Medicaid Resource Center

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ANCOR advocates to strengthen access to services, including protecting Medicaid from potential cuts that would harm community-based services for people with I/DD. We invite all ANCOR members to join us in providing education and resources, which will support federal and state lawmakers to understand the value of I/DD services and how Medicaid funding cuts impact access to these crucial and life-saving services.

In addition to the Advocacy Toolkit and the ANCOR Amplifier, please use these targeted resources below to aid in your education and advocacy.

The Latest on the Budget Reconciliation Bill, H.R. 1

Summary of Medicaid Provisions in H.R. 1

On July 4, 2025, the budget reconciliation bill, H.R. 1, was signed into law, making cuts of almost $1T to Medicaid funding. Below is a summary of key provisions impacting the Medicaid program.

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Budget Reconciliation & Disability Services

The budget reconciliation bill that passed the U.S. House of Representative on May 22 contains language that will have an impact on people with disabilities and disability services.

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ANCOR Statements & Letters

Statement on Final Passage of the Republican Reconciliation Package

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the FY 25 budget reconciliation bill, legislation that will make deep cuts to Medicaid and inflict harm on people with disabilities and the network of community-based supports they depend on.

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ANCOR Issues Statement on House Energy & Commerce Committee Proposals to Cut Federal Medicaid Funding

In response to the text released before the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee’s markup of its budget legislation, ANCOR released the following statement...

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ANCOR Issues Statement on House Budget Resolution Vote, Emphasizes Harm Medicaid Cuts Pose to Disability Services

The House voted to approve the passage of the FY 2025 budget resolution, which would direct the House Energy and Commerce Committee to make cuts of at least $880 billion—extreme cuts that would predominantly target the federal Medicaid program. In response to the vote, ANCOR released the following statement...

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Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee

Reductions to Medicaid funding will harm people with disabilities. If Congress truly intends to protect Medicaid services for people with disabilities, it cannot support reductions in Medicaid funding.

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ANCOR Fact Sheets

What is Budget Reconciliation?

A beginner's guide to reconciliation, including a helpful graphic spelling out the process, courtesy of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

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Budget Reconciliation: Summary of Medicaid Provisions

There are multiple Medicaid provisions in the House's budget reconciliation bill that will impact I/DD services. We've pulled together a topline summary for you.

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FAQs: Medicaid Cuts & Community Services

Get the answers to some of the questions we hear most frequently regarding how cuts to Medicaid will harm disability services.

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Cuts to Medicaid Harm Disability Services

Federal Medicaid cuts shift costs to states and harm disability services, forcing people with I/DD to struggle to meet their most basic needs.

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Community-Based Services for People with I/DD

These critical services help people with I/DD to live full and independent lives in their communities, but access is at risk.

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America's Direct Support Workforce Crisis

A longstanding shortage of direct support professionals has led to closures of critically needed services and a denial of access to community.

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Medicaid Work Requirements & People with Disabilities

Medicaid work requirements not only waste millions of dollars on expensive tracking systems and overhead costs, but they are extremely burdensome for beneficiaries to navigate and for states to administer.

Here's Why
Changes to State Financing Mechanisms Threaten Services

State taxes on providers are federally permissible health care-related taxes that are vetted through federal statute and regulation, allowed only under specific conditions, and serve as a crucial source of Medicaid funding for states.

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Expert Analysis

Tracking Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill

This summary describes the health care provisions in the law (described as the Senate-passed bill) in four categories: Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

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Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions Across the States: Senate Reconciliation Bill

[From KFF] The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest cost estimate shows that the Senate bill would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $1 trillion and increase the number of uninsured people by 11.8 million.

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State Medicaid Fact Sheets

[From KFF] State Medicaid fact sheets provide a snapshot with key data for Medicaid in every state related to current coverage, access and financing, as well as a politics section for each state.

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U.S. Medicaid Enrollment by Congressional District

[From Association for Community Affiliated Plans] Understanding the number of Medicaid beneficiaries by congressional district across the United States.

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Waste, Fraud & Abuse in Medicaid

[From Georgetown University] Analysis by the McCourt School of Public Policy illustrates why claims of widespread waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid are simply false.

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History Repeats? Faced With Medicaid Cuts, States Reduced Support For Older Adults And Disabled People

[From Health Affairs] Medicaid cuts, if enacted, will have devastating effects on the most vulnerable populations who will experience loss of coverage, cuts to their benefits, and lower quality of care.

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Medicaid's Impact on Health Care Access, Outcomes & State Economies

[From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation] Medicaid plays an enormous role in state economies as the single largest source of federal funding to almost every state, comprising two-thirds of all federal grants to states on average.

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National & State Progress Towards Shifting Away From Institutional Care

[From Mathematica] National LTSS expenditures totaled $199.4 billion in FY 2020, with HCBS accounting for $124.6 billion and institutional services accounting for $74.8 billion.

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Direct Care Workers in the United States: Key Facts 2024

[From PHI] Community providers, funded through Medicaid, are a top driver of job creation with the direct care workforce being the fastest-growing profession over the next decade.

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The Role of Disability Service Providers in the New York State Economy

[From Rockefeller Institute] A recent study of disability services in New York found that the economic impact of those services alone was double the investment made by the state into those services.

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1915(c) HCBS Waiver Payments and Financing Trends

[From CMS] Investments in HCBS have produced long-term savings by enabling more individuals to be supported in less-costly settings by a margin of about 3:1.

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Graphics & Videos

Intro to I/DD Services

All the basics about home- and community-based services in just two minutes.

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Medicaid Supports Extraordinary People to Do Ordinary Things

The truth about the impact and necessity of Medicaid, from those who would know.

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infographic: how medicaid cuts reduce access to care
How Medicaid Cuts Reduce Access to Care

The billions of dollars in proposed #Medicaid cuts in the House and Senate budget reconciliation bills will massively cut federal funding to states.

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#SaveMedicaid Social Media Toolkit

Sample social media posts to support you in advocating for Medicaid community-based services.

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