The pre-release Medicaid waiver is a major opportunity for states to close the health equity gap for formerly incarcerated individuals and help those leaving incarceration thrive in their home communities.
Because countless federal regulations support people with low incomes, these Supreme Court decisions on agency rulemaking have the potential to significantly affect their lives.
To celebrate Disability Pride Month, we should uplift the stories and resilience of the disability community, and we also must advocate for policy solutions to promote equity and economic justice for people with disabilities.
As part of the Medicaid “unwinding” from COVID-era protections that kept people enrolled, states are required to submit data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services every month.
We need more months of data, combined with on-the-ground examples and stories to fully understand the picture, but the early data paints a troubling picture.