AAHD and Lakeshore Foundation joined disability coalitions in a letter asking Congress to extend the Money Follows the Person program and Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections in law. Money Follows the Person helps people move from institutions to homes and communities. The AAHD update also points to KFF reporting on Medicaid home- and community-based services waiting lists and on which states will be most affected by Medicaid provisions in the 2025 reconciliation law. People who rely on Medicaid waivers may want to follow how their state responds.
Read More: American Association on Health and Disability, and the letter to Congress
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