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Contact Your Members of Congress and Urge Support for $400B in HCBS Funding in Reconciliation
HCBS (home and community-based services) provides opportunities for certain Medicaid beneficiaries, including seniors and individuals with disabilities, to receive services in their home and community rather than in an institutional/congregate setting. Unfortunately, COVID-19 will continue to put individuals and workers in these settings at greater risk of infection, generating increased demand for HCBS across the country.
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An Open Letter about Health Disparities to the Biden Administration
In collaboration with March of Dimes, the Black Women’s Health Imperative, and the American Diabetes Association, Easterseals is calling on the Biden Administration “to prioritize solutions to remedy persistent health care inequities within the Black community..."
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Racial Equity and Disability
Easterseals is proud to be an organization that advocates for societal and systemic equality for all people, no matter what ability or racial background. One in four Americans today are living with disability, and of those, one in four are Black Americans.
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