore you” – and recalled that Ryan’s previous block grants program would have kicked 20.5 million people off Medicaid in a decade. John Oliver on healthcare repeal chaos: 'Good luck fixing that, Republicans' 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z It remains unclear whether Republicans have enough support to pass the bill, which also would replace Obamacare with a system giving states block grants to fund their own healthcare programs. Late-night TV show host Kimmel blasts senator over healthcare bill 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The second is to reform the drivers of long-term spending—Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare—by applying Wyden-Ryan to the first, block grants to the second, and repeal to the third. How Romney Can Reduce Spending While Repealing Obama's Cuts to Medicare 2012-08-15T06:07:56Z Arts-education programs are also discontinued in the Education Department budget; they would be replaced by block grants. Trump budget again calls for the elimination of federal arts agencies 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z It remains unclear whether Republicans have enough support to pass the bill, which also would replace Obamacare with a system giving states block grants to fund their own healthcare programs. Late-night TV show host Kimmel blasts senator over healthcare bill 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The executive's spending on public services is largely financed by a core block grant from Westminster, which evolves according to the Barnett Formula. Stormont on course for £450m overspend this year 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The legislation also included $15 billion to expand the block grant program that subsidizes the cost of child care for low-income families, though it is set to expire in September 2024. Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The difference is more than could be saved by raising the eligibility age for Social Security or converting Medicaid into a block grant, controversial proposals raised by legislators concerned about the federal debt. A huge threat to the U.S. budget has receded. And no one is sure why. 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z In 2016, the government established 7% of family income as the standard for affordable child care, but only 14 states follow that guidance in their offerings through the block grant program. Biden administration plans to cap how much families pay for child care through a government program 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Evaluators will grade U.K. universities more heavily on work environment and diversity—and less on research output—to determine their share of higher education block grants, four national funding bodies announced last week. News at a glance: Biggest lightning storm, regulating AI, and restoring Europe’s ecosystems 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z This ensures that when the government increases spending in the rest of the UK, the block grant rises by broadly the same amount in pounds per head in Northern Ireland. Stormont on course for £450m overspend this year 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Previously, federal support for child care came mainly through block grants that states use to subsidize care for low-income parents. Child Care Disruptions Expected as Record Funding Nears an End 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z It means nearly £700m will be withheld in the block grant that comes from the Treasury in London. Scottish government faces £1bn shortfall in spending plans 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Sir Robert added that another option would be to put a "funding floor" under the block grant in line with relative need, as happens in Wales. Stormont budget: £800m needs to be found in cuts and charges - report 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The legislation would set up a block grant program through the Justice Department that would potentially fund an armed law enforcement officer at every K-12 school in the U.S., public and private. Sen. Scott bill would fund armed officers in all US schools 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z It set a floor under the block grant premium at an agreed estimate of relative need and an additional uplift to Barnett Formula increases to slow the rate at which the premium approaches the floor. Stormont on course for £450m overspend this year 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The Barnett formula is used to determine annual changes in the block grant to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. NI healthcare workers stuck in 'limbo land' over pay, RCN says 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z That money is not, therefore, funded through the block grant that comes from the Treasury, and has to be funded either by taxes in Scotland or by cutting other programmes. Scottish government faces £1bn shortfall in spending plans 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z But the Scottish Conservative accused the SNP-Green government of presiding over "savage cuts", despite high income rates and the largest block grants since devolution began. MSPs urged to back tax-raising Scottish budget 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z The projects are among the first from an expected $3 billion in block grants targeting underserved communities authorized under the new law. EPA to award $100M to boost environmental justice programs 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z During the pandemic, Washington received tens of millions in block grants from the federal government for behavioral health services. Caught in WA’s youth mental health ‘disaster,’ a teen with nowhere to go 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The remainder would be covered by Stormont taking an advance on next year's block grant. Cost of living: How will you be affected by pre-Christmas strikes? 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z BBC News NI understands an overspend will ultimately be avoided by the Treasury allowing Stormont to take an advance on next year's block grant. NI Education: Children will be 'poor cousins' after Stormont budget 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z "This will affect funding for high spend areas such as the Education Authority's block grant and the aggregated schools budget," Chris Heaton-Harirs said. Stormont budget: Education Department told to make cuts to spending 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Income tax is devolved to Holyrood, but changes to rates in England and Wales have a direct knock-on effect on the block grant. Three key Scottish questions for Rishi Sunak 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z This could come to Scots directly in welfare benefits and indirectly through the block grant to Holyrood, with limited ability for MSPs to use tax varying and welfare powers to mitigate the effects. Liz Truss versus The Markets 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Experts said the fraud was rooted in changes enacted in such programs in 1996, when cash benefits paid to poor families were replaced by block grants issued to states. In Mississippi, Welfare for the Well-Connected as a Scandal Spreads 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z "This will affect funding for high-spend areas such as the Education Authority's block grant and the aggregated schools budget," the secretary of state explained. NI Education: Children will be 'poor cousins' after Stormont budget 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Dr. Bullard, for his part, touted the bill as historic, and applauded the inclusion of community block grants and funding for pollution monitoring near industrial facilities. At 75, the Father of Environmental Justice Meets the Moment 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z However if they are paid for by cutting departmental budgets down south, that could have a negative impact on the block grant. Cost of living set to dominate future plans at Holyrood 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z On the other hand, he won the praise of conservatives with his “New Federalism”—drastically expanding the use of federal “block grants” to states to spend as they wished without strings attached. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The majority of federal grants are block grants. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z For instance, Eric Schmitt, the party’s nominee for Senate in Missouri, has floated the idea of getting rid of the Education Department and reallocating the money in block grants to states instead. How a new class of Republicans could push America to the right 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The bill also invests over $60 billion in environmental justice priorities, including block grants to address disproportionate environmental and public health harms related to pollution and climate change in poor and disadvantaged communities. Unexpected deal would boost Biden pledge on climate change 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The lawyer, J. Brad Pigott, a former U.S. attorney, had been working for the Mississippi Department of Human Services, the agency that distributes Mississippi’s federal welfare block grants. Mississippi Fires Lawyer Trying to Recoup Misused Welfare Funds 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z And it creates a new block grant program to subsidize states that adopt red flag laws, which allow courts to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a threat, or set up other crisis intervention programs. NRSC Chair Rick Scott declares ‘I will vote no’ on bipartisan gun bill 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z There are a couple of reasons that categorical grants are more popular than block grants despite calls to decentralize public policy. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z The proposal also creates a new block grant program to subsidize states that adopt red flag laws, which allow courts to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a threat, or set up other crisis intervention programs. Defying Senate GOP, House Republicans won’t back gun bill 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The proposal further creates a new block grant program to subsidize states that adopt red flag laws, which allow courts to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a threat, or set up other crisis intervention programs. 14 Senate Republicans buck NRA to advance bipartisan gun bill 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z It also creates a new block grant program to subsidize states that adopt red flag laws, which allow courts to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a threat, or set up other crisis intervention programs. Mitch McConnell throws support behind bipartisan gun bill 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z It also would create a new block grant program to subsidize states that adopt red flag laws, which allow courts to confiscate firearms from individuals deemed a threat, or set up other crisis-intervention programs. Bipartisan gun bill would boost mental health, school security funding, tighten background checks 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z A common criticism leveled against block grants is that they lack mechanisms to hold state and local administrators accountable for outcomes, a reproach the Obama administration made about the Community Services Block Grant program. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Also, they’re not mutually exclusive: Democrats say that they support the block grant, but that a much bigger program is also needed. Republicans and Democrats Agree Child Care Needs Help. Here’s How They Differ. 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Under guidance issued by HUD in January, the state and local agencies receiving the block grants are instructed to prioritize climate-change mitigation and equity for underserved communities in deciding how to disperse those funds. HUD to send out nearly $3 billion in disaster relief grants 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Today, Congress appropriates money for three types of grants-in-aid: categorical grants, block grants, and project grants. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z These block grants traditionally come with a great deal of flexibility for local authorities and recipient agencies to decide where best to target the funds depending on the nature of the disaster. HUD prioritizes environment, economic equity in bloc grants 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z As a result, the per-person value of Nevada's fixed "block grant" of welfare funds has declined more than anywhere else in the country. The cruel failure of welfare reform in the Southwest 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Congress plans to spend $6.2 billion on the block grant this year — but that covers only one in nine eligible children under 6. Republicans and Democrats Agree Child Care Needs Help. Here’s How They Differ. 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The prime minister said Mr Blackford was voicing "synthetic indignation" because the Scottish government had received record funding - a block grant - of more than £41bn from the Treasury. Why doesn't Scotland have tougher Covid measures? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z They are also made with fewer strings attached, so State and local governments have greater freedom in deciding just how and on what to spend block grant dollars. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The legislation would also postpone until 2023 mandatory cuts to a range of federal spending programs, including farm aid, community block grants and a 4 percent reduction in Medicare payments to doctors and hospitals. House Passes Legislation to Pave Way for Debt Ceiling Increase 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z President Donald Trump even signed a bill increasing funding for those block grants. Perspective | Five myths about child care 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z There is recent history of a large infusion of cash for the block grant fund. Republicans and Democrats Agree Child Care Needs Help. Here’s How They Differ. 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Mr Sunak said his spending spree would send an average of £4.6bn per year extra to Holyrood, resulting in "the largest block grants for the devolved administrations" since they were established. What does the UK budget mean for Scotland? 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z From the 1980s on, many programs once supported by separate and fragmented categorical grants have been merged into broader block grants. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Department of Housing and Urban Development will oversee the block grant aid, which will require the state to outline plans for spending the money and receive federal approval of the plans. Louisiana to get $595M federal disaster aid for Laura, Delta 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Democrats are also considering providing block grants to states to encourage more green energy production, the sources said. U.S. Democrats scramble to hammer out climate legislation ahead of Glasgow talks 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z That is also true of the block grant, which is already used at child care centers affiliated with churches. Republicans and Democrats Agree Child Care Needs Help. Here’s How They Differ. 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z For children under 3, only the poorest working families qualify for subsidies, through Early Head Start or the child care block grant, but fewer than 1 in 6 eligible children receive the help. How other nations pay for child care. The U.S. is an outlier. 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Much of it is stems from a state-focused block grant program that helps subsidize parents’ access to services including day care. Democrats ready $450 billion plan to expand child care, pre-K as broader economic package hits new political snags 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z She estimates that another $10 billion will be needed to specifically address Ida, including funds for community development block grants, emergency highway relief and Small Business Administration disaster loans, among other programs. Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z Universal pre-K would be secured through block grants and expanded funding to Head Start. From Cradle to Grave, Democrats Move to Expand Social Safety Net 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z The system rests, too, on block grants from the federal government that do not adjust with inflation and are inelastic during hard economic times. Welfare rolls decline during the pandemic despite economic upheaval 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z The relocation saga began in January 2016, when the Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Louisiana Office of Community Development $48.3 million in community redevelopment block grants. Louisiana ‘climate refugees’ still awaiting resettlement after 5 years 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z One was the unit responsible for overseeing disbursement of federal block grants to states hit by hurricanes and other natural disasters. Biden’s First Task at Housing Agency: Rebuilding Trump-Depleted Ranks 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Its fiscal position without the block grant from Westminster? Scottish election 2021: What is in Nicola Sturgeon's in-tray? 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z The funding includes a two-year, $6 million block grant for the Vermont Department of Health. Vermont gets $12M in COVID relief for drug abuse programs 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its statutory authority when it authorized the block grant program as an “experimental waiver.” Advocates sue to stop Tennessee Medicaid block grant program 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z It also increases appropriations for mental health services and block grants and expands suicide-prevention activities. Analysis | Biden budget seeks to flip script on Trump administration’s spending priorities 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Democrats remained confident that, even though they opposed the stimulus package, Republican senators would eventually support legislation to avoid cutting Medicare, farm subsidies and social services block grants to pay for it. House Votes to Avert Deep Medicare Cuts to Pay for $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Besides those discretionary funds, Idaho is betting another $981 million in direct funds going to state agencies for specific purposes such as public school support, childcare grants, meals on wheels and substance abuse block grants. Idaho governor outlines plan for coronavirus relief money 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z After a year and a half of negotiating, Tennessee recently became the first state in history to receive a Medicaid block grant waiver from the federal government. Full text of Gov. Bill Lee’s State of the State address 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The 10 GOP senators are calling for a $20 billion boost to that block grant program. Biden and GOP senators offer competing COVID-19 relief plans 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Edwards said he hopes the Democratic-controlled Congress will earmark hurricane recovery block grant aid to Louisiana by spring. Louisiana governor asks White House for $3B in hurricane aid 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Many mandatory spending programs could be completely defunded, including social services block grants, a Justice Department program that provides aid to crime victims, and the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. House Votes to Avert Deep Medicare Cuts to Pay for $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The Office of Community Planning & Development oversees more than $8 billion in federal block grant funding to cities and states for community development projects and disaster response. Detroit official tapped for role in Biden administration 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z This block grant is a big deal and I’m proud of it, but it’s not all we’re doing to improve health care in Tennessee. Full text of Gov. Bill Lee’s State of the State address 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The block grant is the amount of money given to the executive by the Treasury each year. Troubles pension: Stormont 'must not play games' 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z That request didn’t bring block grant aid to Louisiana. Louisiana governor asks White House for $3B in hurricane aid 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Tennessee became the first and only state to convert its Medicaid funding to a block grant, after federal officials approved the plan in the final days of Trump’s tenure in the White House. Analysis | The Health 202: Recovered coronavirus patients should still get the vaccine, experts say 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z On Jan. 8, Verma’s agency also approved a Medicaid block grant for Tennessee. Column: Trump launches sneaky 11th-hour attacks on clean air, Medicaid, LGBTQ people 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z She also will ask lawmakers for $25 million to provide child care development block grants to promote the creation of more child care businesses in Iowa. Iowa governor requests full-time classroom learning option 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z If Tennessee spends less than the block grant amount, it will be allowed to keep 55 percent of the savings to spend on a broad array of services related to “health.” An 11th-Hour Approval for Major Changes to Medicaid in Tennessee 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The new law puts the state in line with federal law and ensures the state will receive $32 million in federal block grant funding. Editorial Roundup: Tennessee 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Under the block grant plan, however, the state would get a capped amount of money annually. Analysis | The Health 202: Recovered coronavirus patients should still get the vaccine, experts say 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z As we’ve reported, block grants merely set state Medicaid programs up for budget cuts. Column: Trump launches sneaky 11th-hour attacks on clean air, Medicaid, LGBTQ people 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z One of his first projects for the department was analyzing the community development block grant formula. Calculating homeless aid has relied on a flawed formula 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z And in Puerto Rico, which receives NAP instead of SNAP, a capped block grant with smaller benefits, food needs are not being met, Bolen said. Anti-hunger groups call on Biden to reverse some of Trump’s signature initiatives 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z Asked during a recent phone briefing with reporters about Medicaid's legacy under her stewardship, Verma didn't mention the expansion, work requirements or efforts to turn Medicaid into a block grant program for states. The Trump Medicaid record: Big goals, yet few successes 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z When the congressional attempt to establish block grants failed, the administration tried through executive action to implement a process allowing states to opt into a block grant. Promises kept? On health care, Trump’s claims of "monumental steps" don’t add up 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The Trump administration crows that block grants would provide states more “flexibility” in designing their Medicaid programs, but the truth is exactly the opposite. Column: Trump launches sneaky 11th-hour attacks on clean air, Medicaid, LGBTQ people 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z But without any federal block grant aid from Congress, state legislators will be limited in what they can accomplish. Another special session: Louisiana lawmakers return Monday 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The state Supreme Court scheduled arguments on Monday from lawyers for Cooper and GOP legislative leaders in Cooper’s lawsuit challenging how federal block grant money is spent. Gov. Cooper, Republican lawmakers back at NC Supreme Court 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a Cooper lawsuit that seeks to overturn the General Assembly’s decisions on how it spent federal block grant money in the 2017 budget law. Cooper sues to alter powerful NC government rules panel 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z A 2013 proposal to use federal block grants for home buyouts on the island met strong resistance from residents. The U.S. Needs to Address Its Climate Migration Problem 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Earlier in his term, Mr. Trump pushed to overhaul Mr. Obama’s program by converting federal Medicaid funding into a block grant or per-capita system. Voters help strengthen Obamacare’s hold in U.S. 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Titus and other Republicans reversed their votes after Democratic leaders inserted a $50 million block grant program for schools facing unexpected virus-related expenses. Nevada governor signs budget bills, ending special session 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Oklahoma was also the first state to ask the Trump administration for permission to convert its Medicaid program to “block grant” funding, an idea strongly pushed by Mr. Trump’s health appointees. Republican Leaders Want to End Obamacare. Their Voters Are Expanding It. 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z We propose a combination of block grants, expanded Medicaid assistance keyed to unemployment rates and financial support for K-12 schools. Opinion | What a successful economic recovery plan must look like 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z She said she expects Iowa to get a $1.25 billion block grant from the federal government. Iowa coronavirus cases climb to 1145, deaths at 27 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z California and its cities will get $10 billion from a block grant portion of the proposed relief bill in the Senate, not including the benefits to workers and individuals, Newsom said. As coronavirus spread, a slew of California businesses posted layoff notices last week 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The administration also has invited states to convert their Medicaid programs to block grants, with the come-on that states that spend less than their block-granted amount will be permitted to keep some of the savings. Column: How the coronavirus crisis is saving Medicaid from Trump 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The plan would also include $5 billion for emergency homeless assistance and $10 billion in community development block grants for communities to help vulnerable populations. Maxine Waters says during coronavirus outbreak adults should get $2G per month, children $1G per month 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The letter also asks for $45 billion of loans, $35 billion for federal community block grants for disaster help and tax relief. U.S. restaurants seek $455 billion of federal aid due to coronavirus hit 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The administration also recently announced a proposal to convert part of Medicaid to block grants. Opinion | Officials have spent the last few years dismantling anti-recession measures 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z If their spending came in below the lump sum, they could pocket the difference for spending on other health programs; if it exceeded the block grant, they’d be on the hook for the excess, 100%. Column: The coronavirus crisis exposes the stupidity of Trump's healthcare policies 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The justices formally agreed on Friday to hear Cooper’s appeal of a Court of Appeals ruling from December that favored the General Assembly in decisions on spending federal block grant money. Justices agree to hear Gov. Cooper appeal on federal grants 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z The unexpected bookkeeping marks a reversal in the way conservatives view block grants. Trump’s shift on charter school funding alarms backers 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Last year, Mr. Trump’s budget proposed drastic cuts to the 29 programs that it would turn into block grants this year, including after-school programs for low-income schools and enrichment for gifted students. Charter Schools in Surprise Political Fight as Trump and Democrats Turn Away 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The North Carolina Republican said federal money could be denied to cities by withholding their highway funds and community block grants, but that it may not ensure financial restitution. Sen. Tillis: Sanctuary bill Trump mentioned during SOTU will become law if GOP wins back House 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The funding is meant for students in grades K-3, and is contingent on the state Legislature’s approval of the governor’s block grant — if denied, the case goes back to court. California students sued because they were such poor readers. Theu just won $53 million to help them. 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Medicaid block grants, long proposed by Republicans, would provide states a fixed amount of money for Medicaid instead of an open-ended funding program. The Health System We’d Have if Economists Ran Things 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z In most cases, they view block grants as offering reductions in spending and increases in state autonomy. Trump’s shift on charter school funding alarms backers 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Amid the backlash, the president personally pitched the block grant concept to Ms. DeVos, according to a senior administration official, to at least preserve programs that districts might want to fund. Charter Schools in Surprise Political Fight as Trump and Democrats Turn Away 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z The Indianapolis Business Journal recently asked Gov. Eric Holcomb and officials with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration whether the state might ask to be switched to Medicaid block grants. Editorial Roundup: 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The administration recently announced a Medicaid block grant program that will limit the amount of money states get under their Medicaid programs. Opinion | The Trump administration is hurting people with mental illness 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The Trump administration said recently that it would permit block grants for some of the funding the federal government sends to state Medicaid programs. The Health System We’d Have if Economists Ran Things 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Now, the program is one of 29 the Trump administration would lump into a block grant to states. Trump’s shift on charter school funding alarms backers 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Federal guidelines call for welfare money block grants to further one of four specific purposes: encouraging healthy families, promoting job preparation and marriage, reducing out-of-wedlock pregnancies, and helping needy families. Mississippi gave $2M in welfare money to wrestler’s group 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z But he said, “I fear the block-grant programs could put our most vulnerable people at increased risk,” and noted, “block grants can invariably lead to arbitrary limits on eligibility and coverage.” Editorial Roundup: 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The threat to Social Security, the block grant limitations on Medicaid, the cessation of food stamps and the lack of housing will cause despair to many more people with severe mental illness. Opinion | The Trump administration is hurting people with mental illness 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The budget proposes consolidating 29 programs into a $19.4 billion block grant that would dispense funding to states, who would then determine how to use it. Trump’s $4.8 Trillion Budget Would Cut Safety Net Programs and Boost Defense 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z Officials propose to take the money that would normally go to fund individual disease prevention activities and funnel it into a single block grant to states. Trump budget cuts funding for health, science, environment agencies 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z The block grants, funds that Congress has restored in past budgets, provide cities with money for affordable housing and other community needs such as fighting blight, improving infrastructure and delivering food to homebound seniors. Trump offers $4.8 trillion budget plan that seeks big cuts to domestic programs 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z But the block grants would include many other programs, including aid to after-school programs and charter schools. Trump seeks big increase in career-technical education money 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z The White House had previously recommended eliminating funding for the coverage expansions created by the law and adopting a congressional proposal that would provide block grant health funding for states to design their own programs. Trump to Propose $4.8 Trillion Budget With More Border Wall Funding 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z As in past budgets, this one will cut heavily into programs targeting low-income communities, including slashing community development block grants and home heating assistance. Trump budget plan would fail to eliminate deficit over 10 years, briefing document shows 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z But at the same time, Trump administration’s has proposed changes that some mental-health advocates say could significantly limit mental-health access in the country, such as reshaping Medicaid with block grants. Trump budget cuts funding for health, science, environment agencies 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z It invited states to transform that part of Medicaid funding into a block grant and offered them new flexibility to cut coverage and benefits. Opinion | Here’s what Trump did while Congress was busy with impeachment 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Mississippi gets a block grant of the money, made up of funds that once was used to make welfare payments to low-income people, and is supposed to use it on activities that help poor people. Ex-welfare chief, wrestler charged in Mississippi fraud case 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z This is on top of the scheme he's already cooked up to cut people off Medicaid coverage with block grants to states designed specifically so the money will run out. State of the Union: Trump trolls the libs and defiles his office; Pelosi upstages him 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z He asked Pence about Trump’s recent comments about Medicare and the Medicaid block grant announcement. Opinion | On health care, is Trump malicious or just incompetent? Yes. 