Medicaid. Social Security. Disability Programs. Education. Federal Budget. Join us every Friday from 9-10:30 am to get the latest on Federal funding cuts and federal agency changes that impact people with disabilities.
Register for our next (9-10:30 AM Friday, August 28th) federal funding webinar (English, Spanish)
This webinar is limited to the first 500 people who log on. BPDD is committed to making its resources as accessible as possible. If you need interpretation to participate in this webinar, please indicate that when registering and let us know by noon each Tuesday before the webinar.
The presentation will be recorded. All people who register will get a follow up email after the webinar with a link to the presentation slides, recording, new questions you can ask, and direct links to all the articles/resources in the slides.
When you register, you will receive another e-mail with the zoom link for the webinar. Please note, some people have reported issues with phones and tablets showing all screens (ASL interpreters, speaker, and screen share).
Resources from Last week's webinar
On August 14th we talked about:
- Wisconsin
- Primary election results are in, how do different elected positions impact disability policy, strategies to find out how candidates feel about policies important to people with disabilities.
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Policy changes the administration is making:
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R word,
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Arkansas asks for more time after CMS rejection of Medicaid expansion waiver;
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Indiana asks CMS for a waiver to make people on Medicaid pay cost sharing;
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White House issues executive order on vaccines, repeats false claims linking autism to vaccination;
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Education department consolidates funding for different programs to states; concerns about moving civil rights enforcement of IDEA.
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Continued coverage of impacts of HR
- 8 states will not let residents self attest they are two sick to work next year;
- health providers worry how patients will get what they need to prove illness or stay on Medicaid;
- California, Medicaid cuts will impact everyone who needs health care; Indiana children with disabilities lose coverage because of administrative error
Links to articles included in the presentation
Tools you can use
- Federal administrative changes
- Why the R-Word Is the Defining Slur of the Trump Era
- CMS rejected Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion waiver; state wants two-year extension
- Indiana asks CMS for waiver to add cost sharing requirements for people making up to 138% FPL
- White house issues controversial executive order on Vaccines, (again) suggests autism link (Executive Order; AP, News From the States, MedPage Today)
- Education Department hands more states flexibility with federal dollars
- As the Education Department Is Dismantled, Who Protects the Right to Learn?
- Continued coverage of impact of HR 1
- 8 Red States Take Hard Line On Medicaid Work Requirement Exemptions
- Wisconsin health providers worry new Medicaid work requirement hurts doctor-patient relationship
- Court Case Challenging Medicaid Work Rule’s ‘Frailty’ Requirement Gets Moved Up
- California: Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why
- Indiana families lose Medicaid access for children with disabilities
- Lawmakers want transparency in Medicaid waiver denials