Dania Douglas
@dmdouglas99.bsky.social
All views are my own. Attorney. Disabled. Loves track & field, gymnastics and books. William and Mary grad.
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Remote 2-month Summer internship for rising college juniors/seniors. $5,000 stipend + hands-on experience expanding health access. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/dmIGqx5taW/Mission-Advancement-Team-Intern-Summer-2026?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
Mission Advancement Team Intern - Summer 2026 - National Health Law Program - Career Page
Apply to Mission Advancement Team Intern - Summer 2026 at National Health Law Program in Remote.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Remote 2-month Summer internship for rising college juniors/seniors. $5,000 stipend + hands-on experience expanding health access. Apply: https://nationalhealthlawprogram.applytojob.com/apply/dmIGqx5taW/Mission-Advancement-Team-Intern-Summer-2026?source=Our%20Career%20Page%20Widget
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STOP ASKING MIKE JOHNSON ABOUT THE NEWS! HE IS PROTECTING HIS MENTAL SPACE!
Mike Johnson: I Am Tuning Out the News Cycle to Focus on Self-Care
Don’t ask me about the news. I am protecting my mental space.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
STOP ASKING MIKE JOHNSON ABOUT THE NEWS! HE IS PROTECTING HIS MENTAL SPACE!
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Shana tova, people--
here's a beautiful meditation from the organizer Erika Katske that I have turned to many times over the years,
a stunning poem by @hilaratzabi.bsky.social
and some other goodies for your soul 🍯✨
here's a beautiful meditation from the organizer Erika Katske that I have turned to many times over the years,
a stunning poem by @hilaratzabi.bsky.social
and some other goodies for your soul 🍯✨
happy new year
a few sweet offerings for you 🍯
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Shana tova, people--
here's a beautiful meditation from the organizer Erika Katske that I have turned to many times over the years,
a stunning poem by @hilaratzabi.bsky.social
and some other goodies for your soul 🍯✨
here's a beautiful meditation from the organizer Erika Katske that I have turned to many times over the years,
a stunning poem by @hilaratzabi.bsky.social
and some other goodies for your soul 🍯✨
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🚨 Medicaid is under attack. Trump’s OBBBA law brings the largest cuts ever, work requirements that will gut care for millions. In this webinar, Shandra Hartly, David Machledt & @reprolawyer.bsky.social break down what advocates need to know. 💪 healthlaw.org/resource/web...
Webinar: How to Prepare for Medicaid Work Requirements
On July 4th, President Trump signed the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) into law, enacting the most sweeping and harmful Medicaid cuts in U.S. history. Medicaid work requirements -- the...
healthlaw.org
September 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🚨 Medicaid is under attack. Trump’s OBBBA law brings the largest cuts ever, work requirements that will gut care for millions. In this webinar, Shandra Hartly, David Machledt & @reprolawyer.bsky.social break down what advocates need to know. 💪 healthlaw.org/resource/web...
Excellent piece quoting my colleague @machledtdc.bsky.social.
It’s up to the discretion of RFK Jr to define what ”medically frail” is when it comes to potential Medicaid work requirement exemptions—which may play a huge role in deciding which chronically ill and disabled people could qualify. My latest for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. is getting personal authority over who to kick off of Medicaid
“It's just a way of cutting people off of coverage and then blaming them for it.”
www.motherjones.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Excellent piece quoting my colleague @machledtdc.bsky.social.
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This #MedicaidMinute takeover by @mariatown.bsky.social of @aapd-disability.bsky.social is more important now than ever after the vote to gut Medicaid by $930 billion.
This #DisabilityPrideMonth let’s all commit to building the care economy all disabled people deserve.
This #DisabilityPrideMonth let’s all commit to building the care economy all disabled people deserve.
July 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This #MedicaidMinute takeover by @mariatown.bsky.social of @aapd-disability.bsky.social is more important now than ever after the vote to gut Medicaid by $930 billion.
This #DisabilityPrideMonth let’s all commit to building the care economy all disabled people deserve.
This #DisabilityPrideMonth let’s all commit to building the care economy all disabled people deserve.
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I thought there was a word for this.
July 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I thought there was a word for this.
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@edwincpark.bsky.social explains last night's Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill. TLDR: Senate bill would cut gross federal #Medicaid and CHIP spending by $1.02 trillion over the next ten years, more than the House-passed bill cuts.
My new blog on preliminary Congressional Budget Office estimates of the #Medicaid cuts & overall coverage effects under the current version of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill. They confirm the cuts are even more draconian than under the House-passed bill: ccf.georgetown.edu/2025/06/29/c...
Congressional Budget Office Confirms Senate Republican Reconciliation Bill’s Medicaid Cuts Are More Draconian than the House-Passed Bill
In the late evening of Saturday, June 28th, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued preliminary estimates of the current version of the Senate Republican budget reconciliation bill now being d…
ccf.georgetown.edu
June 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
@edwincpark.bsky.social explains last night's Congressional Budget Office analysis of the Senate Republican reconciliation bill. TLDR: Senate bill would cut gross federal #Medicaid and CHIP spending by $1.02 trillion over the next ten years, more than the House-passed bill cuts.