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z With the encouragement of this legislature, I’m proud that Tennessee was the first state in America to apply for a Medicaid block grant from the federal government. Full text of Gov. Bill Lee’s State of the State address 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The popularity of Medicaid raises the question of why Mr. Trump would sign off on a contentious block grant program heading into his re-election campaign. Trump Administration Unveils a Major Shift in Medicaid 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Critics of Tennessee’s block grant proposal, however, warned that it would not pass federal government’s scrutiny. Tennessee reacts after reviewing new Medicaid offer 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The administration says it will strengthen Medicaid, while Democrats say the block grants amount to cuts in the program. Trump offers Medicaid block grants for state flexibility, Democrats opposed 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Proponents and critics alike expect the block grant guidance will also face court challenges. Trump administration to offer states Medicaid block grant option 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Kim Nelson, a public health advocate and South Carolina Democratic congressional candidate, tweeted Friday that Medicaid block grants "don't work." Trump takes aim at Medicaid with plan that could harm millions 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z Lawmakers this year are proposing tax credits toward electric vehicle purchases and block grants that would fund energy efficiency improvements for low-income households. Lawmakers have 30 days to craft state budget, legalize pot 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Democratic lawmakers also chided GOP-dominant Tennessee for pursing its block grant proposal. Tennessee reacts after reviewing new Medicaid offer 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z "To deliver these commitments, the governments pledged a substantial injection of funding, over and above the block grant," he added. Governments must 'deliver financial package' 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Verma, who began working on guidance to permit block grants about a year ago, previewed her intentions last fall in a speech before the National Association of Medicaid Directors. Trump administration to offer states Medicaid block grant option 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Tennessee filed the $7.9 billion block grant proposal with federal officials in November. Lee hopeful feds will respond by summer to block grant plan 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z At the spending round, we announced that the Scottish government’s block grant will increase by £1.2bn next year. '10 out of 10': Long Bailey gives verdict on Corbyn as Labour leader, blaming media for his poor image - live news 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z For example, Tennessee designed its proposal to allow Tennessee to keep 50% of any unspent block grant funds. Tennessee reacts after reviewing new Medicaid offer 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z He also called to “eliminate disparities in Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico,” which currently receives “block grants that are insufficient in addressing the Medicaid population’s need.” Buttigieg attempts to make inroads in Latino community with multibillion-dollar investment plan 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z In September, Tennessee became the first state to ask CMS for what is known as a waiver from Medicaid rules to allow it to try a variant on a block grant. Trump administration to offer states Medicaid block grant option 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Those devolved taxes raise about £2bn for the Welsh Government each year, along with a block grant of £14bn from the UK government. More NHS spending promised in Welsh draft budget 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z They include reauthorizing the child care block grants, which are set to expire in the 2021 budget year; providing flexibility; and increasing options, by eliminating regulations. Trump says he’ll expand child care, paid leave for workers 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The money is being awarded through the agency’s Indian Housing block grant program. Alaska Native communities win $16 million in housing grants 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Mr McCourt said that the compensation was due to be funded from Northern Ireland's block grant from Westminster, which funds public services such as health and education, and that would be "grossly unfair". Institutions told of HIA compensation 'obligation' 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z “These are all the reasons you’ve got to be nervous about a block grant,” said Charles N. “Chip” Kahn III, president of the Federation of American Hospitals. Trump administration to offer states Medicaid block grant option 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Department of Housing and Urban Development, which provides block grants to help cities and counties. Alabama communities receive nearly $19M in federal grants 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z The aid will be distributed as block grants to communities in Alabama, Florida, George and North Carolina. Hurricane-devastated states share $800 million in farm aid 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Tennessee must file the $7.9 billion block grant proposal with federal officials by Nov. 20. Changes expected for Tennessee Medicaid block grant proposal 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z So, for every £100 extra the UK government spends on the education department south of the border, the Scottish government gets £9.70 in its next block grant. What might UK spending pledges mean for Scotland? 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Tennessee unveiled a plan on Tuesday to convert Medicaid into a block grant — an idea long supported by conservatives that would rupture the federal government’s half-century-old compact with states for safety-net insurance for the poor. Tennessee becomes first state with a plan to turn Medicaid into a block grant - The Washington Post 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Tennessee unveiled a plan on Tuesday to convert Medicaid into a block grant – an idea long supported by conservatives that would rupture the federalgovernment’s half-century-old compact with states for safety-net insurance for the poor. Tennessee plans to test waters as 1st state to turn Medicaid into block grant 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z State officials released details of the anticipated $7.9 billion Medicaid block grant plan Tuesday, ahead of the November deadline requiring the state to submit its final proposal to the federal government. Tennessee unveils $7.9B block grant proposal for Medicaid 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z State officials released details of the anticipated $7.9 billion Medicaid block grant plan Tuesday, ahead of the November deadline requiring the state to submit its final proposal to the federal government. Tennessee unveils $7.9B block grant proposal for Medicaid 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z “His budget has proposed slashing public housing … and eliminating community development block grant dollars,” Garcetti said. Column: Trump is going to solve L.A.'s homeless crisis just like Hurricane Dorian hit Alabama 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z After the El Paso and Dayton shootings, it recommended that Congress add $35 million for a block grant program to help states provide more community-based care to people in a mental health crisis. Trump eyes mental institutions as answer to gun violence 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The block grant would be used for medical services for children, pregnant women, parents and other core groups of people such as those who are blind and disabled. Tennessee plans to test waters as 1st state to turn Medicaid into block grant 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z After the El Paso and Dayton shootings, it recommended that Congress add $35 million for a block grant program to help states provide more community-based care to people in a mental health crisis. Trump eyes mental institutions as answer to gun violence 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z And it survives in large part through support from Denmark: An annual block grant worth roughly $600 million accounts for more than half of Greenland’s public budget. Eyeing Greenland, Trump Again Mixes Real Estate With Diplomacy 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z He said federal lawmakers should respond by letting the states do what they want with block grant money from Capitol Hill. ‘Slam-dunk’: Ken Paxton’s challenges to Obamacare, DACA create troubles for Republicans 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z HUD announced in May it will award North Carolina $336.5 million in community block grants for the storm, but spending rules must be settled first. Hurricane victims frustrated with slow housing recovery 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z More than two dozen groups wrote to CMS’s Verma in July, urging her to reject states that ask for block grants. Tennessee plans to test waters as 1st state to turn Medicaid into block grant 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z HUD announced in May it will award North Carolina $336.5 million in community block grants for the storm, but spending rules must be settled first. Hurricane victims frustrated with slow housing recovery 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z The need to diversify the economy is a big issue in Greenland, where fishing accounts for about 90 percent of exports and Denmark provides nearly half of the government’s budget through a block grant. Melting Greenland Is Awash in Sand 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z So when income tax revenues are cut at Westminster, Holyrood is compensated with increased funding in its annual block grant. The next prime minister and Scotland 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z House Republicans previously blocked the $39 million increase in district’s flexible block grant money. Louisiana budget deal near as school plan clears key hurdle 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z “If the block grant is approved in a way that violates the law,” Johnson said, “there is no question there would be a lawsuit.” Tennessee plans to test waters as 1st state to turn Medicaid into block grant 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z House Republicans backed the teacher raises, but objected to the block grants, questioning if Louisiana could afford the spending. House GOP revives stalled $3.8B Louisiana school formula 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The House proposed larger raises, but no block grant money. Senators craft Louisiana budget with more education money 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z Under the legislation, states that do not comply risk losing federal substance-abuse block grant funding, and a retailer that sells tobacco to anyone under 21 would be in violation of federal law. McConnell and Kaine want to raise the federal smoking age to 21 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Senate Republicans have proposed some $300 million for community block grant funds for the U.S. territory, a Democratic leadership aide said. U.S. Speaker Pelosi opens door to more funds for border migrant crisis 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z House Republicans want $122 million in increases: a $1,200 teacher pay raise, a $600 support worker raise and no block grant boost. $3.8B school formula sought by Edwards backed by La. Senate 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Enter Tennessee, whose Republican governor is expected to sign a bill mandating that the state apply for a federal waiver asking for such a block grant. Opinion | Tennessee moves to sabotage its own health-care system 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z But the budget proposal crafted by House Republican leaders doesn’t contain the $39 million in flexible block grant funding for districts that Edwards and the state education board want. Education the flashpoint in $30B budget backed by La. House 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved legislation last week to allow the state submit a block grant plan to the administration within six months. Analysis | The Health 202: States aren't taking up the Trump administration's offer of Obamacare 'relief' 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z He told lawmakers he wasn’t actively involved in suggesting to Dunleavy that Alaska signal to Trump an interest in block grants. Health commissioner downplays block grant idea 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The measure would require the state’s top leaders to call on the federal government to send a fixed amount of money each year in the form of block grants. Tennessee House advances bill seeking to overhaul Medicaid 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The block grant plans the president has admired reduce rather than increase current federal spending on health care. Trump Is Being Vague About What He Wants to Replace Obamacare. But There Are Clues. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The GAO found that HUD has bogged down the states in a disaster funding request process involving community development block grants. HUD red tape snags $35 billion in disaster relief, GAO says 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s own fiscal 2020 budget calls for replacing Obamacare with a series of block grants or per-capita allotments that allow states to spend federal health dollars as they see fit. Democrats pass resolution condemning Obamacare lawsuit 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z In a statement, he said “early overtures” from federal partners to the Dunleavy administration included ideas like block grants. Health commissioner downplays block grant idea 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico receives money through a block grant that requires regular renewal and that provides smaller benefits than those that are allotted to states. Opinion | The Trump administration has turned bigotry into policy in Puerto Rico 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Like the Graham-Cassidy proposal, it includes block grants to the states to replace the Obamacare coverage expansion, and it replaces the remainder of Medicaid with a set of fixed payments to states. Trump Is Being Vague About What He Wants to Replace Obamacare. But There Are Clues. