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Register for our next (9-10:30 AM Friday, October 9th) federal funding webinar (English, Spanish)
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Resources from Last week's webinar
On October 2nd we talked about:
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Policy changes the administration is making:
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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities;
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Florida judge disagrees with U.S. DOJ request to reverse decision on Olmsted case;
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House Resolution introduced affirming people with disabilities have a right to live in the community (Action Step!);
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Pocket recissions cancel federal funding;
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CMS suspends funding for state Medicaid fraud unit;
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Survival Coalition and WAAN hosting Disability and Aging Policy Forum October 13th
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Continued coverage of impacts of HR
- Worries Grow That Disability Services Could Become ‘Impossible To Access’;
- Nebraska, Montana early adoption of Prove you’re working requirements show what’s ahead for other states;
- Six states want Medically Frail people to prove they are exempt right away;
- impact of HR 1 on hospital funding, immigrant coverage, SNAP.
Links to articles included in the presentation
Tools you can use
- Survival Coalition
- Survival Coalition and WAAN hosting Disability and Aging Policy Forum October 13th (livestream @ https://www.facebook.com/WisconsinBPDD or https://www.youtube.com/@WBPDD)
- Survival Coalition, recording of Medical Aid in Dying issue forum
- Survival Coalition statewide survey on special education experiences in Wisconsin
- Tools you can use
- Federal administrative changes
- Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities (NPR, Disability Scoop)
- Florida judge disagrees with U.S. DOJ request to reverse decision on Olmsted case
- House Resolution introduced affirming people with disabilities have a right to live in the community
- Administration uses rescissions to revoke $810M approved by Congress (News from the States, NPR, AP)
- Unclear if more federal funding has been withheld
- Civil rights enforcement cuts mean fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits
- New York: feds suspend funding for state fraud unit
- Continued coverage of impact of HR 1
- Worries Grow That Disability Services Could Become ‘Impossible To Access’
- CBO: National Medicaid work requirements could strip coverage from 8 million
- Nebraska’s Early Work-Requirement Data Offers a Preview for Other States (Kaiser Health News, Georgetown)
- Montana: Confusion and worry Follow Early Rollout of Medicaid Work Rules
- Six States Tell Patients To Prove They’re Too Sick For Medicaid Work Requirement in Jan.
- North Dakota: Passing Medicaid ballot measure would reduce services and spike insurance costs
- Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in 3 dozen states
- At least 100,000 legal immigrants will lose Medicaid coverage Oct 1st under HR 1
- SNAP’s funding model is starting to change. Here’s what that means for the program
- Michigan school districts, food pantries feel SNAP cut ripple effect ahead of cost shift to states