VOTE ON GRAHAM-CASSIDY EXPECTED NEXT WEEK Next week the Senate plans to vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill, which is the latest attempt to repeal and the replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). We have updated our blog post to provide more detail on the bill and include even more links to statements from organizations opposing […] Read More »

GRAHAM-CASSIDY BILL INTRODUCED This week, Senators Graham (R-SC) and Cassidy (R-LA) introduced their bill to repeal and the replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). To read more about this bill, check out our blog post which includes links to the Senators’ section by section analysis and formula description as well as statements from organizations opposing […] Read More »

CBPP RELEASES BRIEF ON MEDICAID AND DISABILITY The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has released a report entitled “Medicaid Works for People with Disabilities.” The report outlines the important role that Medicaid plays in providing not only health care, but services and supports for people with disabilities. To learn more about this report […] Read More »

REMAINING THREATS TO THE ACA Note: the NDNRC Update will be taking a summer break through Labor Day weekend. You can check our website for regular news updates and we will resume the updates on Friday, September 8. Enjoy the rest of your summer! With the Senate’s failure to pass a repeal of the Affordable […] Read More »

SENATE REJECTS ACA REPEAL After a series of votes this week failed to pass the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), the Senate version of repeal and replace of the ACA, or the Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act of 2017 (ORRA), which was the repeal and delay approach, Senate Republicans attempted one last bill entitled […] Read More »

SENATE TO VOTE ON ACA REPEAL NEXT WEEK As of the writing of this newsletter, the Senate is preparing to vote on a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) next week. At this time, it is unknown whether it will be an ACA replacement bill, such as the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 […] Read More »

SENATE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF THE BCRA As the Senate continues to consider the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), the Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new issue brief which examines an amendment to the BCRA proposed by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). In short, this amendment would allow insurance companies to sell plans on […] Read More »

BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF REHAB AND HABILITATION On Tuesday, AAHD was pleased to co-sponsor a bi-partisan congressional briefing on “The Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices”. This briefing highlighted the impact of rehabilitation and habilitation services and therapies and the impact of prosthetics, orthotics, durable medical equipment, and other assistive devices. To learn […] Read More »

SENATE RELEASES ITS VERSION OF ACA REPEAL Yesterday, the Senate released its long-awaited version of an ACA repeal or as the Senate is calling it, the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). Previously, we had blogged about how the House’s American Health Care Act (AHCA) would affect people with disabilities (once in March when […] Read More »

AAHD CO-SPONSORS HILL BRIEFING ON REHAB AND HABILITATION The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to co-sponsor a congressional briefing on “The Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices”. This bipartisan briefing will occur on Tuesday, June 27 at 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room […] Read More »