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Edwin Park @edwincpark.bsky.social · May 22

Thread: Latest House GOP reconciliation bill language again makes the draconian #Medicaid cuts harsher. For example, mandatory work requirements now will take effect 12/31/26 instead of 1/1/29 and states have option to implement them earlier (1/x)

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Natalie Kean @nataliekean.bsky.social · May 16

Taking them at their word, they want to take #Medicaid from low-income older women most of whom left the workforce to provide caregiving. #ProtectMedicaid

infographic on Who are "able-bodied" non-working Medicaid Beneficiaries. 4/5 are women. 1/2 are age 40+. 1/4 are age 50+

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Mar 1

Proud to be part of this effort to protect the Affordable Care Act’s critical preventative health provisions. Thanks to my colleagues at GW Milken Institute School of Public Health for leading this.

GW School of Public Health @gwpublichealth.bsky.social · Feb 27

🚨 Public health leaders just filed an amicus brief warning: If the Supreme Court invalidates a key ACA provision, millions will lose free cancer screenings, diabetes tests & more. Read more and find the brief → publichealth.gwu.edu/public-healt...

text: A Public Health Amicus Brief Highlights the Harm if the Supreme Court Invalidates a Key Provision of the Affordable Care Act
Millions would lose access to free preventive health care services such as cancer screenings, the public health brief says

Background image: Patient sitting with a doctor or medical professional

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Feb 21

BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.

Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Feb 17

Check out my new Health Affairs article with colleague Sara Rosenbaum.
TL:dr—Big cuts to Medicaid hurt everyone, period. Despite representations from Congress otherwise, there is no way to spare people with disabilities, older adults or caregivers. #Medicaid #Disability #Aging #Caregiving

The Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfund.org · Feb 14

If Medicaid costs are increasingly shifted to states, will Americans face higher state taxes or reduced access to care?

See Sara Rosenbaum and @abarkoff.bsky.social in @healthaffairs.bsky.social for insights on what lies ahead for #Medicaid in budget reconciliation.

What Lies Ahead For Medicaid In Budget Reconciliation? | Health Affairs Forefront

Should Congress pursue a wide range of possible budget-cutting strategies during the budget reconciliation process, all Medicaid populations, from the youngest infants to the most vulnerable older adu...

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Richard Edwards @edwardsr0203.bsky.social · Feb 12

Key quote (IMO)..."Despite promises from members of Congress otherwise, there simply is no way to “carve out” people with disabilities, older adults and their caregivers from the impact of these proposals." Thank you for this warning/primer/call to action.

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Feb 12

Read our new Health Affairs article to learn more about what lies ahead for Medicaid in the budget reconciliation process. TL:dr — big cuts to #Medicaid hurt everyone!

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What Lies Ahead For Medicaid In Budget Reconciliation? | Health Affairs Forefront

Should Congress pursue a wide range of possible budget-cutting strategies during the budget reconciliation process, all Medicaid populations, from the youngest infants to the most vulnerable older adu...

www.healthaffairs.org

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Feb 9

Register for the zoom link here: dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Disability Community Briefing: What You Can Do to Stop the Attack on Section 504. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the...

In September 2024, a group of 17 states filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government called Texas v. Becerra. The lawsuit asks the court to get rid of Section 504 and its regulations. Section 504 is a ...

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Feb 8

Join us on Weds 2/12 at 12:30 ET for a briefing on the lawsuit challenging the critical disability rights law, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and new regs. I and other lawyers from @dredf.bsky.social and CPR will explain what’s at stake and how you can help. #Disability #CivilRights #504

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund @dredf.bsky.social · Feb 4

Join us on February 12 at 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET for a Disability Community Briefing on #TexasvBecerra — a lawsuit that threatens #Section504. Section 504 is a crucial disability rights law that ensures equal access to schools, healthcare, and more.

Register: dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Rachel Sachs @rachelsachs.bsky.social · Feb 8

Sam - a former HHS General Counsel - lays out key statutory and regulatory problems with the Trump admin’s latest effort to harm US medical research and scientific innovation (by dramatically reducing NIH indirect payments).

Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · Feb 8

Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices.

My latest post:

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Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices

By Samuel Bagenstos A strong democracy requires a robust independent sector. Organizations and associations that stand apart from the governing state regime...

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Feb 8

Really important data from @kff.org showing how critical #Medicaid is for disabled people (w/ state data for advocates) and that expansion states spend more (not less as the myth does) on traditional Medicaid populations. #SaveMedicaid

Alice Levy Burns @alicelburns.bsky.social · Feb 7

[1/5] Amid discussions about major cuts to Medicaid, what does coverage look like for people with disabilities? We find that 1 in 3 people with disabilities have Medicaid, most of whom do not also receive SSI, and are eligible through other pathways such as ACA coverage.

