ASAN Dismayed by Debt Ceiling Deal
…individuals and federal wages might have stopped. Delayed Medicare and Medicaid payments could have caused chaos in the health care system and interrupted the HCBS many of us need to…
June 5, 2023
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ASAN Statement on the Revisions to H.R. 2646
…a disability to choose a supporter to help them coordinate care, understand their health care options, communicate with health providers, and make decisions regarding care. Legal guardianship dramatically curtails the…
June 16, 2016
🍁 ASAN September Update 🍁
…in health care settings, discrimination against disabled people who need organ transplants or life-saving care, measuring the value of treatment without discriminating against disabled people who can never be “cured,”…
September 29, 2023
ASAN Condemns Hospital Policies that Value Profits Over Patients
…in-hospital deaths, setting a dangerous incentive to reduce that number at the cost of quality patient care. Our health care system devalues the lives of people with disabilities and chronic health conditions….
August 10, 2023
#ProtectOurCare Postcard Center
…work on health care issues, please make sure that people with disabilities have equal health care coverage, and that no one in our state loses their health insurance or Medicaid…
May 11, 2017
Letter From the Disability Community to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
…the start of this pandemic. We saw this as the health care system discriminated against people with disabilities and older adults in crisis care standards. We saw this when people…
January 13, 2022
Policy Advocacy Toolkits
…adult-oriented health care providers who understand their health care and communication needs. And they may not get the supports they need in order to understand their health care options and…
April 10, 2014
♿ ASAN July Update ♿
…to sexual and reproductive care and help ensure disabled people get timely access to culturally competent health care Support our work Become a member ASAN Comments on the Access Rule…
August 1, 2023
ASAN Applauds HHS Section 504 Final Rule
…in health care and disability rights over the past five decades. The federal rule out today does several things to further protect the lives, health and rights of people with…
May 2, 2024
Racism is a Public Health Issue
…care coordinator: I cannot confidently say that I always feel safe while navigating the public health system and trying to obtain access to my care or services. Of course this…
August 24, 2021