Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Before it passed, we posted an updated blog this week on “What the AHCA Would Mean for People with Disabilities.” After the bill passed the House, the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) released a statement expressing concern over the passage of the AHCA. That […] Read More »
Archives for May 2017
What the AHCA Would Mean for People with Disabilities (Updated)
In March, we posted a blog on what the American Health Care Act (AHCA) would mean for people with disabilities comparing it with the eight principles we outlined in the statement we put out after the November 2016 election (“Preserve the Protections Provided by the Affordable Care Act“). Since the AHCA was introduced in March, […] Read More »
New Issue Brief Examines State Spending for Seniors and People with Disabilities
The American Health Care Act (AHCA) would turn Medicaid into a per capita cap where states would receive a set amount of federal assistance per enrollee which would be dependent on the category in which the enrollee falls. Two of the categories envisioned under the AHCA are seniors and people with disabilities. A new issue […] Read More »