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Global Insights > Healthcare
Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed
...too much for Medicaid. Your employer...fall through. Medicaid is the only...state's standard Medicaid threshold....Katie Beckett Waivers: When Parent...administration created a waiver allowing children...qualify for Medicaid if they were...Katie Beckett waiver in most states,...TEFRA option or Medicaid for the Medically...qualify for Medicaid based on their...Katie Beckett waivers, and those...
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
...Administration runs Maryland's Medicaid waiver programs for people...Administration runs Maryland's Medicaid waiver programs for people with intellectual...received services through DDA waivers. Services include personal...respite care. Unlike other Medicaid programs, waivers are not...Unlike other Medicaid programs, waivers are not entitlements. States...
Financial > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Access Services While You Wait (and How to Jump the Line)
...applied for a Medicaid Home and Community-Based...Services (HCBS) waiver six months ago,...years. The waiver was supposed...list. What HCBS Waivers Cover and Why...Wait Exists. Medicaid HCBS waivers...Medicaid HCBS waivers fund services...designs its own waivers with different...enrollment caps. Waiver services typically...states to offer waivers, and states...Texas, some waivers have waits exceeding...
Social Engagement > Community Living
Community Living for Adults with Disabilities: Options, Services, and How to Get Started
...with. Supported Living Services (SLS) typically fund this model through Medicaid waivers. The person has full tenant or homeowner rights. Staff hours vary...Supported Living Services (SLS) typically fund this model through Medicaid waivers. The person has full tenant or homeowner rights. Staff hours vary based...
Parenting > Self-Care
The Respite Care Blueprint: How to Find, Fund, and Use Backup Care
...Network runs a searchable locator that covers providers in all 50 states. Medicaid waivers in most states include respite hours as a covered service. The...runs a searchable locator that covers providers in all 50 states. Medicaid waivers in most states include respite hours as a covered service. The Lifespan...
Legal > Government Benefits
7 Government Benefits Beyond SSI That Support Families Raising Children with Disabilities
SNAP, Medicaid waivers, ABLE accounts, housing vouchers, and tax credits provide support beyond SSI that most families don't know about.
Financial > Housing Assistance
Housing Assistance for People with Disabilities: Section 8, Medicaid Waivers, and ABLE Accounts Explained
...one program. Section 8 or a Medicaid waiver. Rental help or modification...program. Section 8 or a Medicaid waiver. Rental help or modification...foundation. Section 8 covers rent. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services...and Community-Based Services waivers fund home modifications, supported...expenses without losing SSI or Medicaid eligibility. Each has its...
Health > Treatment
What to Do If Your Child Is on a Medicaid Waiver Waiting List
...700,000 people are on Medicaid Home and Community-Based...strained before the 2026 Medicaid cuts took effect....last time federal Medicaid funding dropped significantly...developmental disability waivers grew by a median of...of 54%. For other waiver programs, the increase...positioned. HCBS waivers allow people with...home care, which Medicaid is required to cover,...
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland's $250 Million Disability Cut Is Locked In. What DDA Waiver Families Should Do Now.
...Administration (DDA). When federal Medicaid matching dollars are counted,...article covers what DDA waiver families should do now....Administration runs Maryland's Medicaid waiver programs for people...runs Maryland's Medicaid waiver programs for people with...services through DDA waivers: personal care, residential...coaching, and respite care. Waivers aren't entitlements. States...
Legal > Government Benefits
Nine States Are Challenging the Legal Rule That Keeps People with Disabilities in Their Communities
...federal requirement to fund Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services...Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers could fall. States could treat...Families who rely on those waivers to keep their children or...with $665 billion in federal Medicaid cuts over ten years (from...discriminate based on disability. Medicaid receives federal funds. That's...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...agencies such as vocational rehab, developmental disabilities services, and Medicaid waiver programs, then coordinates with them before your child exits the...as vocational rehab, developmental disabilities services, and Medicaid waiver programs, then coordinates with them before your child exits the system....
Legal > Government Benefits
What the 2026 Medicaid Cuts Mean for Families with Disabilities
...your family relies on Medicaid for personal care, home...health, or disability waiver services, you've probably...framework for reducing Medicaid spending by roughly $880...reduction in federal Medicaid spending according to...number in human terms: Medicaid covers more than 40 million...funding for optional Medicaid services, and new work...