Alison Barkoff
@abarkoff.bsky.social
Health law and policy, aging and disability, LTSS, civil rights, Medicaid; GW School of Public Health; former HHS and DOJ
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Thread: Latest House GOP reconciliation bill language again makes the draconian #Medicaid cuts harsher. For example, mandatory work requirements now will take effect 12/31/26 instead of 1/1/29 and states have option to implement them earlier (1/x)
May 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Thread: Latest House GOP reconciliation bill language again makes the draconian #Medicaid cuts harsher. For example, mandatory work requirements now will take effect 12/31/26 instead of 1/1/29 and states have option to implement them earlier (1/x)
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Taking them at their word, they want to take #Medicaid from low-income older women most of whom left the workforce to provide caregiving. #ProtectMedicaid
May 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Taking them at their word, they want to take #Medicaid from low-income older women most of whom left the workforce to provide caregiving. #ProtectMedicaid
Proud to be part of this effort to protect the Affordable Care Act’s critical preventative health provisions. Thanks to my colleagues at GW Milken Institute School of Public Health for leading this.
🚨 Public health leaders just filed an amicus brief warning: If the Supreme Court invalidates a key ACA provision, millions will lose free cancer screenings, diabetes tests & more. Read more and find the brief → publichealth.gwu.edu/public-healt...
March 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Proud to be part of this effort to protect the Affordable Care Act’s critical preventative health provisions. Thanks to my colleagues at GW Milken Institute School of Public Health for leading this.
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BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.
February 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Check out my new Health Affairs article with colleague Sara Rosenbaum.
TL:dr—Big cuts to Medicaid hurt everyone, period. Despite representations from Congress otherwise, there is no way to spare people with disabilities, older adults or caregivers. #Medicaid #Disability #Aging #Caregiving
TL:dr—Big cuts to Medicaid hurt everyone, period. Despite representations from Congress otherwise, there is no way to spare people with disabilities, older adults or caregivers. #Medicaid #Disability #Aging #Caregiving
If Medicaid costs are increasingly shifted to states, will Americans face higher state taxes or reduced access to care?
See Sara Rosenbaum and @abarkoff.bsky.social in @healthaffairs.bsky.social for insights on what lies ahead for #Medicaid in budget reconciliation.
See Sara Rosenbaum and @abarkoff.bsky.social in @healthaffairs.bsky.social for insights on what lies ahead for #Medicaid in budget reconciliation.
What Lies Ahead For Medicaid In Budget Reconciliation? | Health Affairs Forefront
Should Congress pursue a wide range of possible budget-cutting strategies during the budget reconciliation process, all Medicaid populations, from the youngest infants to the most vulnerable older adu...
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February 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Check out my new Health Affairs article with colleague Sara Rosenbaum.
TL:dr—Big cuts to Medicaid hurt everyone, period. Despite representations from Congress otherwise, there is no way to spare people with disabilities, older adults or caregivers. #Medicaid #Disability #Aging #Caregiving
TL:dr—Big cuts to Medicaid hurt everyone, period. Despite representations from Congress otherwise, there is no way to spare people with disabilities, older adults or caregivers. #Medicaid #Disability #Aging #Caregiving
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Key quote (IMO)..."Despite promises from members of Congress otherwise, there simply is no way to “carve out” people with disabilities, older adults and their caregivers from the impact of these proposals." Thank you for this warning/primer/call to action.
February 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Key quote (IMO)..."Despite promises from members of Congress otherwise, there simply is no way to “carve out” people with disabilities, older adults and their caregivers from the impact of these proposals." Thank you for this warning/primer/call to action.
Read our new Health Affairs article to learn more about what lies ahead for Medicaid in the budget reconciliation process. TL:dr — big cuts to #Medicaid hurt everyone!
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What Lies Ahead For Medicaid In Budget Reconciliation? | Health Affairs Forefront
Should Congress pursue a wide range of possible budget-cutting strategies during the budget reconciliation process, all Medicaid populations, from the youngest infants to the most vulnerable older adu...
www.healthaffairs.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Read our new Health Affairs article to learn more about what lies ahead for Medicaid in the budget reconciliation process. TL:dr — big cuts to #Medicaid hurt everyone!
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
Join us on Weds 2/12 at 12:30 ET for a briefing on the lawsuit challenging the critical disability rights law, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and new regs. I and other lawyers from @dredf.bsky.social and CPR will explain what’s at stake and how you can help. #Disability #CivilRights #504
Join us on February 12 at 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET for a Disability Community Briefing on #TexasvBecerra — a lawsuit that threatens #Section504. Section 504 is a crucial disability rights law that ensures equal access to schools, healthcare, and more.
