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Category Archives: Policy
Autistic People Deserve A Better Budget
ASAN condemns the final passage of the 2018 Budget Resolution, which would set the stage for tax cuts for corporations and the richest Americans by cutting $5 trillion dollars over the next decade from Medicaid, Social Security, and other essential services that allow people with disabilities to live good...
ASAN Condemns Senate Budget Vote
ASAN condemns the passage of the Senate budget resolution, which would cut $5 trillion dollars over the next decade from Medicaid, Social Security, and other essential services that allow people with disabilities to live healthy and productive lives in our communities. Less than one month after the disability community...
Posted in Community Services and Supports, News, Policy
Tagged federal budget
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ASAN Condemns New Attacks On The ACA
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) condemns the multiple new attacks on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) from the Trump administration in the past 24 hours. These attacks undermine our health care system, will raise costs for everyone, and threaten the lives of people with disabilities. ASAN calls on...
Posted in News, Policy, Press, Statement, Therapies and Health Care
Tagged Congress, eo, executive order, health care, healthcare, Medicaid, statement, xo
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ASAN Condemns Executive Order Sabotaging the ACA
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) condemns the executive order issued by President Trump today attacking critical protections for people with disabilities in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The executive order would make it easier for insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions, and could allow insurers...
Posted in Policy, Press, Statement
Tagged affordable care act, health care, statement
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Medicaid Day of Action on June 6th
Many groups around the country have been organizing events to defend health care in America. Now, we’ve all joined forces to declare June 6th a national Day of Action to #SaveMedicaid – and we need YOU to get in on the action. Here’s how you can get involved: If...
Posted in Autistic Community and Allies, Events, News, Policy, Therapies and Health Care
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ACTION ALERT: Your Members of Congress are home – tell them what you think!
In the next two weeks, you have a chance to make a difference for the disability community. Your Members of Congress are back in their home states and districts until next Friday, April 21st. This is a crucial time to remind them that the disability community is still watching....
Posted in Action, News, Policy, Self Advocacy and Representation, Therapies and Health Care
Tagged aca, action alerts, affordable care act, Congress, health care, house of representatives, members of congress, self advocacy, senate, senators, town hall project, town halls
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VICTORY: Advocates Save the ACA
Today, the House of Representatives pulled the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Speaker Paul Ryan just said publicly that the ACA “is the law of the land” and will remain so “for the foreseeable future.” This is a huge victory for disabled people and for everyone who...
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Tagged aca, action alert
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ACTION ALERT: the clock is ticking to save the Affordable Care Act!
Dear friends, Congress is trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act THIS MONTH – and we need your help to stop them. Contact your Members of Congress and tell them to vote NO on ACA repeal. We asked Congress to show us their plan for replacement. They finally did,...
Posted in Action, Policy, Therapies and Health Care
Tagged action alerts
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