Joint Letter to Secretary Sebelius on the Community Choice Act
July 10, 2009 VIA Facsimile & E-Mail The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Secretary U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary...
View ArticleNew Federal Funds for Community Living
Additional funding for long-term services and supports is now being made available to enable people with disabilities to live in the community, as announced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human...
View ArticleJoint Letter Opposing Repeal of Medicaid Maintenance of Effort Requirements
National Disability Leadership Alliance C/o United Spinal Association 1660 L Street, NW Suite 504 Washington, DC 20036-5647 May 16, 2011 United States Senate (United States House of Representatives)...
View ArticleJoint Report Issued on Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Standards
Self-Advocacy Organizations Issue New Report on Home and Community Based Services Funding Joint ASAN-SABE-NYLN Report Aims to Influence Upcoming CMS Regulation WASHINGTON, DC (May 18th, 2011) –...
View ArticleASAN’s Comments on Proposed Rulemaking on Home and Community Based Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dept of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS—229—P PO Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: CMS—22296-P Comments from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network...
View ArticleACTION ALERT: What Does Community Mean To You? Let Medicaid Know!
What does community mean to you? For some people, this question doesn’t mean much but for the hundreds of thousands of Americans receiving Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), the meaning...
View Article95 Disability Rights Groups Call on CMS to Issue HCBS Regulations
The letter below, dated November 23, 2011, has been sent to Donald M. Berwick, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. “Dear Administrator...
View ArticleASAN-Kentucky Comment on New HCBS Waiver Regulations
by Kristen Guin, ASAN-Kentucky I am writing on behalf of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network regarding the recent proposed new administrative regulations (907 KAR 12:010) for Kentucky’s Supports for...
View ArticleASAN Comment on Healthy Pennsylvania 1115 Demonstration Application
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Attention: Megan Stacy 7500 Security Boulevard Mailstop: S2-01-16 Baltimore, Maryland 21244 Re: Healthy Pennsylvania 1115 Demonstration Application...
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ASAN Unveils Toolkit for Advocates on New Home and Community-Based Settings...
ASAN has published a toolkit for advocates, families and administrators on how to ensure that people with disabilities receive Medicaid-funded Home and Community-Based Services in integrated settings...
View ArticleAction Alert: Send Comments Now on Community Services in California
Dear friends, The federal government has announced a new rule that will make sure that Medicaid-funded home and community-based services are actually in the community. Home and community based services...
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ASAN Unveils Resource on Medicaid Coverage for Autism-Related Services
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is proud to announce the release of a new resource for autistic people and our families on Medicaid coverage for autism-related services. These services can include...
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ASAN Releases New Resource On Medicaid Coverage for Autism Services
ASAN has released a new resource for its toolkit on health coverage for autism-related services. The resource, which is aimed at Medicaid plan administrators, will help plan administrators develop and...
View ArticleSegregated Farmsteads in Arizona Aren’t “Community-Based”
Yesterday, ASAN wrote a letter to Arizona’s Medicaid agency urging it not to classify segregated “farmsteads” as community-based settings. Unlike traditional farms, autism-specific farmsteads are...
View ArticleASAN Praises Clinton Campaign for Autism Policy Statement, Calls on Other...
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network issued the following statement today in response to Hillary Clinton’s issuing of an Autism Policy Statement for her Presidential campaign: The Autistic Self Advocacy...
View ArticleASAN, Other Advocates Launch Modern Medicaid Alliance
New Initiative Highlights Benefits, Stories, and Innovations of Program Washington, D.C. – Despite the enormous societal and economic benefits offered by the modern Medicaid program, a lack of dialogue...
View ArticleASAN Opposes Seema Verma for CMS
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network calls on Congress to reject the nomination of Seema Verma, a longtime proponent of harmful health care policies, as Director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
View ArticleACTION ALERT: We know what’s at stake in ACA repeal – tell Congress to vote NO!
On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office released their report on what would happen if the Affordable Care Act repeal bill passes – and it’s horrifying. Under the proposed plan, 14 million people...
View ArticleVOTE POSTPONED – there’s still time to save the ACA and Medicaid
All week, the House of Representatives had planned to vote on ACA repeal today–and thanks to your advocacy, the vote has been postponed. We don’t know if the vote will be postponed until tomorrow or...
View ArticleCALLS NEEDED – Congress votes on ACA repeal TODAY!
Congress is rushing the ACA repeal bill to a vote TODAY. Some last-minute changes have gotten them closer to having the votes they need to pass this devastating bill. Congress knows that what this bill...
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