Category: Health

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Rachel Barkley: Fraud Reform Must Target Criminals, Not Cut Off Disability Care

Able Americans, Commentary /
“When government responds to fraud with blunt instruments, the people who rely on these programs can become collateral damage.” In a commentary published at The Hill, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley commends the good intentions of those who want to root out fraud in the social ...
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Horace Cooper: Black Community Can’t Afford to Stay Silent on Alzheimer’s

Project 21 Commentary /
"Black Americans are more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as the general population. Yet stigma, fear and uncertainty about what lies ahead... often delay conversations about Alzheimer’s in Black communities," writes Horace Cooper, Project 21 chairman and ...
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Shareholders to Confront Starbucks on Covering Transition—but Not Detransition

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. – Starbucks shareholders will have the opportunity this week to weigh in on the company’s lack of health care coverage for gender detransition services, prompted by a proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise ...
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Rob Taishoff: Why Should My Daughter Lose Her Home Care Services Just for Crossing a State Line?

Able Americans, Commentary /
“Families move for jobs, for affordability, for safety, for caregiving and for love. People with disabilities deserve that same freedom — without fear of losing the supports that make independent life possible,” writes Rob Taishoff in a commentary published at The ...
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Recent Medicaid Reforms Will Benefit People With Disabilities

Recent Medicaid Reforms Will Benefit People With Disabilities

Able Americans, Media Mention /
While the left whines about recent Medicaid reforms, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley is confident that people with disabilities will benefit from the changes. In a recent Fox News story, Rachel outlined the provisions she is excited about: Rachel Barkley, ...
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Horace Cooper: Progressives Forget Their ObamaCare Promises in Shutdown Blame Game

Media Appearance /
On an episode of Fox News's "Hannity," Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper noted that the Left has a selective memory. Horace told guest host Jason Chaffetz and fellow panelists Isabel Brown and Tudor Dixon: One of the beautiful things about ...
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Elinore McCance-Katz and Rachel Barkley: America Urgently Needs Options To Care For Mentally Ill Neighbors

Able Americans, Commentary /
“The United States has only 18 mental health beds per 100,000 people, far below what is needed to serve people in need,” write Able Americans‘ Elinore McCance-Katz and Rachel Barkley in a commentary published at The Daily Caller. “For individuals with the most severe mental health conditions, ...
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We Must Not Penalize People With Disabilities For Working and Saving

Able Americans /
“My boyfriend and I have talked about marriage a few times, and we’re not going to do it because I would lose my Medicaid, and it would cost us so much money for me to have private insurance.” After a ...
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Black Leaders Praise Junk Food Restrictions in SNAP Assistance Programs

Black Leaders Praise Junk Food Restrictions in SNAP Assistance Programs

Project 21 Commentary /
The ongoing battle to Make America Healthy Again seems to be gaining ground as states line up to remove junk foods from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While black Americans and minority communities suffer disproportionately from diseases caused by poor dietary ...
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David Ridenour: A Lifelong Battle: Parents Demand Dignified Care for Children with Disabilities

Able Americans, Commentary /
"Unless it touches your life, it’s difficult to realize how many people with disabilities are being harmed by the very programs intended to help them," notes National Center for Public Policy Research Chairman David Ridenour. In a commentary published at The ...
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