Sentences with phrase «increased federal reimbursement»

For example, one argument could be that better school food would mean increased student participation, which in turn would increase federal reimbursements.

For the first time in over three decades it would increase the federal reimbursement rate, by approximately six cents a meal.

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Investing more money in federal school meal reimbursement, so schools can afford to buy healthier food and pay for the increased labor needed to prepare it;

But if Congress increases reimbursement rates without reforming the use of federal funds in school food budgets, the end result could be significant costs to taxpayers coupled with little improvement in the quality of meals served.

Congress seems likely to raise federal reimbursements by a few cents — which is more than it sounds but still less than the White House requested — and tie the increase to more thorough health standards.

Several studies have found that decreased access to competitive foods leads to increased participation in the National School Lunch Program and subsequent increases in federal reimbursements and overall revenue.

If increases in reimbursement rates prove desirable, the changes discussed here would help ensure that the added federal funds are actually used to provide more nutritious school meals.

It could do so by requiring school districts that charge lower prices to increase prices gradually so that, when combined with the federal subsidy provided for such meals, they eventually at least equal the federal reimbursement level for free meals.

[34] This is comparable to the additional revenue that a 4.5 cent across - the - board increase in the federal reimbursement rate for all school lunches would generate.

Whether or not Congress chooses to increase reimbursements, the first step to providing resources for higher quality school meals is to ensure that federal reimbursements for free and reduced price meals are used for their intended purpose — providing nutritious breakfasts and lunches to low - income school children.

That is as much added revenue as districts would receive if the federal reimbursement rate for all lunches were increased by 11 cents.

The above changes would increase SFA resources without raising federal reimbursement rates (and thus federal costs).

-LSB-...] Nutrition Association, an organization of 55,000 professionals, has asked Congress (albeit half - heartedly) for a 35 cent increase in federal school meal reimbursement.

A school breakfast program can also increase jobs and give your school additional revenue through federal reimbursement.

The panel acknowledged that its recommendations would increase costs and called for a higher federal reimbursement to school districts, capital investments and money to train cafeteria workers to make the changes.

The battle for increased reimbursement will play out over the next 90 days as the budget is negotiated, and against the backdrop of a state - imposed Medicaid cap, uncertainty over the future of federal Medicaid funding and cries from long - term care facilities and home health care providers, which are also pleading for higher reimbursements.

And, in a time of increasing costs and decreasing revenues, some district leaders and food advocates worry whether 6 cents will allow schools to serve healthier fare, when the current federal reimbursement of $ 2.72 per free meal already has many school programs running in the red.

As school meal participation increases, school districts draw down the associated additional federal and state - funded reimbursements for meals served.

Federal reimbursements are projected to increase from $ 194.7 million in FY2013 to $ 201.1 million in FY2014 with an increased reimbursement rate, higher contribution of donated food, and increased participation rate in the snacks and after - school program.

The bill restricts certain State claims for Federal reimbursement of administrative costs under the Federal foster care program; clarifies the use of Medicaid targeted case management services for children in foster care; includes substantial cuts to programs; and reauthorizes TANF, adding new work requirements while providing almost no funding increase in child care.

As a result of the plan to not provide Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood — coupled with increased spending for Medicaid services for patients who would have reduced access to care — the CBO estimates that «defunding» Planned Parenthood for one year would result in $ 156 million less in direct spending from the federal government over 10 years.

For example, clinics could increase efforts to accept a wider variety of insurance plans, including hiring dedicated staff to focus on credentialing and billing issues — and they have new incentives to do so because more of their patients are insured as a result of the ACA.22 State and federal Medicaid officials, too, could address many reimbursement issues for postabortion contraception.