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Register for our next (9-10 AM Friday, January 9th) federal funding webinar (English, Spanish)
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Resources from Last week's webinar
On December 19th we talked about:
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Looking back on 2025 and what to watch in 2026.
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State legislature, what will they do (or not do) in January. DVR has a funding shortfall and creates a waitlist, special education is not getting what it was promised in the state budget, and funding to implement funding for FoodShare has not passed.
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Congress does not extend ACA subsidies, and goes home without finishing the federal budget. January is now a jam packed month.
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Policy changes the administration is making that impact people with disabilities and families, and continued coverage of impacts of HR 1.
Links to articles included in the presentation
- 2025: It’s been quite a year
- Wisconsin parents show what federal funding cuts really mean
- Higher cost, worse coverage: Wisconsin family experience featured in national article
- Funding for DVR falls short, wait list implemented: Legislative action needed
- Frequently Asked Questions: DVR’s Order of Selection (OOS) / Waitlist)
- CMS provides states more information about Medicaid work requirement
- Survival Coalition is hosting a series of community organizing trainings. Register for trainings
- House releases its health care plan Bill Text
- What’s in the GOP Health Bill
- House GOP health package lowers spending but boosts uninsured
- (NYT) House will not vote on extending ACA Subsidies
- NPR Enhanced ACA subsidies to expire as talks in Congress stall
- White House not getting involved in subsidy fight
- House GOP moderates bypass leadership to petition for vote on ACA subsidy extension
- Congress has said they can fix subsidies in January. Can they?
- Cheaper health insurance comes with trade offs
- Customers Confront Premium Spikes as Congress Dithers
- Why health insurance is getting more expensive
- Experts worry expiration of ACA subsidies will have ‘death spiral’ effect on US healthcare
- Health policy in 2026: what to watch
- Senators leave for the holidays without passing 2026 budget bills
- Federal rule change would end home care workers rights to minimum wage and overtime
- Disability Rights Lawyers Threatened With Budget Cuts, Reassignments
- ‘R-Word’ Use Surges Following Trump Post
- Sign language services ‘intrude’ on Trump’s ability to control his image, administration says
- May 1, 2026: Nebraska will start HR 1 Medicaid prove you’re working requirements
- HR1 threatens States’ Health Care Affordability Efforts