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z In a report released last week, the federal auditors criticized the approval process for community block grants, which were customized for each disaster. HUD red tape snags $35 billion in disaster relief, GAO says 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The Trump administration and Republicans say there is a better way to insure Americans, such as block grants that allow states to use federal health dollars as they see fit. Chuck Schumer: Obamacare attack bigger deal than Mueller findings 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z But Puerto Rico instead funds its programs through a block grant from the federal government, which needs to be regularly renewed, and also gives food-stamp benefits about 40 percent smaller than those of states. Puerto Rico faces food-stamp crisis as Trump privately vents about federal aid to Hurricane Maria-battered island 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The president’s proposal also includes work requirements for Medicaid recipients, and it would convert Medicaid to a state-administered program supported by federal block grants. Democrats blast safety net cuts in Trump budget as 'malicious' 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z It would also restrict the growth of the block grants over time. Trump Is Being Vague About What He Wants to Replace Obamacare. But There Are Clues. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Last year’s White House budget — an annual exercise that usually is more wish list than harbinger — also endorsed the Medicaid block grant idea, assuming it would be part of an ACA repeal. Trump proposes big cuts to health programs for poor, elderly and disabled 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Reflecting a long-standing priority of the Republican Party, the budget would convert Medicaid into a decentralized system administered by the states and financed by federal block grants. The White House’s New Budget Exposes Donald Trump’s Lies About Protecting Medicare and Medicaid 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The proposal includes a $1,000 across-the-board pay raise for teachers, a $500 salary hike for school support workers and new dollars for school district block grants. Analysis: Tax fight over, new Louisiana budget fights emerge 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z A handful of GOP state lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal calling on the federal government to send Tennessee a fixed amount of money each year in the form of block grants. Tennessee seeks to overhaul Medicaid with block grants 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z He also wants to give a separate block grant increase to school districts. Louisiana governor releases his new budget proposal Friday 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Together, the housing authority and the mayor’s office are splitting the cost of the program, drawing, in part, on community development block grants from the U.S. Baltimore program turns vacant public housing units into homes for the homeless 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z Bill sponsor Sen. Paul Bailey said block grants would allow for an innovative plan. Tennessee GOP eyes block grants, mulls health care expansion 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z But Congress failed to reauthorize one of its main programs, the $16.5 billion Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which provides states with block grants for a range of services, cash welfare and child care. Shutdown’s Pain Cuts Deep for the Homeless and Other Vulnerable Americans 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z She’ll oversee a bureau whose programs include community block grants, tax relief and tourism marketing. Gov-elect nominates economic development chief 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Prosecutors say Butt and his wife, Halima Mohammed, submitted hundreds of false and fraudulent claims seeking reimbursement for child care eligible for block grant funds. Daycare owner convicted of stealing federal funds sentenced 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z He said he’ll have a three-year plan to raise salaries to the Southern average, along with block grant increases to school districts. Analysis: House GOP could disrupt Edwards’ teacher pay plan 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z Rep. Tom Rice that he was increasing the estimate for community development block grant relief from $108 million to $435 million at Rice’s request. South Carolina ups its relief request for Hurricane Florence 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Rep. Tom Rice he was increasing the estimate for community development block grant relief from $108 million to $435 million at Rice’s request. SC ups relief request for Hurricane Florence aftermath 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z The proposal for the upcoming budget year for the raises and other block grant increases to school districts, Edwards said, would cost about $135 million. Analysis: Teacher pay takes political spotlight in Louisiana 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Given the parliament's block grant from Westminster is based on the overall population, she argued that there are protections in the fiscal framework against demographic changes. Ageing population a 'real risk' to budget 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The city and county have used federal block grants to build 342 affordable housing units over the past year and have another 1,200 under review or being built. In Reno, a boomtown resurgence leads to a housing crisis 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z The increased block grant request in McMaster’s letter Saturday brought the total of estimated storm damage to more than $930 million. South Carolina ups its relief request for Hurricane Florence 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Missouri is using federal maternal block grant funds to finance the effort, about $24,000 this year, a department spokeswoman said. Pregnant women are told to count fetal kicks to help prevent stillbirths 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z “We can try, but until community development block grant funding starts to take on more of the burden for that, I don’t know where those funds will come from.” With hundreds of homes abandoned, North Braddock weighs fate 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z But the block grant money is increasingly important, local officials say. North Carolina, a ‘Slow Spender’ State, Struggles to Hand Out Storm Aid 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Later, she rattles off some of the House GOP’s accomplishments: enacting tax reform, expanding health savings accounts, and passing a bill to give Medicaid back to the states through block grants. Arizona Republicans Brace for a Storm 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z But because of a 1968 law capping the amount of Medicaid money Washington sends to U.S. territories, the federal government pays only about 19 percent, as a fixed annual payment — a so-called block grant. In weary post-storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid cutbacks bode new ills 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z HUD administers a federal block grant program established to provide housing assistance to Native Americans. HUD Secretary Ben Carson tours tribal pueblo in New Mexico 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Funds provided in this way “could function as a block grant to states,” the memo says. Trump Spurns Medicaid Proposal After Furious White House Debate 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Both the Trump administration and the Republican-led House Budget Committee budget support setting per person coverage caps and converting parts of Medicaid into a block grant. Trump and congressional Republicans are working to “end welfare as we know it” 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z But cooperative preschools don’t receive block grant money, said Nancy Renner, incoming president of the Virginia Cooperative Preschool Council. Parents fear proposed regulations could jeopardize co-op preschools in Virginia 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z One conservative proposal would use federal block grants to the states to help consumers buy coverage; in addition, health savings accounts would be expanded. Florida editorial roundup 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z The core of the new plan is a proposal to shift hundreds of billions of dollars provided by the healthcare law to expand coverage into block grants to states. Republicans outline their latest strategy to roll back Obamacare 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z It likens the payments to a block grant proposed last year by Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, both Republicans. Trump Spurns Medicaid Proposal After Furious White House Debate 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The project costs have reached about $7.4 million, and counting, largely from federal block grants set aside for neighborhood revitalization. Black neighborhood hopes progress is kind to its past 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The international organization that represents cooperative preschools said Virginia is the only state it knows of that is trying to align training requirements with the federal block grant rules. Parents fear proposed regulations could jeopardize co-op preschools in Virginia 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z A spending bill this spring included $1.1 billion for a wide-ranging Education Department block grant. Money to ‘harden’ schools draws backlash after shootings 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The compromise includes $500 million in one-time spending on emergency aid block grants to help cities and counties reduce homelessness. California budget boosts universities, homelessness funding 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z A city statement says public comment will be accepted through June 21 on use of block grants following Harvey, which hit South Texas last August. Houston offers draft plan for Harvey $1.1B housing recovery 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Also yesterday, the Texas General Land Office awarded $34.5 million in federal community development block grants to Harris County to initiate a buyout program for up to 160 repeatedly flooded homes. FEMA Approves Buyout Funds for Houston Homes Flooded by Harvey 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The first-term state senator from Watertown is proposing a breakup of the reservation system and instead creating block grants of federal benefits for tribal members. House candidate calls for ending tribal reservation system 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The plan they’re working on will probably include more rules for how states could use block grant funds, such as restricting states from maintaining an expanded Medicaid program for able-bodied, childless adults. Analysis | The Health 202: Conservative activists aren't giving up their Obamacare repeal dream 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z States receive block grants and set their own caps. GOP welfare reform on track in House 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The program is paid with $10 million in federal aid, from a $1.7 billion block grant given to Louisiana by Congress to help with the devastating floods. Recovery grants awarded to Louisiana farmers, ranchers 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Price said moving forward, a bill that would bundle Obamacare money and siphon it back to the states as block grants is a promising option. Tom Price: Repeal of Obamacare mandate will drive up costs 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z But these figures count the police block grant as part of local government spending, even though it's money provided by central government to local police forces. Reality Check: Does obesity cost more than police and fire service? 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z HUD, through the disaster relief arm of its community development block grant formula, is waiting for a plan of action from the territorial government to redesign the system, but nothing has yet materialized. In Puerto Rico’s ‘last mile,’ power is still elusive as next hurricane season looms 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z His bill would maintain the current funding level of about $30 billion per year, with the federal government posting about $16.5 billion in block grants and states providing the rest in matching funds. GOP welfare reform on track in House 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The governor is responsible for allocating that money and lawmakers shifted more than $6 million from two federal block grants to nonprofit organizations, the governor’s attorneys said. Governor, lawmakers battle in court over grants, settlement 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Lawyers for the two sides were in a Wake County courtroom Wednesday in a dispute over who controls money from federal block grants and money settling a high-profile lawsuit. Cooper, GOP battle over federal grants, VW settlement money 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Pierce says he wants to see police, emergency medical technicians, teachers and firefighters receive 2% mortgages out of community development block grant funds. 'Gentrification without displacement': Wire actor's property plan causes storm 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Community development block grants, which are flexible funds that are enormously popular with mayors and other local officials, appear set for a record increase despite being marked for elimination in Trump’s budget plan. Spending talks nearly done, $1.3T bill soon to be unveiled 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z The plan would give governors block grants benefiting rural areas, set aside funds for “transformative” projects and create a $100 billion incentive plan. As Trump Cabinet secretaries head to Hill, big hurdles remain on infrastructure 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The coalition is recommending that Congress not cut, block grant or make structural changes to the funding of the bill’s nutrition programs. Welch says food box proposal has little chance of passing 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Department of Agriculture specialty crop block grant is paying for the study, the agriculture department said. LSU, state look for canker-resistant satsuma varieties 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z For instance, Mr. Trump wants to cobble together the votes for a replacement that would repackage Obamacare money and siphon it back to states as block grants. Obamacare lawsuit: Republican AGs tell Trump ‘let us win’ 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump insists the law is failing and should be replaced with a state block grant program that would significantly curtail federal Medicaid spending over time. Medicaid expansion getting second look after work rule 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z The results of the census determine how more than $600 billion is appropriated across state and local governments each year, including federal block grants for children’s health and preventive care services. A Citizenship Question on the Census May Be Bad for Your Health 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z The results of the census determine how more than $600 billion is appropriated across state and local governments each year, including federal block grants for children’s health and preventive-care services. Public-health officials pan Justice Dept. bid to add citizenship question to census 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget urges Congress to revive a plan that would gather money spent on Obamacare and siphon it back to the states in the form of block grants. Idaho insurer to offer plans that ignore Obamacare 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Instead, the program