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Medicaid 1115 Waiver Advocacy Toolkit
This toolkit is about advocating for Medicaid. Medicaid is a health care program in the United States. Medicaid helps people pay for health care. Every state has a Medicaid program. States cannot…
Read MoreAutism Research and the IACC: Your voice matters!
The IACC advises on federal funding for autism research. They make recommendations on how autism research funding is prioritized. You can push the IACC to advocate for research that matters…
Read MoreMarriage Penalty
This resource explains the “marriage penalty” and how it affects people with disabilities who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). It shows that when two people on SSI get married, they…
Read MoreA Plain Language Introduction to the Medicaid Access Rule
Access Rules There are new rules for our services. Medicaid calls them Access Rules. Government staff and providers are talking about the Access Rules. We believe self-advocates need to know…
Read MoreInternships in Washington DC or “Hillternships”
Grace Hart is a federal relations specialist for the University of Illinois System. She previously worked as a legislative intern for both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Grace…
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