Vivian Haun
@vhaun.bsky.social
Policy attorney at Disability Rights CA. Views my own. Disabled people should get the support they need to lead the lives they want. Structural and intersectional solutions to systemic problems.
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Interesting episode in politics of data sharing in state welfare programs. Efforts to reduce administrative burdens & increase access led to unanticipated challenges.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
The feds want to know more about the people on food stamps. How Newsom responded
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, that forbids state and local departments from sharing sensitive personal data to increase food stamp ...
www.latimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Interesting episode in politics of data sharing in state welfare programs. Efforts to reduce administrative burdens & increase access led to unanticipated challenges.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Rojas made four incredible defensive plays tonight, including the one that ended the game. Wow.
He’s been in 400 of these types of games and understands situational hitting in a way Pages does not. The defense also instantly improves with him at second and Edman in center as well.
Rojas finally. Finally!
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Rojas made four incredible defensive plays tonight, including the one that ended the game. Wow.
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The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
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President Trump’s immigration crackdown has led to increased ICE raids, resulting in human rights abuses in detention centers—incl. the abuse & neglect of disabled immigrants, Reina Sultan reports. A monitoring visit at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center has exposed inhumane & unlawful conditions.
Disabled immigrants detained at Adelanto report abuse and neglect
Disability Rights California found inhumane conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, where a 39-year-old man died last month
prismreports.org
October 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
President Trump’s immigration crackdown has led to increased ICE raids, resulting in human rights abuses in detention centers—incl. the abuse & neglect of disabled immigrants, Reina Sultan reports. A monitoring visit at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center has exposed inhumane & unlawful conditions.
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bringing in my pinch viewer
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
bringing in my pinch viewer
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The White House and RFK the Lesser are “trying to act like they have all the answers about autism, but the truth is, they’re not even asking the questions.” @autisticadvocacy.org's Zoe Gross to @melodyschreiber.com at @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #autism #neurodiversity
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #autism #neurodiversity
‘It’s quite useless to us’: what autistic people actually want from the Trump administration
US government is seeking proof that acetaminophen leads to autism while not providing ‘services and support so we can be included in the community’
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The White House and RFK the Lesser are “trying to act like they have all the answers about autism, but the truth is, they’re not even asking the questions.” @autisticadvocacy.org's Zoe Gross to @melodyschreiber.com at @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #autism #neurodiversity
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #autism #neurodiversity
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Well, one way to quiet the haters is to have the greatest postseason game of all time in the NLCS clincher.
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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if your blake be snell, gosh you're doing well
if your blake be treinen, you are not doing fine-en
if your blake be treinen, you are not doing fine-en
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
if your blake be snell, gosh you're doing well
if your blake be treinen, you are not doing fine-en
if your blake be treinen, you are not doing fine-en
Who are you what have you sacrificed??
Lol the organist Dieter Ruhle playing "Jesus Christ Superstar" as Shohei Ohtani leaves the mound with 10 strikeouts and 2 monster home runs. Impeccable musical wit.
October 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Who are you what have you sacrificed??
Lol the organist Dieter Ruhle playing "Jesus Christ Superstar" as Shohei Ohtani leaves the mound with 10 strikeouts and 2 monster home runs. Impeccable musical wit.
October 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Lol the organist Dieter Ruhle playing "Jesus Christ Superstar" as Shohei Ohtani leaves the mound with 10 strikeouts and 2 monster home runs. Impeccable musical wit.
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There’s only one king in America:
SHOHEI OHTANI.
SHOHEI OHTANI.
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
There’s only one king in America:
SHOHEI OHTANI.
SHOHEI OHTANI.
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One of the few pluses of playoff broadcasts is these shots are constant.
October 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
One of the few pluses of playoff broadcasts is these shots are constant.
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These are very bad times.
But there are a lot of good people here.
We must continue to take care of one another and fight for one another.
That's always been the work, that's always the work.
But there are a lot of good people here.
We must continue to take care of one another and fight for one another.
That's always been the work, that's always the work.
June 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
These are very bad times.
But there are a lot of good people here.
We must continue to take care of one another and fight for one another.
That's always been the work, that's always the work.
But there are a lot of good people here.
We must continue to take care of one another and fight for one another.
That's always been the work, that's always the work.
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In February, I feared they might turn IDEA into a block grant, which would be bad. I wrote, “Families who already must fight to ensure that their children receive the schooling they deserve will be put on weaker footing.”
But the wholesale (and illegal) firing of this office seems markedly worse.
But the wholesale (and illegal) firing of this office seems markedly worse.
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.
America’s children deserve better than this.
America’s children deserve better than this.
October 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
In February, I feared they might turn IDEA into a block grant, which would be bad. I wrote, “Families who already must fight to ensure that their children receive the schooling they deserve will be put on weaker footing.”
But the wholesale (and illegal) firing of this office seems markedly worse.
But the wholesale (and illegal) firing of this office seems markedly worse.
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Trump's speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.
Trump's mental health plan: Defund, incarcerate, disappear
His speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.
www.motherjones.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump's speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.
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Example of context and use (from this chair):
"The administrative burden of attempting to access & secure support &/or aids to bring my quality of life to a baseline for equity, fairness, & justice parity with the larger culture, economy, & society has assured I am unavailable for anything else."
