June 11, 2026
The Boost News
AUTISM
Genetic Risk of Autism, ADHD Decreased as Diagnoses Increased (MedPage Today)
MAHA’s Treatments for Autism: Camel’s Milk, Stem Cell Injections — And Spelling Therapy (KFF Health News)
If Autism Research Requires Brain Tissue, Why Aren’t People Donating? (Autism Spectrum News)
MEDICAID
Final Rules for Medicaid Work Requirements Are Out. Here’s What You Need To Know. (KFF.org)
Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients (AP)
How sick is sick enough? New Medicaid work rule worries patient advocates, states. (Politico)
Medicaid Work Rules Force States To Scrap Plans And Rework Systems (Disability Scoop/paywall)
MEDICAID & THE STATES
In Calif., Disability rights advocates protest Newsom’s proposed cuts to in-home support services (Los Angeles Times)
Looming Medicaid Cuts Supercharge California’s Latest Labor-Industry Fight (KFF Health News)
Medicaid paperwork problems continue to cost thousands of Missourians coverage (Missouri Independent)
Proposed Ban on paid family caregivers in Ohio removed from Medicaid reform bill (Cleveland.com)
As Ohio targets Medicaid fraud, elderly Ohioans and those with disabilities fear losing their independence (Cleveland.com)
Ban on Medicaid payments to family caregivers would be devastating, say disabled Ohioan (Statehouse News Bureau)
Ohio families challenge proposed Shield Act over Medicaid caregiver payments (WLWT.com)
CAREGIVING
The Price of Caring: When Unpaid Caregiving Becomes a Human Rights Issue (Human Rights Research Center)
EDUCATION
California, Rhode Island and Wisconsin sue Trump administration over cuts to special education grants (Courthouse News)
MORE STATE NEWS
Note: This starts with New York, where a majority of The Boost’s readership currently is based, and continues alphabetically by state.
NYS Lawmakers Approve ‘Traveling With Dignity Act’ (NY Disability Advocates)
Disability rights organizations challenge New York’s medically assisted suicide law (NY State of Politics)
Budget plan axes funds for oversight at group homes for Arizonans with developmental disabilities (KJZZ.org)
OPINION: Arizona ESA moms demand voucher reforms to protect education for students with disabilities (AZ Capitol Times)
Colorado to regulate autism therapy providers for first time (The Denver Post/paywall)
In Michigan, a development helps with housing ‘crisis’ for people with disabilities A developer is breaking ground on what it says is the first housing community for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to offer homeownership. (Crains Detroit/paywall)
Michigan seeks to improve graduation rates for students with disabilities (Cleveland19.com)
ABLEISM
Ableism Still Saturates the Abortion Rights Debate. It’s a Problem for Reproductive Justice—Opinion (Rewire News Group)
TRAVEL
Testing Two New Seat Designs That Will Let You Fly in Your Wheelchair (New Mobility)
STUDIES AND REPORTS
Circles of Care: Home and Community-Based Services Supports for People of Color with Disabilities Leaving Institutional Settings (Brandeis Heller School for Social Policy and Management)
YOUTUBERS STOKE CONTROVERSY
YouTubers Post About Abortion After a Down Syndrome Test “The online reaction has thrust into the spotlight one of the most emotionally fraught and rarely discussed decisions that parents have to make.” (The New York Times)