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The Boost Q&A: Kim Musheno, Senior Director of Medicaid Policy at The Arc of the United States

We’re coming up on a full year since H.R. 1 (President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill Act”) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. Included in the bill was nearly $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, a program jointly funded by states and the federal government. The bill also conditioned Medicaid eligibility for some adults […]

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DOJ memo stokes fear among disability advocates of a return to institutionalization (NPR)

Trump Administration Claims People With Disabilities Don’t Have Right To Community-Based Services (Disability Scoop/paywall)

Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights (Bloomberg Law)

Takeaways from the Ed Dept-HHS special ed agreement (K-12 Dive)

Disability Groups Fear RFK Jr.’s New Special Ed Role (The New York Times)

Senate panel considers vote to shield special ed from RFK Jr.’s agency (USA Today)

Splitting Up Special Ed and Civil Rights Will Dilute Services for Students, Experts Say (The 74)

Autistic people aren’t afraid of genetic research – they are afraid of what scientists might do with it (The Conversation)

Even for some who have scrutinized N.Y.’s CDPAP transition, the Trump administration’s lawsuit is not welcome (Spectrum Local News)

Largest Medicaid pediatric provider sues Florida’s DeSantis administration over pay rates (News from the States)

Georgia special education violations nearly triple as student needs rise (Atlanta News First)

Maryland extends behavioral health provider enrollment halt (Becker’s Behavioral Health)

Michigan Department of Education unveils new plan to support students with disabilities (Michiganpublic.org)

How private equity is gobbling up disability services (Disabled Journalists Association)