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Resources from Last week's webinar
On May 15th we talked about:
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State:
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Special session ends, State Senate votes “no” on deal to cut income, spend savings
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Congress:
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2027 annual appropriations moving slowly,
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2nd reconciliation on track to pass by June,
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3rd reconciliation could be moving by summer
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Policy changes the administration is making:
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CMS places moratorium on home health/hospice,
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California latest state to have Medicaid money withheld,
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Administration wants Medicaid data for deportation some states are passing laws to do it, federal rule banning disability discrimination in healthcare postponed,
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7 states are pushing lawsuit that would rollback 504 integration mandate,
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questioning of vaccines continues behind closed doors
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Continued coverage of impacts of HR
- HCBS tracker launched to follow what changes are happening in states,
Nebraskan with disability sues over new assessment system, - Georgia reduces revenue causes budget hole makes disability cuts,
- North Carolina bill makes more changes to Medicaid with unintended consequences,
- Latinos face disproportionate loss of health coverage due to HR 1 and ACA subsidy expiration
- HCBS tracker launched to follow what changes are happening in states,
Links to articles included in the presentation
- Wisconsin State Government
- Congress
- Federal administrative changes
- How Trump’s expansion of federal power threatens states’ authority
- CMS Places National Moratorium On Home Health, Hospice Agency Enrollment (Home Health News, Federal Register)
- $1.3 billion in Medicaid money to California will be deferred over suspicions of fraud (AP, Politico)
- Trump Demands Medicaid Data for Deportation. Some States Go a Step Further
- Feds To Reconsider Rule Barring Disability Discrimination In Healthcare
- Republican AGs continue pushing for a rollback of civil rights in Section 504 disability case.
- Behind the Scenes DHHS is continuing work to question vaccines
- Continued coverage of impact of HR 1
- Home and Community Based Services Impacts Tracker Project
- Nebraskan with Disabilities Sues State Over New Disabilities Assessment System
- Georgia reduces tax revenue, causes budget hole, makes disability cuts (News From the States, Georgia Recorder)
- ‘Imperfections’ in NC Medicaid bill may cause headaches, require fixes
- Report: Latinos Face ‘Unprecedented’ Health Coverage Losses Amid Cuts To Medicaid, ACA
- North Carolina residents to go hungry, counties to pay more for SNAP under federal changes