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ANCOR is on Capitol Hill today with self-advocates and families?telling Congress to #SaveMedicaid! Use your voice to join us and contact your U.S. Representative today to oppose cuts to Medicaid: https://lnkd.in/gKRxXdWk

Take action today against proposed Medicaid cuts:?ancor.org/amplifier. Congressional leaders are discussing proposals that could significantly reduce Medicaid funding. These cuts would have devastating consequences for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Community providers support people with I/DD with a broad array of services from building skills in the home, such as eating, dressing, and personal hygiene, to career planning and employment supports to find and maintain jobs. These community-based services are funded almost exclusively through Medicaid. #SaveMedicaid

This morning, we kicked off ANCOR’s National Week of Action to #SaveMedicaid. Please join us this week in urging Congress to protect vital Medicaid-funded I/DD services. As Congress continues to consider legislation that could make deep cuts to Medicaid, your federal legislators need to hear from you! The U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on a bill this week that directs a congressional committee to make cuts of at least $880 billion—such drastic cuts would almost inevitably lead to reductions in community-based services and longer waiting lists for I/DD services. The time to ensure our voices are heard is now! Here’s one thing you can do today in less than 10 minutes: https://lnkd.in/gKRxXdWk. Once you’ve completed today’s Action Alert, share it with your networks and find more ways to help us #SaveMedicaid: https://lnkd.in/dvHek-Xw.

Ahead of the House Budget Resolution vote, ANCOR urges Congress to reject harmful cuts to Medicaid. Read our full letter to House leadership: https://lnkd.in/dMszVcWF #SaveMedicaid

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“The community-based service system is incredibly fragile right now, [so] anytime that you have something that disrupts the ability of providers to access Medicaid funding, it has an impact on their ability to provide services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities." – ANCOR's Lydia Dawson in McKnight's Home Care

Medicaid disability services help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to live full and independent lives in their communities. To keep the promise of community living for people with I/DD a reality, we must invest in—not divest from—the Medicaid program. #SaveMedicaid #MedicaidMeansMore Learn why preserving Medicaid is critical to disability services: https://lnkd.in/grPT5-de

Community-based providers of disability services change individual lives and entire communities every day. Are you looking to join the field, or find your next career opportunity? Explore the latest job openings on ANCOR’s careers board, with free job postings for ANCOR members. Start browsing for your next role today: https://lnkd.in/gddBV3j5

We wish we didn't have to call on you to raise your voice, but WOW are we grateful to have advocates like you in our corner! Thank you for all you do to bring health and joy to the people you support!

“Any actions that disrupt the ability of states to access federal funding, even as a result of confusion or misunderstanding, has direct consequences on the ability of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to access services,” said Lydia Dawson, ANCOR’s Vice President of Government Relations. “While we understand that the memo has since been rescinded, we are concerned that there could be other similar harmful policies pursued in the future. That is why we urge the administration to always be clear in its direction that actions pursuant to any executive order should not impact access to funding or services intended to support people with disabilities to remain in their homes and communities.”