Register: dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join us on Weds 2/12 at 12:30 ET for a briefing on the lawsuit challenging the critical disability rights law, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and new regs. I and other lawyers from @dredf.bsky.social and CPR will explain what’s at stake and how you can help. #Disability #CivilRights #504
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Sam - a former HHS General Counsel - lays out key statutory and regulatory problems with the Trump admin’s latest effort to harm US medical research and scientific innovation (by dramatically reducing NIH indirect payments).
Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices.
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Indirect Costs and Trump's Attack on Independent Voices
By Samuel Bagenstos A strong democracy requires a robust independent sector. Organizations and associations that stand apart from the governing state regime...
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February 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Sam - a former HHS General Counsel - lays out key statutory and regulatory problems with the Trump admin’s latest effort to harm US medical research and scientific innovation (by dramatically reducing NIH indirect payments).
Really important data from @kff.org showing how critical #Medicaid is for disabled people (w/ state data for advocates) and that expansion states spend more (not less as the myth does) on traditional Medicaid populations. #SaveMedicaid
[1/5] Amid discussions about major cuts to Medicaid, what does coverage look like for people with disabilities? We find that 1 in 3 people with disabilities have Medicaid, most of whom do not also receive SSI, and are eligible through other pathways such as ACA coverage.
February 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Really important data from @kff.org showing how critical #Medicaid is for disabled people (w/ state data for advocates) and that expansion states spend more (not less as the myth does) on traditional Medicaid populations. #SaveMedicaid
In my experience as the head of a federal agency, disabled employees were not only qualified for their jobs (as disability laws require!!) but some of the agency’s best employees. #Disability #Employment
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'Kick in the teeth': Disabled federal workers fear for their jobs after Trump remarks
Trump's remarks about disabled workers and recent White House moves have alarmed federal employees with disabilities who fear for their jobs.
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February 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In my experience as the head of a federal agency, disabled employees were not only qualified for their jobs (as disability laws require!!) but some of the agency’s best employees. #Disability #Employment
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This is yet another attack on #reproductiverights, especially for low-income families. #Medicaid
The Supreme Court Puts Access To Medicaid Family Planning Care On The Line | Health Affairs https://buff.ly/3WP6lBx CC: @abarkoff.bsky.social @gwpublichealth.bsky.social
The Supreme Court Puts Access To Medicaid Family Planning Care On The Line | Health Affairs https://buff.ly/3WP6lBx CC: @abarkoff.bsky.social @gwpublichealth.bsky.social
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February 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This is yet another attack on #reproductiverights, especially for low-income families. #Medicaid
The Supreme Court Puts Access To Medicaid Family Planning Care On The Line | Health Affairs https://buff.ly/3WP6lBx CC: @abarkoff.bsky.social @gwpublichealth.bsky.social
The Supreme Court Puts Access To Medicaid Family Planning Care On The Line | Health Affairs https://buff.ly/3WP6lBx CC: @abarkoff.bsky.social @gwpublichealth.bsky.social
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NEW: several federal datasets and health surveys came offline on Friday
We @kff.org explain what these data are & how they’re used in interventions to address our nation’s biggest health challenges
@jenkatesdc.bsky.social @mattrae.bsky.social @lindseydawson.bsky.social
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We @kff.org explain what these data are & how they’re used in interventions to address our nation’s biggest health challenges
@jenkatesdc.bsky.social @mattrae.bsky.social @lindseydawson.bsky.social
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A Look at Federal Health Data Taken Offline | KFF
This post looks at federal government databases with key health data that went offline on Jan. 31, 2025, including several related to HIV, some of which had returned by Feb. 2, 2025. It briefly descri...
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February 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
NEW: several federal datasets and health surveys came offline on Friday
We @kff.org explain what these data are & how they’re used in interventions to address our nation’s biggest health challenges
@jenkatesdc.bsky.social @mattrae.bsky.social @lindseydawson.bsky.social
www.kff.org/policy-watch...
We @kff.org explain what these data are & how they’re used in interventions to address our nation’s biggest health challenges
@jenkatesdc.bsky.social @mattrae.bsky.social @lindseydawson.bsky.social
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Thank you to @washingtonpost.com for the opportunity to be clear that disability laws address discrimination and barriers to employment for disabled people (of which there are so many); unqualified people are not being hired because disability laws. #Disability #Employment
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Disability advocates fear backlash, discrimination after Trump’s FAA comments
Veterans’ groups and advocates for those with disabilities have issued scathing criticisms of the president’s baseless comments about the reasons behind the fatal plane crash last week.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thank you to @washingtonpost.com for the opportunity to be clear that disability laws address discrimination and barriers to employment for disabled people (of which there are so many); unqualified people are not being hired because disability laws. #Disability #Employment
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Why Write About the Illegality of What Trump and Musk are Doing?
