August 20, 2018
Kentucky's application to CMS for significant changes to eligibility and ongoing enrollment in the state's Medicaid program deeply concerns DREDF.
DREDF Comment on Kentucky HEALTH 1115 Waiver Proposal
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Why DREDF Opposes Judge Kavanaugh’s Appointment to the Supreme Court
August 15, 2018
The Trump Administration's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings are scheduled to begin Tuesday, September 4 and last between three and four days, Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced on Friday, August 10.
Comments on Proposed Information Collection on 2020 Census
August 8, 2018
DREDF filed comments urging the Census Bureau, in the strongest possible terms, to remove the proposed citizenship status question from the 2020 Census form.
Federal Judge Blocks Medicaid Work Requirements in Affirming Concerns of Health Care Advocates
July 2, 2018
"The Secretary never adequately considered whether Kentucky HEALTH would in fact help the state furnish medical assistance to its citizens, a central objective of Medicaid," district court Judge James Boasberg ruled on Friday, June 29 in favor of the Kentucky Medicaid recipients who challenged the state's Medicaid 1115 waiver. This affirms DREDF's position that imposing work requirements violates Medicaid law.
Act Now! Make a Call Today to Move More People with Disabilities Out of Institutions and Into the Community
June 22, 2018
Today is the national call-in day to save the "Money Follows The Person" program. Nineteen years ago—on June 22, 1999—the Supreme Court of the United States held in Olmstead v. L.C. that the unjustified segregation of persons with disabilities violates Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act affirming the right of disabled people to live, work, and participate in their communities. A federal grant program "Money Follows the Person" (MFP) was established by Congress in 2005 to provide support for home and community based service and away from institutional care.
Zero Tolerance for the Trump Administration’s Detention Policies
June 19, 2018
The Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) unambiguously opposes Trump administration policies that forcibly remove children from immigrant parents and places them in detention camps at the United States-Mexico border.
ASAP: Support SB 1376 for full access to Uber and Lyft
June 18, 2018
Just about everyone knows that Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft nearly always fail to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles (WAVs).
But far too few of us know that California Senator Jerry Hill has a bill to change that!
Tell Your California Senator to Vote YES in Support of The Eugenics Sterilization Compensation Program (SB 1190)
May 29, 2018
California Senate Bill 1190 would compensate survivors involuntary sterilized under California's eugenics program between 1909 and 1979.
Public Comments on Medicaid Access Proposed Rule (RIN 0938-AT41, CMS-2406-P)
May 22, 2018
DREDF joins fellow advocates in opposing a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would allow states with high Medicaid managed care plan enrollment to reduce the "administrative burden" of documenting whether their fee-for-service Medicaid payments are high enough to ensure that beneficiaries have access to covered care and services.
On the 64th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
May 17, 2018
At the request of Congressman Bobby Scott, DREDF submitted a letter (PDF) to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on the 64th anniversary of the landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The letter urges Congress to continue its traditional role of providing leadership and oversight to ensure that the civil rights of all students are protected as the Administration and US Department of Education rollback civil rights enforcement.