States are facing scrutiny for cutting eligible people with disabilities from Medicaid home health services, leading to lawsuits over violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and federal Medicaid laws. Some states have also been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to cover state service costs, a practice that is now being challenged.
States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services. That's starting to change. https://t.co/m0B9GWwgVe
States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services. That is starting to change. https://t.co/BRTajuLOvN
An investigation finds state law allows boarding homes to operate largely unregulated and puts the vulnerable people at risk. https://t.co/xSyhJp55Rv
Since 2018, at least a dozen states have taken some steps to either halt, scale back or provide greater notice of their use of children's benefits to cover required foster care costs. https://t.co/ihc7Xx7ad1
Parents of two children with disabilities are suing an Indiana agency in federal court over changes to attendant care services they say violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and federal Medicaid laws. https://t.co/XGsZIVr8MV
Mothers of two children with disabilities are suing an Indiana agency in federal court over changes to Medicaid attendant care services that they say violate the Americans with Disabilities Act. https://t.co/xGMuZFISfT
Whether due to systems errors, worker training, or understaffing, states are cutting eligible people with disabilities from Medicaid home health services. Advocates say some states made no extra effort to accommodate them. @dchangmiami reports. ⤵️ https://t.co/shrQ7oXgUV