would be converted to a system in which the government provided either a block grant or a per-person cap, while freeing states from federal rules for medical benefits and eligibility. Trump wants to overhaul America’s safety net with giant cuts to housing, food stamps and health care 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Congress could also shift from categorical and competitive grants to block grants that give governors flexibility. Trump’s Big Public Works Dig 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The budget calls for a program of block grants that states could use to set up their own programs for covering the uninsured. Agency-by-agency highlights of Trump’s 2019 budget 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z Another $50 billion would be directed to rural infrastructure programs, distributed to governors through block grants. Trump’s big infrastructure plan has a lot of detail on everything but how to pay for it 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Graham wants to revive his plan to replace the Affordable Care Act with block grants to the states. Lindsey Graham tells GOP to continue fight against Obamacare 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The city made $100,000 in community development block grant funding available for the program. Providence aims to help entrepreneurs start their businesses 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z In 1997, the federal government began giving block grants to states, who in turn crafted insurance plans for working-class parents. Kids’ health insurance hangs in balance, and parents wonder what’s wrong with Congress 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z In what was increasing sounding like a greatest hits medley from both leaders, Mrs May then attacked the Labour-run NHS in Wales - Mr Corbyn said it got its money in a block grant from London. Prime Minister's Questions: The verdict 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The emergency aid would provide $26 billion for community development block grants, which would help Florida, Texas and the Caribbean rebuild, along with Western states recovering from wildfires. Business Highlights 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Currently, the state’s 48 districts receive their funding in a block grant based on a metric of their attendance. Consultants recommend changes in Wyoming class sizes 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The package includes $26 billion for community development block grants that help communities ravaged by hurricanes to rebuild homes and other structures. The Latest: House panel poised for $81B disaster aid package 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z The funding, through community development block grants, is intended to fill in the gaps after individuals and government agencies exhaust all other sources of funding. Lack of transparency clouds Texas spending after Harvey 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z The Economic Development Commission says the expansion qualified for income tax credits and sales tax refunds, as well as $250,000 in community development block grants. Arkansas pork processor expanding operations, adding 34 jobs 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Subsidized child care is funded through Social Security and state and federal block grants for low-income families who are in school, working or seeking employment. Audit: Missouri owes $19M for child care subsidies 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z “This is not a good advertisement for the people who want to bring you block grants in Medicaid,” said Joan Alker, executive director of Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. The Health 202: Will CHIP crumble? States are getting really nervous. 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z He also supports converting Medicaid from an entitlement program covering everyone who is eligible into block grants, a polarizing and long-standing GOP goal. Trump picks Alex Azar to lead Health and Human Services 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z North Carolina also recently launched a website to track the $230 million that Congress allocated in community development block grants after Hurricane Matthew hit the state in 2016. Lack of transparency clouds Texas spending after Harvey 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump says he will try to replace the health care law with state block grants in the spring. Donald Trump nominates Alex Azar, former Bush official, to lead HHS 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z “The fundamental flaw of block grants like NAP,” she said, “is that they aren’t designed to serve everyone who needs help.” Analysis | Seven weeks after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans still can’t access programs that fed millions in Texas and Florida 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump says he will revive a bill to replace the program with state block grants next spring. Maine voters opt to expand access to Medicaid 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z But it called for block grants of substance abuse aid that would consolidate federal funding from a variety of sources and send it to cities and states that are fighting the battle on their streets. White House opioid commission calls for wide-ranging changes to anti-drug policies 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z Community development block grants, which are some of the most flexible ones that HUD allocates, were created under a Republican President in the 1970s. Working in Trump's Washington is Testing Ben Carson's Beliefs 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z “He wants to provide greater flexibility. He wants to drive competition. He likes the idea of block grants to states.” McConnell Signals Willingness to Hold Vote on Health Deal if Trump Approves 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z “We will probably like a very short-term solution until we hit the block grants, until that all kicks in,” he said. Backers of bill to stabilize ACA show broad support but still must win over Trump 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump says he still supports longer-range efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with block grants to the states. Trump Qualifies Support for Senate Deal to Fund Health Subsidies 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z He said Obamacare “is everything but dead” and that he still believes the best solution permanently is an earlier GOP proposal to send “massive” block grants to states. Donald Trump says White House working with temporary bipartisan health care plan 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z He said he still believes the best solution is an earlier GOP proposal to send “massive” block grants to states. Sen. Lamar Alexander says he landed deal on Obamacare stabilization 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Another $7 billion is requested for community development block grants that would help rebuild communities and individuals without flood insurance repair or replace their homes, among other purposes. Texas delegation requests $19B in additional Harvey aid 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z The president told reporters Thursday that while he prefers providing federal health funding in a block grant to states, he is open to a different approach for a finite period. Backers of bill to stabilize ACA show broad support but still must win over Trump 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Next time Cassidy or some think tank paints a fantasy of how wonderful block grants are, remember the reality. The Health 202: Puerto Rico's problems include a Medicaid shortfall 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Congress last month approved a $15.3 billion aid package that combined community development block grant rebuilding funds with emergency money for cleanup, repair and housing. The Latest: White House requests $29B disaster aid package 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Senate Republicans added $7.4 billion in community development block grant rebuilding funds to Trump’s request for immediate cleanup, repair and housing costs. White House to seek $29B disaster aid package 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Aides say the GOP’s last-gasp push to replace Obamacare with state block grants before the end of September diverted attention from CHIP. House GOP bill includes $1B boost for Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z GOP senators on the Finance Committee and the expert witnesses they chose to bolster their case spoke repeatedly of the promise of “increased flexibility” through block grants and the potential for state-based innovation. Editorials from around New England 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico Medicaid's block grant yields only 30-40% of what states get leading to underfunded healthcare and damaging safety net services. The Health 202: Puerto Rico's problems include a Medicaid shortfall 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z "We'll vote it — it's block grants. It's going to be great health care," Trump began. President Trump Is Willing to Work With Democrats on a Health Care Bill 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z “We will do the block grants,” Mr. Trump said Wednesday. Not Giving Up, Trump Insists He Has Votes to Repeal Obamacare 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z A last-ditch push to replace Obamacare with a system of state block grants sputtered out this week in the face of three GOP defections. Anthem pulls out of Obamacare market in Maine 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Fortunately, Republicans’ attempt to transform yet another federal program into a system of block grants has failed, for now. Editorials from around New England 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico's Medicaid system which funds most health care there-- short of resources, lack of generators-- was America's only block grant. The Health 202: Puerto Rico's problems include a Medicaid shortfall 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Senate leaders said the issue wasn't the content of the Graham-Cassidy bill, which would have dismantled Medicaid expansion and other Obamacare provisions and hand the funds from those programs over to states via block grants. The Republican Fight to Repeal Obamacare Is 'Dead as a Doornail.' For Now 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The bill gives funding to the states in block grants to design their own health care systems while also repealing the Obamacare mandates. John Thune: Tax reform will likely be the focus if health care fails this week 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The Graham-Cassidy bill limits Medicaid funding to states through block grants and caps funding. Health-care reform that cuts Medicaid fails children 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and refashion the nation’s health care spending into a system of block grants to the states and per-capita, Medicaid spending caps might be dead for now. Editorials from around New England 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z President Trump got into the act when he praised block grants on Twitter. G.O.P. Points to Welfare Overhaul as a Model for Health Care. The Comparison Has Limits. 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z In essence, the proposal would pool money currently being used to subsidize Obamacare customers and expand Medicaid in parts of the country and then siphon it back to the states as block grants. Protesters disrupt, delay Obamacare repeal hearing 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The Republican plan, known as Graham-Cassidy, reallocates Obamacare funding into block grant for states to build their own health insurance plans while also repealing the mandates. Debbie Stabenow: Changes to Republican health plan won’t increase chances of passing 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z It would eliminate Obama's expansion of Medicaid and the subsidies the law provides millions of people to reduce their premiums and out of pocket costs, substituting block grants to states. Republicans Throw Money at Reluctant Senators Amid Last-Minute Obamacare Repeal 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The ideology that favors transforming large federal programs into block grants that states can spend largely as they please is alive and well. Editorials from around New England 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z It would take federal money spent on the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled, as well as subsidies to help Americans buy private insurance, and divvy it up to the states in block grants. Republican bill to repeal Obamacare teeters on edge of collapse 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Any serious deliberative process would have forced the GOP to grapple with a statement from the bipartisan National Association of Medicaid Directors on Cassidy-Graham’s approach of marrying block grants to severe cuts. Opinion | Avoiding a health-care horror 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The Cassidy-Graham legislation would overhaul the ACA by lumping together the current law’s spending on insurance subsidies and expanded Medicaid and redistributing it to states in the form of block grants. New version of health-care bill will help Alaska and Maine — home of two holdout senators 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Paul said even though the bill transforms federal health care dollars into block grants that states would control, the GOP bill left too much of that spending intact. Republicans Throw Money at Reluctant Senators Amid Last-Minute Obamacare Repeal 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The bill repeals Obamacare’s 2.3 percent tax on medical device sales — some Democrats hated that too — but retains its levies on high earners, health insurers and others to pay for its block grants. Obamacare repeal try by GOP pushes for more state control of health 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z It would take federal money spent on the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled, as well as subsidies to help Americans buy private insurance, and divvy it up to the states in block grants. Republican bill to repeal Obamacare teeters on edge of collapse 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z “They could remove the block grants from it. And then we could vote on what we actually all agree on,” he said. Graham-Cassidy to get Senate vote despite Republican defections 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Paul said in a Sunday interview that he broadly opposes a keystone of the Cassidy-Graham plan: turning funding for the ACA into block grants for states. New version of health-care bill will help Alaska and Maine — home of two holdout senators 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Philadelphia city councilman Derrick Green said Trump’s budget proposals are harmful to cities because they eliminate programs like the community development block grant. Black lawmakers ponder Trump agenda at annual gathering 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z “They could remove the block grants from it. And then, we could vote on what we actually all agree on,” he said. Rand Paul, Kentucky senator: I’m not for block-granting Obamacare Medicaid money to states 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z In their place, it would provide block grants to the states to use for health care. Susan Collins, Voicing Doubt on Health Bill, Leaves It Close to Collapse 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z He said he likes the provision that takes federal Medicaid expansion money under Obamacare and gives it back to the states through block grants. Graham-Cassidy to get Senate vote despite Republican defections 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z “The problem I have with block grants is that looks like I’ve affirmatively said I’m okay with 90 percent of Obamacare as long as we reshuffle it and give it to Republican states,” he said. New version of health-care bill will help Alaska and Maine — home of two holdout senators 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The bill would establish block grants to states. The Latest: Sen. Graham insists health care bill isn’t dead 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Paul said he would vote to block grant the Medicaid program at pre-Obamacare levels, but that the current bill keeps most of the Obamacare spending and just moves the money around. Rand Paul, Kentucky senator: I’m not for block-granting Obamacare Medicaid money to states 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z It also would take money earmarked for the law’s Medicaid expansion and return it to states in the form of block grants. