By: Steven Schmidt
Executive Summary
On August 4, 2026, the United States Senate Budget Committee held a hearing titled: “Medicaid: The Reality.” NHeLP submitted a statement for the record emphasizing the importance of Medicaid and Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). NHeLP’s statement made clear that increased spending on HCBS is not evidence of fraud, but rather supports the longstanding goal to serve people with disabilities in the community instead of in institutions. NHeLP statement emphasized the damage being caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and urged the committee to work to undo these harms.