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The Senate reconciliation bill will already gut state financing of #Medicaid expansion by eliminating existing provider tax revenue forcing states to drop it. The end of expansion would be virtually certain if the 90% federal matching rate is also eliminated and federal financing is slashed.
June 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The Senate reconciliation bill will already gut state financing of #Medicaid expansion by eliminating existing provider tax revenue forcing states to drop it. The end of expansion would be virtually certain if the 90% federal matching rate is also eliminated and federal financing is slashed.
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Institutional care isn't optional under Medicaid. Home and community based services care is optional. Cutting Medicaid will lead to more people losing HCBS and be forced into nursing homes, as I wrote for @motherjones.com in January. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's war on Medicaid will institutionalize millions of people
The GOP wants to fund billionaire tax cuts—and let disabled Americans pay the price.
www.motherjones.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Institutional care isn't optional under Medicaid. Home and community based services care is optional. Cutting Medicaid will lead to more people losing HCBS and be forced into nursing homes, as I wrote for @motherjones.com in January. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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What’s happening with the Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill? Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP that will cause people to loose access the healthcare and food they need to survive. Please contact your Senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on this awful bill.
www.aapd.com/reconciliati...
www.aapd.com/reconciliati...
Action Alert: Senate Budget Reconciliation Update - AAPD
This weekend, the Senate is trying to pass the budget reconciliation bill. AAPD is an outspoken opponent of the budget reconciliation bill, because of its significant cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other...
www.aapd.com
June 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What’s happening with the Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill? Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP that will cause people to loose access the healthcare and food they need to survive. Please contact your Senators NOW and tell them to vote NO on this awful bill.
www.aapd.com/reconciliati...
www.aapd.com/reconciliati...
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Thread on just posted Senate Budget Committee reconciliation bill language. Despite Byrd Rule problems the draconian #Medicaid cuts are still largely the same as in initial language from 1.5 weeks ago and remain harsher than the House passed bill's cuts. (1/x): www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
June 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Thread on just posted Senate Budget Committee reconciliation bill language. Despite Byrd Rule problems the draconian #Medicaid cuts are still largely the same as in initial language from 1.5 weeks ago and remain harsher than the House passed bill's cuts. (1/x): www.budget.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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June 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Thank you Chris and @nicolejorwic.bsky.social
Medicaid is personal to me. My brother’s life is whole because of the supports he receives. And for so many disabled people it’s life and death.
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
June 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thank you Chris and @nicolejorwic.bsky.social
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Medicaid didn’t just keep David alive.
It let his mom return to work.
It kept their rural Tlingit community whole.
@littlelobbyists.com shows us: Medicaid isn’t just a safety net. It’s a lifeline — and a promise we can’t break.
#ProtectMedicaid
It let his mom return to work.
It kept their rural Tlingit community whole.
@littlelobbyists.com shows us: Medicaid isn’t just a safety net. It’s a lifeline — and a promise we can’t break.
#ProtectMedicaid
"Medicaid has been essential for keeping David alive, but also for our whole family. The ability to rely upon #Medicaid when we needed it was what allowed us to recover from the initial financial distress we experienced with David."
#ProtectMedicaid
#ProtectMedicaid
David's Story: Medicaid is a Lifeline in Our Rural Community
Our close-knit Alaskan community knows it takes a village — and Medicaid — to raise a child.
littlelobbyists.org
June 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Medicaid didn’t just keep David alive.
It let his mom return to work.
It kept their rural Tlingit community whole.
@littlelobbyists.com shows us: Medicaid isn’t just a safety net. It’s a lifeline — and a promise we can’t break.
#ProtectMedicaid
It let his mom return to work.
It kept their rural Tlingit community whole.
@littlelobbyists.com shows us: Medicaid isn’t just a safety net. It’s a lifeline — and a promise we can’t break.
#ProtectMedicaid
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Excellent piece summarizing the folly and waste of work requirements.
New-to-me nugget on work requirements implementation in here:
Pinging Equifax's The Work Number — which states are likely to rely on to get recent-enough employment data — "sometimes costs over $20 per person per query"
Pinging Equifax's The Work Number — which states are likely to rely on to get recent-enough employment data — "sometimes costs over $20 per person per query"
How Medicaid Work Requirements Betray Work and Waste Money
I Oversaw Work Requirements in Michigan - Here is What I Told Congress
donmoynihan.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Excellent piece summarizing the folly and waste of work requirements.
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HHS just finalized the “integrity and affordability” rule—rolling back progress on health coverage access. It raises costs, adds red tape, and could cut off up to 1.8M people in 2026. This isn’t about fraud. It’s about denying care. By Alicia Emanuel & Shandra Hartly
🔗 healthlaw.org/the-punitive...
🔗 healthlaw.org/the-punitive...
June 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
HHS just finalized the “integrity and affordability” rule—rolling back progress on health coverage access. It raises costs, adds red tape, and could cut off up to 1.8M people in 2026. This isn’t about fraud. It’s about denying care. By Alicia Emanuel & Shandra Hartly
🔗 healthlaw.org/the-punitive...
