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		<title>Deep state budget cuts put people with disabilities at risk</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/07/20/states-cut-home-care-29817/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the nation prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act next week, the New York Times presents disturbing evidence that cash-strapped states are dismantling home-care services that have been helping elderly people and those with disabilities to live in their communities. Since the start of the recession, at least 25 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home services disappearing as states slash Medicaid</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/05/20/home-services-disappear-29606/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[independent living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Wall Street Journal: Around the country, shrinking state budgets and rising health-care costs are forcing drastic cuts in home services to people with disabilities. Because federal mandates restrict what states may cut inside Medicaid, states are often cutting basic services that help people with disabilities remain in their own homes. This is happening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of disability advocates rally at Kansas statehouse</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/04/28/hundreds-of-disability-advocates-rally-at-kansas-statehouse-29371/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Topeka Capital-Journal,  AP/ABC News: An estimated 600 people with disabilities and their allies rallied at the Kansas state Capitol Wednesday in a show of support for social services and higher taxes, saying legislators have a responsibility to protect people who are vulnerable. Hours later, an opposing group of about 300 rallied against tax hikes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability advocates plead with Kansas to restore Medicaid cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2010/02/12/disability-advocates-kansas-28011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Lawrence [KS] Journal-World, WDAF Kansas City, KWCH-TV Kansas City: Kansas disability rights advocates pleaded with state lawmakers to roll back a planned 10 percent cut in Medicaid funding, saying that the $22.7 million reduction would put the lives of vulnerable people at risk. At a Capitol news conference Friday, advocates said the proposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial impact of disability varies among states</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/12/11/financial-impact-26477/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul T. Shattuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pediatrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Parish]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From UPI: A new study in the journal Pediatrics (free article) found that the financial impact of raising a child with a disability varies widely between states, depending on each state&#8217;s Medicaid and State Children&#8217;s Health Insurance Program. The study also found that low income families spend a disproportionally large share of their income on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>States fear cuts in Medicaid eligibility, benefits</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/30/states-medicaid-23259/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: Enrollment in Medicaid is climbing to record highs, prompting grave concerns among the states about the future of the government health insurance for poor people and those with disabilities, according to a survey released Wednesday. An annual survey of state Medicaid directors, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation&#8217;s Commission on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nebraska institution nears loss of federal funding</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/29/nebraska-institution-2-23121/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/29/nebraska-institution-2-23121/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[institutionalization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intellectual/developmental disabilities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beatrice State Developmental Center]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[institutions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Omaha World-Herald: Nebraska&#8217;s troubled Beatrice State Developmental Center has moved a step closer to losing $25 million a year in federal Medicaid funds. The state has received word that its appeal of Medicaid decertification has been denied. The Beatrice Center&#8217;s funding has been in jeopardy since September 2006, when it failed seven of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving nursing home for a home of his own</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/20/leaving-nursing-home-22685/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/20/leaving-nursing-home-22685/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: A growing number of states are teaming up with Medicaid to help elderly people and those with disabilities move out of nursing homes and back into their communities. Walter Brown, 72, says the transition to his own home has dramatically improved his life. Brown, who had a stroke two years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurers reject mainstream devices for speech assistance</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/15/insurers-22395/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/15/insurers-22395/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid/Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speech]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disability news and commentary]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kara Lynn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netbooks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the New York Times: People with speech disabilities question why Medicare and private insurers are declining to cover mainstream devices like iPhones and netbook PCs that can help them communicate. Insurers say coverage is restricted to medical devices, not gadgets that can also be used for nonmedical purposes like playing video games or browsing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students with disabilities languish after graduation</title>
		<link>http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2009/09/09/living-room-22098/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patricia Bauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[employment/jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intellectual/developmental disabilities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NOT2BEMISSED]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emily Thomas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Barbara Shelly in the Kansas City Star: Hundreds of people with developmental disabilities in Kansas are waiting years after completing high school to get a job or placement in a sheltered workshop. The problem is so pervasive that advocates have a term for it &#8211; graduating to the living room. The state invests millions [...]]]></description>
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