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Disability Network a Key Voice Ahead of Senate Vote on Social Security Income
June 26, 2024
The Disability Network public policy and advocacy team has been actively engaging with congressional staff to support the bipartisan SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act, which aims to increase financial savings limits for people with disabilities.
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The Fight Continues on CMS’s Skilled Nursing Facilities Minimum Staffing Rule
June 26, 2024
In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the minimum staffing mandate for skilled nursing facilities. So, what’s next? Our commitment is to strenuously pursue all financial and programmatic remedies to alleviate the burdens associated with the implementation of this final rule.
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Forging Connections at Grantmakers in Health 2024 Conference
June 25, 2024
As part of our work to strengthen relationships with community-based and national health funders, Susan Newton attended the Grantmakers in Health 2024 Conference where she engaged in timely and relevant discussions aimed at improving equitable healthcare outcomes across the nation.
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Opposing the CMS Minimum Staffing Rule: What Has Been Done to Date?
June 24, 2024
In April, CMS issued the minimum staffing mandate for skilled nursing facilities. From the start, we engaged our members to raise our voice and the visibility of the impact of this ruling with the Biden administration and other key policy makers.
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Sankofa
June 18, 2024
In celebration of Juneteenth, Alesia Frerichs shares a powerful message that draws on the West African proverb Sankofa, urging us to learn from the past to forge a stronger future. As we honor this important day, we also reaffirm our commitment to ending systemic racism and promoting racial equity through intentional allyship and transformational relationships.
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