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Kansas Won Federal Approval for 500 Disability Waiver Slots That Open October 1
Kansas has CMS approval for a new I/DD waiver. Taking one of its 500 slots means giving up your place on the comprehensive waitlist.
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CMS Ended the Fast-Track Renewal Path for the Section 1115 Waivers That Fund Home Care in Seven States
CMS rescinded expedited review for 1115 waiver renewals. Here is who it touches and how families can weigh in.
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Illinois Lawmakers Sent the Governor a Bill Requiring Private Equity to Disclose Disability Group Home Purchases
An Illinois bill awaiting Pritzker's signature would force investment firms to report when they buy IDD group homes and how they staff them.
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Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
Oregon's Medicaid advisory group named PT, OT, prosthetics, and ABA oversight among 40+ cost-cutting options. The budget lands in December.
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Federal Data That Tracks How Schools Serve Students With Disabilities Is Six Months Overdue. Here's What Parents Should Know.
Federal data on school discipline and disability services is six months overdue. Here's what parents can do while it's missing.
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Medicaid Work Rules Are Forcing States to Rebuild Their Systems. Here's What Disability Families Should Know Before Coverage Terminations Begin.
New CMS rules are forcing states to scrap months of Medicaid system work. What disability families should do before terminations begin.
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Minnesota Just Disenrolled 61% of Its Medicaid Disability Providers. Other States Are Running the Same Audit. Here's What Families Need to Do Now.
Minnesota cut 3,411 disability providers in a single weekend. CMS ordered all 50 states to run the same audit.
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Social Security Benefits Could Rise 3.9% in 2027, New Estimate Shows
A new COLA estimate puts 2027 Social Security increases at 3.9%, up from this year's 2.8%, driven by rising inflation.
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Colorado Is Halving Paid Family Caregiver Hours. Ohio and Pennsylvania Are Next. What Families on Medicaid Waivers Need to Do Now.
Colorado published the timeline for caregiver hour cuts. Ohio and Pennsylvania are next. What families can do now.
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Congress Just Reintroduced a Bill That Would Require Streaming Services and Video Apps to Work Better for People with Disabilities. Here's What Families Need to Know.
Bipartisan lawmakers reintroduced the CVTA Act to close accessibility gaps in streaming platforms, video conferencing, and 911 systems.
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Pennsylvania Just Signed Three Executive Orders to Protect Disability Families. Here's What It Means and What Other States Can Do.
Pennsylvania's new executive orders limit disability data collection, create a new advisory commission, and reestablish the DD Council.
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The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
ACL elimination threatens Centers for Independent Living, caregiver support, and disability rights protections families rely on.