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October 30, 2025
Webinar – The Impact of OBBBA on People with Disabilities
Jennifer Lav, Brit Vanneman, and Elizabeth Zirker
This webinar discusses the impact of OBBBA on people with disabilities, including: Work requirement exemptions and compliance for people with disabilities New authority related to home and community-based waivers Higher out-of-pocket costs, which means people with disabilities will likely pay more for care Changes to home equity limits for…
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September 24, 2025
Interested Parties Advisory Groups: Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement to Ensure Adequate HCBS Payment Rates and Help Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce
Jennifer Lav, Brit Vanneman, and Syd Pickern Issue Brief
NHeLP in partnership with The Community Living Policy Center (CLPC) developed the following policy brief titled, “Interested Parties Advisory Groups: Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement to Ensure Adequate HCBS Payment Rates and Help Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce." The Interested Parties Advisory Group (IPAG) requirement, established under the Medicaid Access Rule,…
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May 30, 2024
The HCBS Settings Rule: Looking Back and Forging Ahead
David Machledt and Syd Pickern Issue Brief, Manual/Report, Guide
This report from the National Health Law Program and the Community Living Policy Center provides recommendations for the continued implementation of the 2014 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule after the very lengthy transition phase to implement the new requirements formally ended in 2023. It is based…
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May 23, 2024
[Webinar] Section 504 Final Rule
Carly Myers, Dania Douglas, and Elizabeth Edwards
HHS recently released updated regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Final Rule strengthens protections against disability discrimination in health care programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance, including in the areas of medical treatment decision making and providing services in the most integrated setting. NHeLP…
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November 13, 2023
Sign-On Comments on Section 504 NPRM from Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice and Gender Justice Organizations
Madeline Morcelle, Marissa Ditkowsky, and Ma’ayan Anafi Comments
The National Health Law Program, National Partnership for Women and Families, and National Women's Law Center co-authored sign-on comments on the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) 2023 proposed rule on § 504 for the sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice and gender justice communities. Over 70 sexual…
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Webinar – The Impact of OBBBA on People with Disabilities

Interested Parties Advisory Groups: Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement to Ensure Adequate HCBS Payment Rates and Help Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce

The HCBS Settings Rule: Looking Back and Forging Ahead

[Webinar] Section 504 Final Rule

Sign-On Comments on Section 504 NPRM from Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice and Gender Justice Organizations