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Frozen in Time- Provider Rates for I/DD Services in FL and CA

Posted by Jean Bezek on Tue, Aug 25, 2015 @ 02:05 PM

More than 2,500 miles separate them, but both California and Florida are battling against provider rate freezes from 2003. 

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Tags: ID/DD News, Florida

HCBS Statewide Transition Plans Update: Here's What We Know

Posted by Elizabeth Chatterton on Mon, Aug 10, 2015 @ 04:34 PM

 

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Tags: ID/DD News, Medicaid, CMS

The Justice Department Is Pretty Upset With Virginia For Not Trying Hard Enough to Reform Programs for People with Disabilities

Posted by Elizabeth Chatterton on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 @ 09:11 AM

According to a recent article that appeared in the Washington Post, The Justice Department is not pleased with the state of Virginia (or the state of their I/DD programs for that matter.) They say that Virginia is not being serious enough about their efforts to comply with court-ordered reforms to its program for people with disabilities.

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Tags: ID/DD News, Waiver Services, 2015

New CDC Report Says 1 in 5 Americans Has a Disability. But What Does That Mean?

Posted by Elizabeth Chatterton on Wed, Aug 05, 2015 @ 08:43 AM

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that one in five American adults is living with at least one kind of disability.

That’s a pretty big statement to make – so it makes sense that some pretty big news outlets (like USA Today and PBS) are reporting on the story.

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