"The administrative burden of attempting to access & secure support &/or aids to bring my quality of life to a baseline for equity, fairness, & justice parity with the larger culture, economy, & society has assured I am unavailable for anything else."
October 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Example of context and use (from this chair):
"The administrative burden of attempting to access & secure support &/or aids to bring my quality of life to a baseline for equity, fairness, & justice parity with the larger culture, economy, & society has assured I am unavailable for anything else."
"The administrative burden of attempting to access & secure support &/or aids to bring my quality of life to a baseline for equity, fairness, & justice parity with the larger culture, economy, & society has assured I am unavailable for anything else."
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Now, I feel like there's much more focus on helping people with autism live their best lives, giving them the support and services they need (at any age) to thrive. People with autism tell me that's where the reserach should be. 3/3
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Now, I feel like there's much more focus on helping people with autism live their best lives, giving them the support and services they need (at any age) to thrive. People with autism tell me that's where the reserach should be. 3/3
"Health is treated like a product... If you're not 'cured' you're seen as less valuable, deviant, broken... a problem/profit opportunity." We must redefine health not as the absence of illness "but as the small spark that lets us live, create, and connect even in illness or pain." shorturl.at/9gaa2
Beatrice Adler-Bolton (@blindarchive)
Deleuze wrote about “little health” (la petite santé)—a fragile but vital concept that redefines health in a way that is antithetical to the capitalist conception of normal. It is health, not as cure,...
substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Health is treated like a product... If you're not 'cured' you're seen as less valuable, deviant, broken... a problem/profit opportunity." We must redefine health not as the absence of illness "but as the small spark that lets us live, create, and connect even in illness or pain." shorturl.at/9gaa2
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‘I don’t know how we would survive’: caregivers speak of fears over upcoming Medicaid cuts
Program covers low-income families, but families brace for cuts to it as part of the Trump-backed ‘one big, beautiful bill’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Program covers low-income families, but families brace for cuts to it as part of the Trump-backed ‘one big, beautiful bill’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘I don’t know how we would survive’: caregivers speak of fears over upcoming Medicaid cuts
Program covers low-income families, but families brace for cuts to it as part of the Trump-backed ‘one big, beautiful bill’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
‘I don’t know how we would survive’: caregivers speak of fears over upcoming Medicaid cuts
Program covers low-income families, but families brace for cuts to it as part of the Trump-backed ‘one big, beautiful bill’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Program covers low-income families, but families brace for cuts to it as part of the Trump-backed ‘one big, beautiful bill’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"Government grants and contracts account for one-third of nonprofit revenue. In some states, 60%-80% of nonprofit budgets rely on these funds. When those dollars disappear, organizations must decide whether to cut programs, lay off staff, or close."
fortune.com/2025/09/07/n...
fortune.com/2025/09/07/n...
Nonprofits: You’ll miss them when they’re gone
Nonprofits cannot replace government. They have always served to complement the government and the private sector.
fortune.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Government grants and contracts account for one-third of nonprofit revenue. In some states, 60%-80% of nonprofit budgets rely on these funds. When those dollars disappear, organizations must decide whether to cut programs, lay off staff, or close."
fortune.com/2025/09/07/n...
fortune.com/2025/09/07/n...
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“Appealing a coverage denial demands a high degree of health insurance literacy and fortitude that most of us lack, especially in a health crisis….Thus, health care becomes rationed not through a final denial of coverage, but rather through accumulations of inconveniences as patients.”
My latest for MSNBC: CMS is adding new prior authorization requirements for traditional Medicare, implemented with AI. Prior auth is a key vehicle for coverage denials that then drive administrative burdens of appealing, which seniors are less well equipped to navigate. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Dr. Oz's new plan to root out Medicare 'waste' is actually a recipe for disaster
A pilot program in six states will require prior approval for procedures under traditional Medicare plans.
www.msnbc.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Appealing a coverage denial demands a high degree of health insurance literacy and fortitude that most of us lack, especially in a health crisis….Thus, health care becomes rationed not through a final denial of coverage, but rather through accumulations of inconveniences as patients.”
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“The Trump administration is waging a war on disabled people and working to undo the hard-won rights our elders secured."
House Dems blast Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers.
House Dems blast Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers.
House Dems blast Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers
A letter led by California Rep. Lateefah Simon demands answers from Trump's labor secretary.
www.motherjones.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“The Trump administration is waging a war on disabled people and working to undo the hard-won rights our elders secured."
House Dems blast Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers.
House Dems blast Labor Department for abandoning disabled workers.
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On this Labor Day, let's remember that today isn't likely to offer a respite for those--disproportionately women, and especially women of color, immigrant women, and low-income women--who do the unpaid and underpaid labor of care. In fact, that labor may even be greater on days "off" like today. 1/🧵
September 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On this Labor Day, let's remember that today isn't likely to offer a respite for those--disproportionately women, and especially women of color, immigrant women, and low-income women--who do the unpaid and underpaid labor of care. In fact, that labor may even be greater on days "off" like today. 1/🧵
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Important findings on administrative burdens and Medicaid by Rebecca Myerson, Allison Espeseth, and Laura Dague @lauradague.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34191
www.nber.org/papers/w34191
Navigating Medicaid: Experimental Evidence on Administrative Burden and Coverage Loss
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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September 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Important findings on administrative burdens and Medicaid by Rebecca Myerson, Allison Espeseth, and Laura Dague @lauradague.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34191
www.nber.org/papers/w34191