In 2010, the federal [[Affordable Care Act]] initiated the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program that(MIECHV) allocatesin $1.5 billion over five years to states that voluntarily provide families with young children with evidence-based home visiting programs. It aimsorder to establish a positive and improved outcomeoutcomes in health, education, and reducedwellbeing [[childof abuse]]young in familieschildren. Home visiting has already been in practice in every state.<ref name="ncsl_a">Tweedle, Mark. National Conference of State Legislature. [http://www.ncsl.org/documents/cyf/HomeVisitingPPT.pdf Home Visiting Power Point]. Retrieved Oct 20, 2013.</ref> While passed during the administration of [[President Barack Obama]], the program is widely viewed as bipartisan. MIECHV was reauthorized in a bipartisan budget bill in 2015 and signed by [[President Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|title=<i>What Is Home Visiting?</i> Alliance for Early Success|url=https://earlysuccess.org/home-visiting/|access-date=August 15, 2022}}</ref>
