Public Welfare articles from January 1995

Public Welfare archives from January 1995

Welfare by waiver. (state welfare and the Social Security Act, Title IV, Sec. 1115) (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... Section 1115 lets states experiment with AFDC. Within limits. ABC. CAP. LEAP. Welfare at the state level has become a virtual alphabet soup of specialized programs, each unique in its own way to the state in which it operates. Some, like...

Necessary flexibility or ad hoc decision-making? (state welfare and the Social Security Act) (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... Section 1115 gives HHS broad discretion to consider applications but does not provide consistent guidelines for approving waivers. At a hearing the At a in March 1994, Subcommittee on Human Resources heard testimony from several current and...

Reviewing the waiver review process. (of the Dept. of Health and Human Services of state waivers) (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... Carefully evaluated demonstrations help test ideas for reforming welfare. President Clinton believes that state demonstrations are important to identifying ways to reform welfare, to determine what works and what does not. In Executive Order...

Fixing welfare waiver policy: Michael L. Wiseman. (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... The current process is deficient as a way to advance welfare reform or research. The demonstration authority provided by Section 1115 of the Social Security Act is a very important aspect of national welfare policy. Given states' diverse needs...

Fixing welfare waiver policy: Mark Greenberg. (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... In the last several years, the role the waiver process in AFDC policy has undergone a dramatic transformation. Historically, the federal law authorizing AFDC waivers has been recognized as authorizing research and experimental demonstration...

States aren't waiting for federal welfare reform. (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... Out of necessity, they have begun their own welfare reform projects. There is unquestionable national consensus that the existing welfare system is broken. Not waiting for federal efforts to reform welfare, the states have, out of necessity,...

New York's and Maryland's waiver experiences: Diane Baillargeon. (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... The federal government should be an equal partner with the states. President Clinton knows first-hand the significance of state flexibility in administering complex programs and has translated his experience into a more streamlined and...

New York's and Maryland's waiver experiences: Katherine L. Cook. (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... Maryland is well qualified to discuss the federal waiver process. We are operating the very successful Primary Prevention Initiative (PPI), an innovative program that promotes preventive health checkups, immunizations, and school attendance. PPI...

Rationalizing HHS decision-making: Melinda Bird. (Dept. of Health and Human Services) (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... Lawsuits to halt programs in California and New Jersey suggest improvements to the waiver process. It is fundamental to the just exercise of governmental power that it be exercised in a lawful and uniform manner based on objective decisions...

Rationalizing HHS decision-making: Martha F. Davis. (Dept. of Health and Human Services) (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... The NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (NOW LDEF) is an independent nonprofit organization founded by the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1970. Focused on protecting and expanding women's legal rights, NOW LDEF is engaged in...

The impact of waivers on children. (public welfare waiver policy under the Social Security Act) (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... Many waivers fail to strike a reasonable balance between testing the potential benefits of a proposal and the responsibility to protect children. Some experimentation through the waiver process is both appropriate and desirable. The current...

A local agency's view of the waiver process. (Stanislaus County Department of Social Services, Modesto, California) (AFDC: Welfare by Waiver)
January 1, 1995... The process appears arbitrary and is often frustrating. Section 1115 was a part of the 1962 legislation to make public assistance more uniform throughout the nation. Section 1115 was seen as a way of accommodating issues within the states that...