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator: We’ll get the votes for Obamacare repeal bill 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z But the block grants are exactly what Mr. Paul said he doesn’t like about the bill. Graham-Cassidy to get Senate vote despite Republican defections 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z “Would I talk to them if they said they wanted to make the block grants half as much? I might,” he said. New version of health-care bill will help Alaska and Maine — home of two holdout senators 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z That’s because it would replace major parts of the law with block grants for states to design their own programs. The Latest: Sen. Graham insists health care bill isn’t dead 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z As a replacement, the bill calls for block grants to help states pay for their own reform attempts. Opinion | The real reason health care in America is a mess 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Starting in 2020, the Cassidy-Graham bill would reallocate funding now devoted to the Affordable Care Act exchanges and the law’s expansion of Medicaid and give it to states in the form of block grants. Analysis | Sen. Cassidy’s rebuttal to Jimmy Kimmel: ‘More people will have coverage’ 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z It is clear that the bill, which would cap Medicaid spending and send it to states as block grants, is unpopular. Graham is ‘pressing on’ with the health-care bill. Other GOP senators signal they’re moving on. 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Trump said Sunday that the senators opposed to or leaning against voting for the bill, including McCain and Collins, would benefit from the block grants included in the proposal. New version of health-care bill will help Alaska and Maine — home of two holdout senators 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Paul says the bill would keep most “Obamacare” spending and reshuffle the money into block grants that would set up “a perpetual food fight” among states over the formula. The Latest: Sen. Graham insists health care bill isn’t dead 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Senate, Hutchinson endorsed the latest proposal to replace much of the law with block grants to states. Analysis: Hutchinson embraces latest health law repeal push 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The bill would take money spent under the Affordable Care Act and give it to states in the form of block grants. Why the Latest Health Bill Is Teetering: It Might Not Work 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The bill would take federal money spent on the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled, as well as subsidies to help individuals buy private insurance, and deliver it to the states in block grants. Trump pressures senators to back Republican healthcare bill 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The Graham-Cassidy bill would repeal major pillars of the health law and replace them with block grants to states to design their own programs. Trump tweets take on GOP holdouts on health legislation 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z He suggests he might be open to the bill if it just repeals the Obama health care law with a bill that doesn’t create block grants. The Latest: Sen. Graham insists health care bill isn’t dead 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Hutchinson has said the state would have until March 31, 2019 to work with providers, insurance carriers and others to craft its application for a block grant. Analysis: Hutchinson embraces latest health law repeal push 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The new bill would give states money in block grants to run their own healthcare programmes. Trump rails against Obamacare rebels 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z The bill would take federal money spent on the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled, as well as subsidies to help individuals buy private insurance, and deliver it to the states in block grants. Trump pressures senators to back Republican healthcare bill 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z It punts the federal role in health care to the states, giving them block grants. GOP’s know-nothing approach to health care is symptom of a bigger disease 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The bill would instead take that money and distribute it to states via block grants to set up their own health-care systems with few requirements for how to do so. GOP’s latest Obamacare repeal would cost Washington state $10B through 2026, study says 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z He says the legislation’s block grant approach “is far superior to anything Washington,. D.C. has proposed on health care policy in recent memory, because it shifts dollars and decisions back to the states.” The Latest: Duce says he still supports health care bill 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The Graham-Cassidy bill is the Republican’s replacement plan for Obamacare, which gives states the funding in block grants while repealing the current mandates. John Kennedy anticipates lengthy voting process on the Republican health care plan 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z After an enormous across-the-board cut to federal health spending, Congress would give each state a block grant. Opinion | Republicans’ brave new strategy for fixing the U.S. health-care system 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The specific provision in the bill that would help Alaska would exempt “low-density” states from the per-person cap if their block grants would drop or stay level. Federal estimate shows big win-loss gap among states under Cassidy-Graham bill 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z But the bill allows a state that turned down extra federal funds to expand Medicaid under Obama's statute to count the rejected money in determining how large its block grant will be, analysts say. Republican Health Bill Targets Votes From These Two States 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The insurance commissioner, Doug Ommen, said he liked the idea of a health care block grant even though under the bill’s formula, Iowa stood to lose some federal funding. Latest Obamacare Repeal Effort is Most Far-Reaching 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Kimmel is correct that the bill authorizes block grants through Dec. 31, 2026, with no mention of funding after that year. Jimmy Kimmel Accused a Senator of Lying About His Health Care Bill. Who’s Right? 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The proposal would replace much of Obama’s law with block grants to states, giving them leeway on spending the money. Otter, state officials wary on health care overhaul 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The report, produced by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, focuses on the final year of a block grant that states would receive under the Cassidy-Graham legislation. Federal estimate shows big win-loss gap among states under Cassidy-Graham bill 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z It would end Obama's Medicaid expansion and subsidies for people buying private insurance and combine the money into new block grants for states. Republican Health Bill Targets Votes From These Two States 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z States could choose to take some of that Medicaid money in a block grant too. Latest Obamacare Repeal Effort is Most Far-Reaching 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The law would end health insurance subsidies and provide $1.2 trillion in block grants to states over seven years, with fewer federal strings attached. Thune, Rounds both support GOP health care overhaul bill 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z However, Otter and other top Idaho officials say they have questions about the conditions on using the block grants and the lack of flexibility to allow Idaho to build its own plan to manage costs. Otter, state officials wary on health care overhaul 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The bill aims to reallocate Obamacare funds to evenly distribute them to all states in the form of block grants. Ron Johnson says no guarantees of coverage under the Republican health plan or Obamacare 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Republican governors from 15 states have endorsed the bill, saying that “adequately funded, flexible block grants to the states are the last, best hope to finally repeal and replace Obamacare.” The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard. 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Money from the law’s Medicaid expansion and cost-reductions it provides lower-earning people would be folded into block grants dispersed to states —totaling $1.2 trillion over seven years — with few federal strings attached. Republicans see political necessity in health care effort 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z “We take the money that we would spend on Obamacare in Washington, and we block grant it to the states. . . . No longer will four blue states get 40 percent of the money.” Cassidy-Graham bill would cut funding to 34 states, new report shows 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z At the moment, the legislation would turn funding for the ACA into block grants for states and, over time, sharply slash Medicaid spending. Ready to deal this time? Alaska’s Murkowski is in the health-care spotlight. Again. 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The bill would eliminate penalties for people who go without insurance, and would funnel federal funds to states in the form of block grants for health care or coverage. Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Instead, it would allow states to apply for big block grants of money once they have developed a plan to use the money to provide health care or health insurance coverage. The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard. 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z The bill would repeal the mandates and send Obamacare funds to states in the form of block grants for them to build their own health insurance options. Deb Fischer likes state-based model of Cassidy-Graham health care reform plan 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The bill would undo the central pillars of President Barack Obama’s health care law and replace them with block grants to states so they can devise their own health care coverage rules. The Latest: Trump hopes GOP senators pass health care bill 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Though the bill establishes the new state block grant program for a decade, all of the program’s money expires after 2026. Obamacare Repeal Bill Offers Both Enormous Flexibility and Uncertainty 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z “As a former governor, I like the concept of block grants because they give you flexibility,” Mr. Manchin said. Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Republican Health Care Bill 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Under the bill’s block grant formula, Mississippi would be one of the biggest winners, eligible for substantially more health care money than it gets now. The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard. 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Third, the state block grants that would underpin the Graham-Cassidy system would end in 2027; that would breed uncertainty in the market, fear among patients and rancor on Capitol Hill. Opinion | Another execrable health-care bill proves bad ideas never die 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Instead, it would introduce a decade-long "block grant" system that would give each state an annual lump sum with which they can devise their own healthcare systems. Republicans Eye Last-Ditch Attempt to Repeal Obamacare, Again 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The Graham-Cassidy bill moves funding for the Medicaid expansion population into the state block grant. Obamacare Repeal Bill Offers Both Enormous Flexibility and Uncertainty 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The proposal would replace much of former President Barack Obama’s law with block grants to states, giving them wide leeway on spending the money. Hogan: Health care law repeal doesn’t work for Maryland 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z In their place, Graham-Cassidy would introduce a "block grant" system, which would divvy up healthcare funding among the 50 states for them to spend on their own healthcare systems. Here's How the Latest Attempt to Repeal Obamacare Would Work 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The bill would undo major elements of Barack Obama’s health care law and send block grants to the states instead. The Latest: McConnell praises new effort to repeal Obamacare 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The 140-page bill would replace much of Obama’s law with block grants to states, giving them wide leeway on spending the money. GOP expresses hope for Obamacare repeal bill, hurdles remain 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z But starting in 2020, that funding would be reallocated to state governments as block grants. Obamacare Repeal Bill Offers Both Enormous Flexibility and Uncertainty 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z According to the center, the Cassidy-Graham bill, named for its sponsors, would convert the Medicaid expansion and marketplace subsidies to smaller block grants ending in 2026. Group says new health proposal cuts West Virginia Medicaid 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Ms. Collins told reporters Monday that she is concerned about how the block grants would affect coverage and spending on Medicaid insurance for the poor in her state. Graham-Cassidy health care bill sets off clashes in Senate 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Their 140-page bill would replace much of that statute with block grants to states and give them wide leeway on spending the money. Senate GOP musters final push to erase Obama health care law 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Their 141-page bill would replace much of Obama's statute with block grants to states and would give them wide leeway to decide how to spend the money. Senate Republicans Announce Latest Effort to Dismantle Obamacare 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z States would have sweeping new discretion over how to use the money, and they could receive federal block grant funds without putting up state money. Republicans Demand Another Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The bill itself would force millions of Americans off of their insurance by substituting Obamacare’s tax subsidies with block grants, reducing the Medicaid expansion program and eliminating the individual mandate, according to Politico. Senate Republicans are trying a last-ditch Obamacare repeal 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Oh, yes, and the report also noted, with italicized emphasis, that as currently written, the block grant “would disappear altogether after 2026.” Opinion | Before tackling single-payer, save Obamacare 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z It would provide block grants to states to help individuals pay for health coverage. Herbert: Zinke signaled Grand-Staircase should be shrunk 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Four Senate Republicans are pushing a last-ditch bill to replace Obamacare with block grants that empower states. Obamacare costs to rise faster than inflation, CBO projects 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Graham and Mr. Cassidy would distribute federal block grant funds to the states using a complex formula that, like any such formula, creates winners and losers. Republicans Demand Another Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Local authorities will be given a block grant that they must allocate to schools in their area. Schools funding change 'will be fairer' 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z All the tough decisions are kicked down to state capitals, usually with too little money to achieve the ends the block grant is supposed to realize. Opinion | Before tackling single-payer, save Obamacare 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z But the block grant could be spent on a variety of health-care purposes, not just to help lower-income people gain coverage. GOP tries one more time to undo ACA with bill offering huge block grants to states 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, some governors fear their states would lose out when block grants replaced replaced Obamacare’s open-ended entitlements. GOP senators push last-ditch bill to repeal Obamacare 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The block grant would be established under a part of the Social Security Act that provides money to states for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but it would dwarf that program. Republicans Demand Another Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z “Money to help homeowners and business rebuild after disaster goes through HUD’s $3bn community development block grant program that Trump has proposed getting rid of altogether,” the host explained. Late-night on Ben Carson: 'Now is not the time to cut back on disaster relief' 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Graham is also live-streaming the event on his personal YouTube channel, where he describes the proposal as “legislation which would block grant Obamacare funding to the states for health care.” Inside the Beltway: Trumptopia: Standard of living soars 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Johnson and Graham also suggested that conservative governors could build momentum for the bill, if the White House worked on them to endorse it and explained how their states would benefit from block grants. GOP tries one more time to undo ACA with bill offering huge block grants to states 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Cassidy said Vice President Mike Pence was encouraging senators and governors to support the proposal for block grants, which he drafted with Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina. Governors Rally Around Health Law Fixes as White House Pushes Repeal 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z With the proposed block grant, Mr. Cassidy said, “we equalize how much each American receives toward her care, irrespective of where she lives.” Republicans Demand Another Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The additional community block grant money is to jump-start rebuilding efforts. Hurricane aid measure grows to $15B as Irma bears down 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Mulvaney’s May budget release also proposed eliminating community block grants that are likely to be sought by the powerful Texas delegation to help with rebuilding efforts. Trump promises federal aid to storm-ravaged Texas 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Graham, who described a political crisis for Republicans if they did not act, said that the block grants would at least end the threat of further national health insurance reform. GOP tries one more time to undo ACA with bill offering huge block grants to states 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The goal is to use block grant funds correctly and without waste or corruption. Louisiana editorial roundup 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Some Republicans from states that lose money under the block grant could balk. Republicans Demand Another Vote to Repeal the Affordable Care Act 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The budget request also includes $500 million for a CDC block grant that would allow states to spend money on their most pressing challenges, the budget office said. Zika virus reduced to few cases after scare in 2016 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Among other changes, it converted the federal program into a block grant model, letting states use these dollars how they wanted. Welfare as we know it now: 6 questions answered 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z There are good cuts to federal spending, slashing red tape and some of the unnecessary community block grants; but the heating fund is vital to low-income families across Northern New England. Editorials from around New England 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Department of Housing and Urban Development, through block grant programs. Louisiana editorial roundup 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Rauner removed help for Chicago Public Schools’ pensions along with money the district formerly received in the form of a block grant, along with other rewrites. Interior can’t take wolves off endangered list, appeals court rules 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z He’s objected to $215 million to help cover the cost of teacher pensions, as the state does for other districts but not Chicago, and another $250 million block grant. Latest fight at Illinois Capitol threatens money for schools 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Hutchinson said that he had asked for both those changes, as well as one that would allow states to include their Medicaid expansion population in any calculations for future block grant funding of the program. White House launches aggressive push to flip GOP governors opposed to Senate health bill 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Carson said he expects private-sector collaboration to be part of his HUD agenda in an effort to replace the block grants. Bipartisan group of mayors denounce Trump’s cuts to block grants to communities 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z The money will arrive in community development block grants. North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z States could also seek a block grant, which would give them some freedom to control what services are offered and how much beneficiaries are asked to pay. Analysis: Stakes high for Medicaid changes in Mississippi 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z He remains very anxious about the future since the Senate plan — like the House bill — would turn to either per capita or block grant funding for both the conventional and expanded programs. Americans watch a health-care bill that could upend many lives again 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Whether Congress calls for per capita caps or block grants, the real world effect will be devastating to states. Legislation that harms children is not health-care reform 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The association is particularly concerned, he wrote, about the proposal to replace the current federal funding for Medicaid with block grants to states based on enrollment. American Medical Association Opposes Health Care Bill 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z It would also restructure the program, giving states the option to convert Medicaid into a “block grant” program or to impose a cap on federal spending based on the number of enrollees. ‘They’re sentencing me to death’: Medicaid recipients on the Republican healthcare plan 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z So what will happen if Republicans succeed in turning Medicaid from an open-ended individual entitlement program for the poor into a slowly diminishing block grant to the states? Perspective | The Republicans’ Obamacare repeal is one big lie 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z What is now an open-ended entitlement, with federal funding available for a specific share of whatever each state spends, would be converted to per capita payments or block grants. Senate health-care bill faces serious resistance from GOP moderates 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z States would lose a preventive health services block grant that they rely on to respond to their own health priorities and needs. Senate GOP bill would gut critical public health funding this fall 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Under both congressional measures, states would instead receive a per capita amount or block grant from the federal government. Several GOP governors voice doubt about health-care bill just released by Senate 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The Senate bill would give states the option of changing Medicaid into a “block grant” program or putting firm caps on its spending based in part on how many people live in each state. In health-care bill, two prized Republican goals converge 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The House bill would institute a per capita cap on how much the federal government spends on each recipient and allow states to receive a block grant instead. Trump Promised He Wouldn't Touch Medicaid. The Senate Bill Includes Billions in Cuts 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z It would also institute a per capita cap that placed restrictions on how much money the federal government spends on each recipient and allow states to choose to receive a block grant instead. 5 Things You Need to Know About the Senate's Health Care Bill 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The budget proposal by President Donald Trump was analyzed in new documents from a nonpartisan state agency that highlight Trump’s suggested elimination of several block grants for the state. Trump’s budget would cost Iowa $100M in federal funds 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z President Trump, in his budget released last month, and Republicans in Congress want to turn other federal assistance to the poor into state block grants, ending the federal guarantee of assistance. Analysis | States with more black people have less generous welfare benefits, study says 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z And the measure would permanently transition Medicaid into a block grant arrangement or put strict caps on how much money each state receives, shrinking the program far beyond its pre-Affordable Care Act size. In health-care bill, two prized Republican goals converge 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Three years ago, for example, he suggested a $137 billion cut to the program over 10 years by turning it into a block grant for states. Perspective | Congressman refuses to say if Americans are entitled to eat 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z To replace the block grants, HUD will expand alternative financing programs that enable state and local governments to partner with the private sector to improve affordable housing, said an agency spokesman. Block Grant cuts wanted by Trump face bipartisan opposition 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The spending blueprint also maintains funding, at $1.85 billion, for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment block grants to the states. GOP health care plan could harm anti-opioid efforts 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z A proposed block grant hides hundreds of millions of dollars of cuts to programs that protect Americans from cancer, diabetes, heart attacks and strokes. Opinion | Six of the worst cuts in Trump’s budget 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Republicans have tried to transform Medicaid into a block grant program since at least the Reagan administration, an effort that has repeatedly failed. In health-care bill, two prized Republican goals converge 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z In some cases, the budget would maintain funding levels, such as $1.85 billion for block grants to states that provide addiction treatment for 2.5 million Americans. Trump budget dismays families hit by opioid addiction crisis 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z But basing Medicaid on block grants could make it a lot easier for Congress to dial back spending on the program in the future when it’s looking for ways to fund other priorities. The Health 202: Obamacare was supposed to make CHIP unnecessary 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Some of those funds are being channeled into a new $500 million block grant program to states and territories to focus on “leading chronic disease challenges specific to each state.” Trump budget seeks huge cuts to science and medical research, disease prevention 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Such cuts — which include “zeroing out” programs like community development block grants and heating aid to the poor — were ignored when Congress earlier this month wrapped up a massive spending bill for the current year. Trump administration sending Congress $4.1 trillion budget 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Supporters say converting the program into block grants will control its costs and give states more flexibility to tailor benefits to specific needs. In health-care bill, two prized Republican goals converge 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Three health-policy experts said Monday night that the block grants envisioned in the budget would go beyond those that would be allowed under the American Health Care Act, which narrowly passed the House last month. Trump’s budget proposal slashes spending by $3.6 trillion over 10 years 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z The budget seeks to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food stamps, by $190 billion and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grants by $15.6 billion. The Key Spending Cuts and Increases in Trump’s Budget 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z Critics have said block grants allow states to plug holes in their budgets, without accountability that federal programs require. Trump budget seeks huge cuts to science and medical research, disease prevention 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z With this latest allocation, Louisiana has received more than $1.7 billion in congressional block grant aid for rebuilding programs after the March and August 2016 flooding. Louisiana to receive another $51M in congressional flood aid 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The governors' proposal recommends maintaining Obamacare's Medicaid expansion and giving other states the opportunity to expand, but capping federal spending on certain populations through either block grants or per capita caps. U.S. governors work Senate as new power brokers in Obamacare repeal 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Moore accepted Berman’s correction before quickly pivoting to talking points extolling the virtues of converting Medicaid to block grants, which would also amount to a massive benefit cut for recipients. CNN’s Stephen Moore accidentally confirms Trump was lying about commitment to protect Medicaid 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z It also suggested the president would target housing block grants and educational initiatives targeted at Native Americans and “minority business development.” Trump walks back bizarre comments on funding black colleges — but this administration’s racism is no mistake 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The program — the largest federal block grant for affordable housing — has produced 1.2 million affordable units across the country in the past quarter-century. D.C. housing department forfeited millions as families struggled to find homes 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z The House bill eliminates the Obamacare taxes, reverses the Medicaid expansion, and converts the financing of the program from a per-capita subsidy to a block grant system. The House G.O.P.’s Shameful Health-Care Victory 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z It would provide states the option to phase in other groups, such as parents and children, to per capita caps or block grants, and it recommends reducing federal regulations on states and their Medicaid programs. U.S. governors work Senate as new power brokers in Obamacare repeal 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Last month, he claimed block grants to Meals on Wheels should be cut because the food program for the elderly was “just not showing any results.” Who in the hell is Mick Mulvaney?! Everything you were afraid to ask about this suddenly important person 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z The Democratic senators were joined at a news conference Wednesday by representatives from groups that have benefited from block grant funding, including Grafton Economic Development, Second Start, and the Concord YMCA. Senators reaffirm commitment to protect block grant funding 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Some agencies receive these block grants to assist in their MOW operations, but Anderson said his agency does not currently receive any for its Meals on Wheels program. A dinner, a friend, a lifeline 