#HCBS

Cal__Montgomery

There's something called the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Final Settings Rule which is supposed to guide what kinds of programs you can spend Medicaid HCBS Waiver funds on. HCBS

You would think that given that at least 40% of all COVID deaths are people in congregate settings, Congress would be doing as much as possible to make sure that

Vice President Biden has just released his disability plan. There are some important policy commitments reflected within it that are worth highlighting. #CripTheVote https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1266098165511380992 The plan promises

Matthew Cortland, Esq

So "can we shut everything down again" as a public health ask is problematica. we didn't do it to begin with. offices? yup, those largely shut down. but trash collection?

Matthew Cortland, Esq

For the disability community, this is not the @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris position. It simply isn't.https://twitter.com/chick_in_kiev/status/1299417688758984705 It's absolutely no secret that @JoeBiden was not my choice in the Dem

Lauren Marinaro

lauren_marinaro

Breaking big news (a short thread). NJ Medicaid put out this Monster MedComm yesterday: https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/info/resources/medicaid/2020/20-04_COVID-19_Guidance.pdf What is a MedComm? It’s a sub-regulatory guidance that the Me

Micaela Connery

Seeing news about #Covid19 running rampant through large group homes (+institutions) is devastating.+ fact that people with disabilities aren't getting access to the same testing and care is disturbing.+ we

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth & many ppl are rightly pointing out that #COVID19 & the related isolation & financial stress are straining mental health. This thread explains why boosting federal Medicaid

People are policy? It matters who’s at the table. Presidential Appointments 101 With each administration the president has the ability to appoint roughly 6000 people into a mix of both

Matthew Cortland, Esq

I want to tell you about Shirley, she's in one of those #Massachusetts "nursing homes" tonight because, ultimately, I failed her. We all did. This is a #WeAreEssential story about

Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉

COVID Update May 9: When we look back on this time, the tally of people who died from the virus & those who died out of neglect & indifference will

Cal__Montgomery

@JoeBiden 's answer to @AdyBarkan here falls short in 2 ways, but before I get to that, I want to talk about the enormous power of what he is saying