Health & Behavior
Long-Awaited Safeguards For Medicaid Home And Community-Based Services Put On Hold
Federal officials are delaying enforcement of a new mandate aimed at helping people with disabilities experiencing issues accessing Medicaid home and community-based services.
FDA Withdraws Company’s Approval Of Drug Touted As Autism Treatment
Regulators have withdrawn their approval of a GSK Plc drug that federal officials had promoted as a treatment for autism, adding another turn to the unusual story of a decades-old drug.
Trump Budget Calls For Eliminating Key Disability Programs
President Donald Trump wants to stop directing federal funds to the nation's university centers on developmental disabilities, multiple Individuals with Disabilities Education Act programs and much more.
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Nation’s Disability Services System Faces ‘Unprecedented’ Threats
Already facing nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts, disability advocates are now worried that new efforts to crack down on fraud and trim state budgets will erode access to community-based services.
The Fight To Stay Home: How A Lawsuit Could Upend Disability Care
Advocates say if Texas and eight other states win a lawsuit arguing that Section 504 is unconstitutional, it could mean that Medicaid waivers paying for community living are no longer required.
‘It Takes A Toll.’ What Happened To Families When Caregiver Pay Was Lost
During the pandemic, federal regulators allowed more flexibility for parents and spouses to provide paid care for family members. But when one state closed its offering, families were left scrambling.
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Federal Autism Panel Cancels Meeting Without Explanation
For the first time in a year, a panel tasked with helping to direct nearly $2 billion in autism funds was supposed to meet, but now the gathering has been abruptly called off and it's unclear why.
FDA Widens Approval Of Drug Hyped For Autism
Months after Trump administration officials promoted a medication as a possible treatment for autism, the FDA is expanding the drug's approval, but not for everyone with the developmental disability.
Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts
People with disabilities and their families are confronting plans to slash Medicaid as states grapple with budget challenges compounded by upcoming federal cuts to the program.
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Trump Gave Advice On Autism. A New Study Suggests People Listened
Prescriptions for a medication touted as a possible treatment for autism surged while Tylenol use among pregnant women plummeted after Trump administration officials made claims about both.
Troubled By RFK Jr.’s Overhaul Of Federal Autism Panel, Experts Launch Their Own
After U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. remade a key federal autism panel, some of the nation's most influential researchers and advocates are creating a competing one.
Trump Surgeon General Pick Says ‘We Should Not Leave Any Stones Unturned’ On Autism
President Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's top doctor said she's not ready to rule out anything — including vaccines — in determining what's behind rising autism rates.