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Feb 8

In my experience as the head of a federal agency, disabled employees were not only qualified for their jobs (as disability laws require!!) but some of the agency’s best employees. #Disability #Employment

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'Kick in the teeth': Disabled federal workers fear for their jobs after Trump remarks

Trump's remarks about disabled workers and recent White House moves have alarmed federal employees with disabilities who fear for their jobs.

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · Feb 5

This is yet another attack on #reproductiverights, especially for low-income families. #Medicaid

The Supreme Court Puts Access To Medicaid Family Planning Care On The Line | Health Affairs https://buff.ly/3WP6lBx CC: @abarkoff.bsky.social @gwpublichealth.bsky.social

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Cynthia Cox @cynthiaccox.bsky.social · Feb 2

NEW: several federal datasets and health surveys came offline on Friday

We @kff.org explain what these data are & how they’re used in interventions to address our nation’s biggest health challenges
@jenkatesdc.bsky.social @mattrae.bsky.social @lindseydawson.bsky.social

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A Look at Federal Health Data Taken Offline | KFF

This post looks at federal government databases with key health data that went offline on Jan. 31, 2025, including several related to HIV, some of which had returned by Feb. 2, 2025. It briefly descri...

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Feb 2

And all actual evidence to date is that the likely cause of the crash is due to understaffing. Talking about disability is baseless and a complete red herring.

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Feb 2

Thank you to @washingtonpost.com for the opportunity to be clear that disability laws address discrimination and barriers to employment for disabled people (of which there are so many); unqualified people are not being hired because disability laws. #Disability #Employment

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Disability advocates fear backlash, discrimination after Trump’s FAA comments

Veterans’ groups and advocates for those with disabilities have issued scathing criticisms of the president’s baseless comments about the reasons behind the fatal plane crash last week.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · Feb 2

Why Write About the Illegality of What Trump and Musk are Doing?

My latest newsletter post here:

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Why Write About the Illegality of What Trump and Musk are Doing?

By Samuel Bagenstos NYU Law professor Noah Rosenblum posted on Bluesky yesterday that “[t]here has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short)...

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Jan 31

And now that actual facts are coming out: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Control tower at National Airport understaffed before deadly collision

Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government report.

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Jan 31

We’ve worked too hard to fight disability stereotypes and bias in employment to let baseless claims undermine our work. #Disability

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People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs–but they don't direct air traffic

After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, the President says diversity hiring has made the skies unsafe, but that's not how disability hiring works

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · Jan 18

📣 REMINDER: Residents of CA, DC, MA, NJ, NY, RI & VA still have time to #GetCovered starting Feb. 1st!

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#ACA Open Enrollment: Some states still have time for Feb. coverage! Here's 15 important things to remember.

The 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period (OEP) officially begins on November 1st. This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies first introduced in 2021...

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Jan 12

For folks looking for ways to support the LA community during this tragedy:

How to help victims of the Los Angeles fires

The fires have razed through roughly 42 square miles — nearly the size of the entire city of San Francisco.

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · Jan 10

A little piece from me on disability law as a lens through which to view the Grants Pass homelessness litigation, forthcoming in a disability law symposium in the Wayne Law Review: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

The Limits of Negative Rights Claims in Social Change Litigation: A Disability Law Perspective on Grants Pass

<p>This essay, prepared for a symposium on disability law, examines the Supreme Court's 2024 decision in <em>City of Grants Pass v. Johnson</em> through the len

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · Jan 10

As HHS General Counsel from June 2022 to December 2024, I frequently advised CDC on its public health authorities. Here, I argue that it would be unlawful for Trump and Stephen Miller to restrict immigration on the pretext of invoking those authorities.

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Using Public Health as a Pretext to Restrict Immigration Would Violate the Law

Doing his best impression of Inspector Javert, Donald Trump’s henchman Stephen Miller is apparently spending the time before the inauguration turning over...

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Alison Barkoff @abarkoff.bsky.social · Jan 11

This is yet another tragic example of why inclusive disaster planning and response is an absolute must (and required by the law!!!). Without intentional planning, disabled people and older adults again and again get left behind. #InclusiveDisasterResponse #Disability #Aging #ADA #504

nctwinmom.bsky.social @nctwinmom.bsky.social · Jan 11

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Altadena family says disabled father and son were left to burn: 'Nobody was coming'

Anthony Mitchell Sr., an amputee who used a wheelchair, and his son Justin, who had cerebral palsy, died due to slow evacuation efforts during the Altadena fire, relatives said Friday.

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