🔗 healthlaw.org/the-punitive...
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Thread on highly inadequate and flawed "rural health transformation" fund intended to prevent rural hospitals from closing or cutting services/staff in face of draconian #Medicaid cuts in Senate reconciliation bill. Details from @punchbowlnews.bsky.social here (1/x): punchbowl.news/rural-health...
Rural Health Transformation Program - Punchbowl News
punchbowl.news
June 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thread on highly inadequate and flawed "rural health transformation" fund intended to prevent rural hospitals from closing or cutting services/staff in face of draconian #Medicaid cuts in Senate reconciliation bill. Details from @punchbowlnews.bsky.social here (1/x): punchbowl.news/rural-health...
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16 million people would lose health coverage and become uninsured under the Republican health agenda, including 2,405,000 people in Florida.
Policymakers should protect people’s health care, not cut it.
Policymakers should protect people’s health care, not cut it.
June 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
16 million people would lose health coverage and become uninsured under the Republican health agenda, including 2,405,000 people in Florida.
Policymakers should protect people’s health care, not cut it.
Policymakers should protect people’s health care, not cut it.
The budget bill in the Senate will "put us back in a system where people at the low end are literally dying to fund these tax cuts for rich people and businesses." Thank you to my colleague @machledtdc.bsky.social for his terrific quote here.
The GOP tax bill will "take us backwards, and put us back at a system where the people at the low end are literally dying to fund these tax cuts for rich people and businesses.” - @nhelp.bsky.social's David Machledt. @theguardian.com @jessicaglenza.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republican senators’ proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to send red states ‘backwards’
Advocates fear Senate’s version of Trump’s budget bill could leave millions without healthcare and boost corporations
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The budget bill in the Senate will "put us back in a system where people at the low end are literally dying to fund these tax cuts for rich people and businesses." Thank you to my colleague @machledtdc.bsky.social for his terrific quote here.
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You are doing your best.
You are worthy of love.
Have some nature magic.
You are worthy of love.
Have some nature magic.
🦌The extraordinary white deer in Sweden 🇸🇪
June 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
You are doing your best.
You are worthy of love.
Have some nature magic.
You are worthy of love.
Have some nature magic.
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Medicaid is popular. Medicaid is efficient. And Medicaid keeps individuals and communities healthy! And yet they want billions in cuts to give tax breaks to the rich. 🙄https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/06/17/nx-s1-5435312/medicaid-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-trump-kff-poll
Medicaid keeps getting more popular as Republicans aim to cut it by $800 billion
Americans across the political spectrum like Medicaid and think it should get more funding, not less, according to a new poll from health research organization KFF.
www.npr.org
June 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Medicaid is popular. Medicaid is efficient. And Medicaid keeps individuals and communities healthy! And yet they want billions in cuts to give tax breaks to the rich. 🙄https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/06/17/nx-s1-5435312/medicaid-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-trump-kff-poll
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Take action, y’all! The Senate Republicans aren’t saving Medicaid. They went and made a bad bill even worse! New provisions squeeze states to drop their Medicaid expansion: healthlaw.org/resource/top...
Top 10 Reasons Why the Senate Finance Committee’s Reconciliation Bill Is Worse than the House-passed Bill Regarding Health Coverage
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee recently released their draft of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, proposing to cut even more Medicaid funding than the House-passed bill (which i...
healthlaw.org
June 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Take action, y’all! The Senate Republicans aren’t saving Medicaid. They went and made a bad bill even worse! New provisions squeeze states to drop their Medicaid expansion: healthlaw.org/resource/top...
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“Medicaid exists to ensure access to lifesaving health care,” said Kim Lewis, @nhelp.bsky.social’s director of California policy. “People who need health care should be able to get it without fear of ICE raids.” Reporting from @calmatters.org calmatters.org/health/2025/...
CA governor lambasts Trump for giving deportation officials immigrant health data
Many undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it "an abuse."
calmatters.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“Medicaid exists to ensure access to lifesaving health care,” said Kim Lewis, @nhelp.bsky.social’s director of California policy. “People who need health care should be able to get it without fear of ICE raids.” Reporting from @calmatters.org calmatters.org/health/2025/...
The Senate's version of the Republican budget bill makes even deeper cuts to Medicaid, leaving more people without insurance and access to care.
🚨 The Senate's “One Big Beautiful Bill” would cut even more from Medicaid than the House version—deepening coverage losses beyond 16M people. 📄 New fact sheet: 10 reasons why this bill is even worse. By Mara Youdelman, David Machledt, Cat Duffy & Geraldine Doetzer🔗 healthlaw.org/resource/top...
Top 10 Reasons Why the Senate Finance Committee’s Reconciliation Bill Is Worse than the House-passed Bill Regarding Health Coverage
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee recently released their draft of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, proposing to cut even more Medicaid funding than the House-passed bill (which i...
healthlaw.org
June 20, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The Senate's version of the Republican budget bill makes even deeper cuts to Medicaid, leaving more people without insurance and access to care.