Jaclyn Verner
@jacverner.bsky.social
Lawyer-Psychologist. Medicaid and disability justice advocate and enthusiast. Dog mom 🐕.
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You may remember Michael Hickson, a Black disabled man who was denied life-saving care in early Covid.
His estate’s case is before the conservative Fifth Circuit of Appeals, where judges could gut disability rights in healthcare. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
His estate’s case is before the conservative Fifth Circuit of Appeals, where judges could gut disability rights in healthcare. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The case that could gut disabled people's right to equal health care
The notoriously conservative Fifth Circuit will rule on whether it's a civil rights violation to deny a quadriplegic man a ventilator.
www.motherjones.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
You may remember Michael Hickson, a Black disabled man who was denied life-saving care in early Covid.
His estate’s case is before the conservative Fifth Circuit of Appeals, where judges could gut disability rights in healthcare. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
His estate’s case is before the conservative Fifth Circuit of Appeals, where judges could gut disability rights in healthcare. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Jaclyn Verner
On Wednesday, a leaked draft Health and Human Services budget document revealed, among other sweeping cuts to health- and disability-related services, that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department plans to defund protection and advocacy services for people with developmental disabilities.
HHS plans to cut funds used to investigate abuse at group homes
Disability rights watchdogs are the latest targets of the Trump administration's defunding spree.
www.motherjones.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
On Wednesday, a leaked draft Health and Human Services budget document revealed, among other sweeping cuts to health- and disability-related services, that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department plans to defund protection and advocacy services for people with developmental disabilities.
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"Denying someone coverage may seem like a far cry from actual murder. But people die." A stark reminder of the consequences of Medicaid work requirements. #ProtectMedicaid #DisabilityJustice
The Cruelty of Medicaid Work Requirements
If Republicans pass a plan with these restrictions, disabled people would not necessarily be exempt
time.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"Denying someone coverage may seem like a far cry from actual murder. But people die." A stark reminder of the consequences of Medicaid work requirements. #ProtectMedicaid #DisabilityJustice
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Don’t buy fairy tales of billions in wasted Medicaid dollars. That’s gaslighting and distraction. Medicaid is already lean. There is not much to cut before you hit bone: reduced services, fewer providers, and coverage losses across the board. Tell your House Members NO MEDICAID CUTS - (866) 426-2631
Medicaid is Even Leaner as Accountability Improves
Republicans have proposed budget cuts totaling at least $880 billion that would require massive structural changes to Medicaid. This major threat to health care access is not an easy to sell to the pu...
healthlaw.org
February 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Don’t buy fairy tales of billions in wasted Medicaid dollars. That’s gaslighting and distraction. Medicaid is already lean. There is not much to cut before you hit bone: reduced services, fewer providers, and coverage losses across the board. Tell your House Members NO MEDICAID CUTS - (866) 426-2631