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Reagan shifted to a system of block grants to states for services related to aging, children and mental health. Can Charities Survive Trump? For Some, It’s Life and Death 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The money flows in more like a block grant, still leaving most decisions up to local school officials. Funding K-12: solutions to help every child 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z To pay for the additions in education, the committee plans to temporarily eliminate funding for school district block grants. Senate panel adds money for health, education in budget 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Whereas President Lyndon B. Johnson began a host of anti-poverty programs in the 1960s, in the early 1970s Nixon, to simplify the programs and give states more flexibility, consolidated them into block grants. Analysis | Trump’s budget owes a huge debt to this right-wing Washington think tank 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z “It’s a much bigger issue nationwide because a lot of programs rely on those block grants to provide services.” A dinner, a friend, a lifeline 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The full dimensions of the GOP’s self-defeat on health care will emerge over time, but one immediate consequence is giving up block grants for Medicaid. The GOP Entitlement Caucus 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z States would also be able to select a block grant to finance their Medicaid programs. How the House GOP health care bill compares to Obama-era law 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Medicaid would be changed from payment for services to block grants to the states on a per capita basis. North Carolina editorial roundup 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Mulvaney, showing a libertarian streak, would zero out the block grants altogether. Analysis | Trump’s budget owes a huge debt to this right-wing Washington think tank 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Many of the changes were made to placate conservatives, including giving states the option to take a fixed Medicaid block grant and to impose work requirements on childless, able-bodied adults covered under the program. Trump to GOP critics of health care bill: ‘I’m gonna come after you’ 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z “The Federal Government has spent over $150 billion on this block grant since its inception in 1974, but the program is not well-targeted to the poorest populations and has not demonstrated results,” says the proposal. All politics are local — and usually stupid 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Republican legislators in 2015 junked the old formula in favor of “block grants” for districts. Kansas lawmakers embrace old concepts in new school formula 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z In the latest draft, states would also be able to select a block grant to finance their Medicaid programs. Changes to GOP health proposal affect older adults, Medicaid 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z By including Medicaid “block grants,” which is a fancy way of saying “cuts,” the bill would force states to slash costs. Trump’s unaffordable care act: The GOP’s Obamacare replacement would make private contractors rich 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z It converts the entire program into a block grant to the states and gradually strangles it by increasing federal funding more slowly than projected spending growth. What’s at Stake in a Health Bill That Slashes the Safety Net 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z In a House Budget Committee hearing last week, Republicans voted to recommend that the bill be revised to include block grants, as they're called, as an option in the final version. Analysis | Paul Ryan’s moment of truth 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z They also agreed to let states choose a lump-sum block grant to fund their Medicaid programs instead of a per-capita allotment originally set in the House bill. House Leaders Seeking Health Care Votes Eye New York Republicans 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Ryan also said Republicans are working on changes that would allow federal block grants to states for Medicaid. Republicans revamp U.S. health bill to help older Americans 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Speaking on the "Fox News Sunday" television program, Ryan also said Republicans are working on changes that would allow federal block grants to states for Medicaid. U.S. Republicans working on Medicaid, tax credit changes: Ryan 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Welfare reform did hurt many poor people by converting antipoverty funds into block grants to the states. What’s at Stake in a Health Bill That Slashes the Safety Net 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Pence highlighted an amendment to the current GOP bill that would create an option of Medicaid block grants for states who want them. Pence campaigns for GOP health bill in Florida 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z House leaders are also expected to introduce an option for states to choose a block grant. Republicans at odds over how to overhaul Medicaid 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z On the other hand, block grants are popular with mayors, and Republicans have consistently supported voucher renewals in the past, Rice said. Trump budget's curbs on rent subsidies could hamper L.A.'s homeless housing effort, officials say 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z “If its portions of block grants were eliminated, the program wouldn’t suddenly disappear,” Sherman noted. Is Meals on Wheels about to become a fatality of Trump's budget? | Jamiles Lartey 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Despite expressions of alarm on social media, killing the community block grant program would most likely not kill Meals on Wheels. The Cost Can Be Debated, but Meals on Wheels Gets Results 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z A block grant would cap that federal share, letting the states decide how to spend the dollars on care while they are on a much more limited budget. Pence campaigns for GOP health bill in Florida 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Governors: States could pick a per-beneficiary cap, a block grant or the current system. Republicans at odds over how to overhaul Medicaid 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Trump also called for cutting off all community development block grants, which Lynn said the city uses for emergency shelters and short-term rent support for homeless families. Trump budget's curbs on rent subsidies could hamper L.A.'s homeless housing effort, officials say 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z This particular block grant, developed by the Ford Administration and further tweaked by Ronald Reagan, was intended to allow maximum flexibility for communities to provide assistance for poor and vulnerable populations. Is Meals on Wheels about to become a fatality of Trump's budget? | Jamiles Lartey 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The budget also eliminates the $3 billion community block grant program, which some communities use to supplement Meals on Wheels and provide safety checks for the elderly. GOP, Dem lawmakers decry Trump’s cut to Meals on Wheels 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who appeared with Pence, on Friday asked the Trump administration for Medicaid block grants to replace the current system. Pence campaigns for GOP health bill in Florida 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z It would be up to each state to decide whether to accept caps or block grants for sensitive groups of beneficiaries, including children, pregnant women, and elderly and disabled adults. Republicans at odds over how to overhaul Medicaid 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z On block grants, the initial House bill would end Medicaid as an open-ended entitlement to health care, replacing that with an allotment to the states for each Medicaid beneficiary. Trump and House G.O.P. Agree to Make Work a Medicaid Requirement 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z One lawmaker said the changes include “work requirements and block grants.” The Latest: Trump says he’s ‘100 percent’ behind health bill 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Robert Rector, a senior fellow who focuses on welfare at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington-based think tank, calls the community block grants a “slush fund for urban government.” Analysis | If you’re a poor person in America, Trump’s budget is not for you 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z But many health care professionals say capping Medicaid funding in block grants would instead hurt access to quality health care for the poor, children and the elderly by cutting the amount of federal dollars available. Pence campaigns for GOP health bill in Florida 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z If states choose a per-beneficiary cap or a block grant, they would not have to take a complete plunge. Republicans at odds over how to overhaul Medicaid 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Asked how he can defend proposed cuts to the arts or for block grant programs that fund services such as Meals on Wheels for homebound senior citizens, Mr. Mulvaney said the administration’s message is simple. Donald Trump budget eliminates money for programs not authorized 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Department of Health and Human Services, including the elimination of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and community block grant funding. Inslee: Trump budget blueprint “incredibly harmful” to Washington 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z It would also end community block grants, which help feed hungry children — a Democratic Party priority — and also help local law enforcement, a Republican Party favorite. Trump Budget Is ‘Heavy Lift,’ Even for G.O.P. Congress 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z A major provision of the House plan would transition Medicaid to a block grant program. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Oklahoma newspapers 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The legislation would also change the way the rest of the Medicaid system is financed, shifting to a “block grant” model in which Washington would pay a fixed amount to the states for each recipient. Twenty-Four Million Reasons the G.O.P. Health-Care Bill Is No Good 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The ruling stated that the block grant formula authorized by the previous legislature left poor and minority students at a disadvantage compared to their better-off peers across the state. Recent Kansas Editorials 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The budget also proposes cutting block grants from the U.S. Inslee: Trump budget blueprint “incredibly harmful” to Washington 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z There have been plans based on “block grants” and plans based on “per-capita caps.” In a place of need, an unhealthy contradiction 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z The Trump administration is reported to be considering more than $6 billion in cuts targeting community development block grants and some public housing money. HUD could face steep cuts, but Carson says numbers early 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Money available for Native American housing block grants would fall by $150 million, more than 20 percent. Trump administration considers $6 billion cut to HUD budget 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z LePage said block grants would let states prioritize a “smaller but costlier population” instead of spreading Medicaid dollars among more people. LePage to Ryan: GOP plan caters to big-government lobbyists 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z As I wrote on Friday, this may be more feasible than earlier legislative attempts because President Trump and Republicans in Congress want to convert federal funding for Medicaid to block grants. Fixing healthcare: Which single-payer system would be best for California? 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z The agency, with a budget of about $47 billion, provides housing assistance to low-income people through vouchers and public housing, enforces fair housing laws and provides development block grants to communities. Ben Carson, HUD secretary, compares slavery to immigration to America 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z The justices also struck down a 2015 law that junked a per-student formula for distributing the state's aid in favor of “block grants” for the local districts. Kansas Supreme Court orders public school spending hike 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z The bill will include replacing Affordable Care Act subsidies with refundable tax credits, and converting Medicaid expansion into a block grant system controlled by the states. Republicans are secretly reviewing their new health care bill inside a basement 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z During the presidential campaign, Mr. Trump proposed reallocating $20 billion from existing federal spending and creating block grants for states to administer as direct financial aid to students living below the poverty level. Donald Trump’s school voucher program topic of Florida ‘listening session’ 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The community block grant program provides assistance for use in revitalizing neighborhoods, expanding affordable housing and economic opportunities. $970,000 grant going to new aluminum plant in Henderson Co. 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Republicans then want to cap federal spending on Medicaid through per-capita limits or block grants, saying the program’s budget will balloon out of control without a change. Republicans face Obamacare popularity, time crunch for repeal plan 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The Republican governors come down decidedly against block grants, flat sums with far fewer restrictions than the federal law. GOP governors outline health care plan, Medicaid changes 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z But Republicans also plan to change Medicaid into a program of block grants to the states, with sharp reductions in federal funding. Opinion | Obamacare’s enduring victory 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Stewart and Wagner said they want to see the federal Medicaid program converted into block grants to the states. No barbs, but support for decriminalizing pot at first GOP Va. governor debate 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z The memo distributed to lawmakers says that states would be able to choose whether to receive a block grant or remain in the traditional, capped program. House GOP discusses Obamacare replacement ideas — but doesn’t call them a plan 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z After two years, it received $1.2 million for repair and resilient design work at No. 334 through the city’s Build It Back program, financed by a federal disaster recovery block grant. A Humble Basement Boiler Gets a Penthouse, Above Flood Level 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z In many cases, the GOP and its allies propose repackaging current domestic spending programs as block grants to states and localities — a change that critics decry as a way to mask cuts. D.C. region braces for shock from Trump effect on spending, federal workforce 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Its economy leans heavily on one major export — shrimp — and is propped up by an annual block grant of more than $500 million from Denmark. Greenland needs money. Is a uranium mine the answer? 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z “We believe alternate route programs and block grants are a solution that allow for growing future educators within the community,” Manuel says. There’s a teacher shortage in the state of Washington | Provided By Seattle Pacific University 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z What of her promotion of vouchers, which the government would presumably fund, through tax credits or block grants, to help families pay the tuition at private or religious schools? Reaction in New York to Betsy DeVos? A Lot of Shrugs 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z |
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