Disability Advocacy: All Resources

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January 15, 2025
Why Medicaid is Important: EPSDT and Services for Children and Youth with Disabilities
Shandra Hartly Fact Sheet
Medicaid services are vitally important for children and youth with disabilities. Through benefits like the Early and Periodic Screening,…
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December 16, 2024
How Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt People with Disabilities
David Machledt Issue Brief
Recent proposals show that Republicans in Congress are once again considering adding work requirements to Medicaid. These policies put…
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December 13, 2024
Know Your Appeal Rights for the California Children’s Services Program
Skyler Rosellini, Alexis Robles-Fradet, and Kimberly Lewis Fact Sheet
The CCS Program can often be challenging to navigate for families with children with complex health needs. CCS children…
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December 2, 2024
Antidiscrimination Protections for People with Disabilities: 2024 Health Care Regulatory Updates
Dania Douglas
In the spring of 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated two rules implementing Section…
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November 25, 2024
Improving HCBS Waivers through Public Comment
Elizabeth Edwards and David Machledt Webinar
This webinar trains advocates how to navigate, analyze, and comment on 1915(c) waivers, the most common form of Medicaid…
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November 7, 2024
An Advocate’s Primer on Fighting Barriers to Prescription Drugs for Chronic Conditions Under Dobbs
Madeline Morcelle
Amid escalating attacks on sexual and reproductive rights in the U.S., people are facing increasing barriers to prescription drugs…
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November 7, 2024
Medicaid Eligibility for Incarcerated Individuals in California
Jasmine Young Fact Sheet
Historically, Medicaid has prohibited federal payments for health care services for adults and youth who are incarcerated. This federal…
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September 12, 2024
Overview of Key Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provisions in the Medicaid Access Rule
Jennifer Lav and David Machledt Fact Sheet
The Medicaid Act requires that state payments for Medicaid are sufficient to provide at least equivalent access to care…
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September 11, 2024
Commenting on § 1915(c) HCBS Waivers: A Guide for Common Issues
Elizabeth Edwards Guide
Medicaid home and community-based (HCBS) § 1915(c) waivers provide critical services for people with disabilities across the country. These…
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August 14, 2024
Medi-Cal Intensive Care Coordination (ICC) & Intensive Home Based Services (IHBS): Access Standards and Beneficiary Rights
Carly Myers and Kim Lewis Fact Sheet
Some county mental health plans (MHPs) have policies and practices on ICC and IHBS that do not comply with…
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