Able Americans

Our Faces of Disability Crisis campaign is live! In the coming weeks, you'll meet real individuals affected by U.S. disability policy -- and learn how Able Americans aims to change things for the better. youtube.com/watch?v=QNxpHC…

Kansas is building a system where financial independence for people with disabilities starts at birth—not years too late. ⬇️⬇️ ableamericans.us/kansas-is-prov…

.@jesistracham made the courageous decision to leave SSDI, but still relied on Medicaid to cover her high medical costs—only to find that marriage and modest savings could put her care at risk. 👇👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Qpjwz-…

Waste, fraud, and abuse aren’t just budget problems — they’re human ones.👏🏼👏🏼 Fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid hurt the very people the system is supposed to protect. Every dollar lost to fraudulent activity is a dollar not going toward individuals with significant support needs, families in crisis, and Americans relying on essential care and services. We can protect vulnerable Americans while also demanding accountability and transparency in the system.  Read our new report: “Addressing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Medicaid’s HCBS” ⬇️⬇️ ableamericans.us/new-report-tar…

Medicaid's Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) program lets millions of Americans with disabilities receive care at home — not in an institution. But fraud, waste, and abuse threaten the program and the people who depend on it. 📒Read it: ableamericans.us/policy-solutio…

LISTEN: 5/22 2:05pmET @AbleAmericans' @Les_A_Ford on @anniefreyshow @971FMTalk anniefreyshow.com discussing how we can root out #Medicaid #Fraud while still protecting those with #disabilities Learn more: ableamericans.us/new-report-tar…

The Medicaid fraud cases in Minnesota are sickening: people with disabilities waiting for care that never comes, while fraudsters bill taxpayers anyway. Across the country, 700,000 people are stuck on care waitlists. Every dollar stolen by bad actors is a dollar diverted from the vulnerable. READ @AbleAmericans new paper for solution ableamericans.us/policy-solutio…

🚨 FREE WEBINAR: Addressing Fraud, Waste & Abuse in Medicaid Home Healthcare Medicaid's Home-and Community-Based Services are a lifeline for Americans with disabilities—but fraud and mismanagement put both taxpayers and beneficiaries at risk. Join @AbleAmericans on Thursday, May 28th at 1:00 PM ET for a practical discussion on protecting HCBS without harming the people who depend on it. Register Now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… More on this issue: ableamericans.us/policy-solutio… #Medicaid #HCBS #MedicaidFraud #DisabilitySupport #HealthcareFraud #MedicaidReform #ProtectMedicaid @RachKBarkley @Les_A_Ford @TK_Small @sarahartweir

Medicaid’s HCBS program was created in 1981 to allow Americans with disabilities to receive care at home instead of an institution. HCBS currently enables 8.4 million Americans with disabilities to live independently, at less than one-third the cost of institutional care. ⬇️⬇️ ableamericans.us/new-report-tar…

🚨 One in five — or 59 million — Americans who experience mental illness.  ableamericans.us/policy-solutio…

"Older adults are significantly more likely than younger adults to have a disability. Some 46% of Americans ages 75 and older and 24% of those ages 65 to 74 report having a disability." ⬇️⬇️ — @pewresearch Learn more here: ableamericans.us/policy-solutio…

Our mission is rooted in the belief that opportunity and human dignity are part of the American promise for all people, regardless of ability. 👇👇 Watch @RachKBarkley’s story here: youtube.com/watch?v=rCSuVY…

Recipients with severe disabilities, particularly who face waitlists and provider shortages, should be empowered to direct their own care. 👏🏼👏🏼 ableamericans.us/new-report-tar…

Unsurprisingly, legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia create two classes of citizens: Those who should live, and those who should die.❗❗ ableamericans.us/legal-assisted…

No one should lose critical supports just for moving to a new state. We're working to standardize benefits like Medicaid, home-and-community-based services waivers, and vocational rehabilitation to ensure continuity and choice—wherever you live or work. 👏🏼👏🏼 ableamericans.us/campaign-to-fi…

Supporting people with disabilities is an endeavor upon which all Americans should be able to agree. 👏🏼👏🏼 ableamericans.us/mark-mostert-a…

Government programs and policies that serve people with disabilities are falling short.❗❗ ableamericans.us/policy-solutio…

Fraud must be rooted out. But families and people with disabilities should not be uprooted with it. 🔥🔥 Every dollar lost to fraud, waste, or abuse is a dollar not going to: ➡️ A person waiting for services ➡️ A caregiver in crisis ➡️ Someone trying to live independently We can protect taxpayer dollars and protect vulnerable Americans at the same time.  Accountability and compassion should go hand in hand. 👏🏻👏🏻  👉 Learn more: AbleAmericans.us

8.4 million Americans with disabilities rely on Home- and Community-Based Services to live independently — at less than one-third the cost of institutional care. ⬇️⬇️ ableamericans.us/policy-solutio…

Just as medical science pivoted to more “scientific” uses of genetic testing and an increased emphasis on mitigating genetic diseases, the field of bioethics exploded.👇👇    ableamericans.us/the-bioethical…

Building a future where disability never means fewer opportunities. 💙 Freedom. Dignity. Independence. 👉🏼👉🏼 Learn more: ableamericans.us