Did you know that the savings limit for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) hasn’t been meaningfully updated in over 50 years? Right now, individuals can’t have more than $2,000 in assets—barely […]
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Bipartisan Cooperation to Battle Poverty
The bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act would ensure the millions of disabled and older Americans who receive #SSI are no longer penalized for saving. It’s time to #UpdateSSI & […]
Enhancing Economic Opportunity and Mobility for People with Disabilities through Asset and Income Limit Reforms
“Updating & simplifying the asset & income limits for SSI will help expand economic opportunity and mobility for people with disabilities while advancing a more inclusive workforce.” This is why […]
Raising SSI asset limits raises recipient opportunity
#SSI’s outdated rules don’t just hurt beneficiaries—they make the program burdensome for @SocialSecurity to run. According to @NiskanenCenter, 8x more people receive #SocialSecurity than SSI, but SSI costs 80% of […]
Why Moving IDEA to HHS Could Harm Students with Disabilities
A new proposal to shift the oversight of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to the Department of Health and Human Services […]
Check out Families USA’s Health Action Resources
Looking for trusted tools to strengthen your health care advocacy? Families USA’s Health Action Resources hub is your one-stop shop for compelling data, messaging strategies, and action tools […]
5 Key Facts about Medicaid Program Integrity – Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Improper Payments
Elizabeth Hinton, Jessica Mathers, and Robin Rudowitz Published: Mar 18, 2025 Medicaid is the primary program providing comprehensive coverage of health and long-term care to 83 million low-income people in the United States and accounts […]
COPAA – Take Action to Protect Students with Disabilities
The rights and opportunities of students with disabilities are at stake. Congress is debating policies that could impact Medicaid funding, special education resources, and protections for students […]
What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
The math of the G.O.P.’s goals makes the move almost unavoidable. Read the full article here Speaker Mike Johnson oversaw passage of a House budget Tuesday. Now comes the hard […]
Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education: Here’s What’s at Stake for Students with Disabilities.
Statement from our CEO Katy Neas on the Executive Order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. To learn more, read Katy’s op-ed in Newsweek. “Dismantling the U.S. Department of […]