MI-LEND is an interdisciplinary leadership training program that trains emerging leaders with the goal of improving the health of infants, children, and adolescents with or at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities and other special health care needs. MI-LEND trainees must have completed their undergraduate degree and be enrolled or have completed a graduate program in the […]
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The Arc Michigan 2019 Advocacy Priorities
Waiver Renewals Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) must find alternatives to their unsuccessful attempt to utilize an overarching 1115 Waivers to replace existing unrenewable waivers. The Arc Michigan will need to follow this work and monitor the Department’s efforts to […]
Trump Administration 2019 Budget Request: Old Ideas and Big Cuts
Today, the Trump Administration released a budget request that if passed by Congress, would put the lives of people with disabilities at risk. The proposal includes deep cuts to Medicaid, the core program providing access to health care and home and community-based services for people with disabilities. The cuts come in the same form as […]
The Arc Responds to Three Month Extension of Money Follows the Person Passing Congress
Last week, the Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 was signed by President Trump. A three-month funding extension for Money Follows the Person (MFP) was included in this bill. This program moves people with disabilities from institutions into the community by paying for programs not normally covered by Medicaid such as employment and housing services. “Passage […]
The Arc Responds to Department of Education Announcement on Restraint and Seclusion
Today, in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of an initiative to address the inappropriate use of restraint and seclusion on students with disabilities, Julie Ward, The Arc’s Senior Executive Officer for Public Policy, issued the following statement: “The Arc appreciates the Department’s new effort to protect students with disabilities from the harmful […]
The Arc Responds to Texas U.S. District Court Judge’s Ruling on the Affordable Care Act
The Arc Responds to Texas U.S. District Court Judge’s ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional: “This ruling by District Court Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas v. Azar is of great concern. To strike down the entirety of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) puts the health of millions at risk, but we know that […]