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Why Write About the Illegality of What Trump and Musk are Doing?
By Samuel Bagenstos NYU Law professor Noah Rosenblum posted on Bluesky yesterday that “[t]here has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short)...
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February 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Why Write About the Illegality of What Trump and Musk are Doing?
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We’ve worked too hard to fight disability stereotypes and bias in employment to let baseless claims undermine our work. #Disability
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People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs–but they don't direct air traffic
After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, the President says diversity hiring has made the skies unsafe, but that's not how disability hiring works
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January 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We’ve worked too hard to fight disability stereotypes and bias in employment to let baseless claims undermine our work. #Disability
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📣 REMINDER: Residents of CA, DC, MA, NJ, NY, RI & VA still have time to #GetCovered starting Feb. 1st!
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#ACA Open Enrollment: Some states still have time for Feb. coverage! Here's 15 important things to remember.
The 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period (OEP) officially begins on November 1st. This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies first introduced in 2021...
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January 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
📣 REMINDER: Residents of CA, DC, MA, NJ, NY, RI & VA still have time to #GetCovered starting Feb. 1st!
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For folks looking for ways to support the LA community during this tragedy:
How to help victims of the Los Angeles fires
The fires have razed through roughly 42 square miles — nearly the size of the entire city of San Francisco.
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January 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
For folks looking for ways to support the LA community during this tragedy:
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A little piece from me on disability law as a lens through which to view the Grants Pass homelessness litigation, forthcoming in a disability law symposium in the Wayne Law Review: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Limits of Negative Rights Claims in Social Change Litigation: A Disability Law Perspective on Grants Pass
<p>This essay, prepared for a symposium on disability law, examines the Supreme Court's 2024 decision in <em>City of Grants Pass v. Johnson</em> through the len
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January 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
A little piece from me on disability law as a lens through which to view the Grants Pass homelessness litigation, forthcoming in a disability law symposium in the Wayne Law Review: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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As HHS General Counsel from June 2022 to December 2024, I frequently advised CDC on its public health authorities. Here, I argue that it would be unlawful for Trump and Stephen Miller to restrict immigration on the pretext of invoking those authorities.
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Using Public Health as a Pretext to Restrict Immigration Would Violate the Law
Doing his best impression of Inspector Javert, Donald Trump’s henchman Stephen Miller is apparently spending the time before the inauguration turning over...
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January 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As HHS General Counsel from June 2022 to December 2024, I frequently advised CDC on its public health authorities. Here, I argue that it would be unlawful for Trump and Stephen Miller to restrict immigration on the pretext of invoking those authorities.
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This is yet another tragic example of why inclusive disaster planning and response is an absolute must (and required by the law!!!). Without intentional planning, disabled people and older adults again and again get left behind. #InclusiveDisasterResponse #Disability #Aging #ADA #504
January 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is yet another tragic example of why inclusive disaster planning and response is an absolute must (and required by the law!!!). Without intentional planning, disabled people and older adults again and again get left behind. #InclusiveDisasterResponse #Disability #Aging #ADA #504
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The Trump Republican reconciliation bill will be a clear and present danger for disabled people and families. (Just for starters.)
Why Medicaid cuts could be a ‘crisis’ for people with disabilities www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/t... via @statnews.com
Why Medicaid cuts could be a ‘crisis’ for people with disabilities www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/t... via @statnews.com
Why Medicaid cuts could be a 'crisis' for people with disabilities
If the new administration slashes federal Medicaid spending, millions of people with disabilities would be cut off from critical health care services.
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January 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Trump Republican reconciliation bill will be a clear and present danger for disabled people and families. (Just for starters.)
Why Medicaid cuts could be a ‘crisis’ for people with disabilities www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/t... via @statnews.com
Why Medicaid cuts could be a ‘crisis’ for people with disabilities www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/t... via @statnews.com
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Discrimination based on someone's age is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it. Yet it affects us all and fighting it not only helps make a better society, it also helps us live longer, healthier lives.
How to fight ageism in the world around you — and in yourself
Discrimination based on someone's age is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it. Yet it affects us all and fighting it not only helps make a better society, it also helps us live long...
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December 28, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Discrimination based on someone's age is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it. Yet it affects us all and fighting it not only helps make a better society, it also helps us live longer, healthier lives.
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Disabled people shouldn’t make less money just because we’re disabled. Tell the Department of Labor to end subminimum wages! Learn more and take action:
Take Action on Fair Pay for Disabled Workers with a Public Comment! - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Download this explainer as a PDF here. Listen to someone read this explainer out loud here. Words to know 14(c): A part of the Fair Labor Standards Act that says employers can pay disabled people…
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December 28, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Disabled people shouldn’t make less money just because we’re disabled. Tell the Department of Labor to end subminimum wages! Learn more and take action: