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, March 6th) federal funding webinar (English, Spanish)
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Resources from Last week's webinar
On February 27th we talked about:
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State Assembly ends its session. Which bills can still pass, which died, and what is left for the state Senate to decide?
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Will Joint Finance end the DVR wait lists?
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Will the Governor choose a deal that to reduce revenue in a special session this spring?
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Congress has two pieces of voting legislation, an ongoing partial government shutdown, and listens to the State of the Union speech
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Policy changes the administration is making: HHS DOGE releases Medicaid spending data to the public, think tank report alleges HCBS and ABA therapy is “rife” with fraud, CMS cites fraud and withholds Medicaid money from Minnesota, rules weaken ACA plans, Dept. of Ed sheds two more responsibilities, and federal agencies change what data they share/collect
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Continued coverage of impacts of HR 1. Medicaid cuts being proposed in Missouri, Idaho, Colorado, Maryland, Washington State, States’ approach to fraud/mistakes may target the wrong people.
Links to articles included in the presentation
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- See February 27th slides for links to bills, legislative documents, and action steps.
- Congress
- Federal administrative changes
- DOGE releases Medicaid spending data (Axios article; NHELP Statement, Patreon)
- What Newly Released Medicaid Data Do and Don’t Tell Us
- Paragon Institute releases report accusing fraud in HCBS and certain disability services
- Vance stops $260 M of Medicaid funding to Minnesota
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan To Cut $600 Million In Health Funds
- Private Equity Increasingly Taking Over Autism Therapy Centers (Disability Scoop, JAMA Pediatrics)
- Proposed rule to make it easier to buy plans that cover less, have higher out of pocket costs (KFF, The Bullwark, NYT)
- Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies
- Trump officials propose testing a citizenship question amid a push to alter the census
- Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
- A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes
- Continued coverage of impact of Reconciliation bill
- Missouri: Families, caregivers plead with Missouri lawmakers to reverse governor’s disability cuts
- Idaho: Disability Advocates explain what eliminating HCBS services would mean
- Colorado: Proposes more cuts to Medicaid-funded disability services
- Washington State: Proposed 2026 budget narrows eligibility criteria for Medicaid-funded resources
- Maryland proposing budget cuts to disability programs
- Medicaid cuts, federal policy changes could mean fewer care workers just when we need them most
- Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight
- States’ approach to SNAP fraud/mistakes may target the wrong people