Together for Choice
Submission to Senate HELP Committee regarding Workforce Crisis
Please see attached submission to the Senate HELP Committee regarding workforce crisis that Together for Choice signed on to along with a...
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Webinars & Blog
Together for Choice
Mar 14, 20231 min read
Webinar - CMS's Heightened Scrutiny Review of Misericordia
In October 2022, CMS visited Misericordia to conduct a heightened scrutiny review to determine if Misericordia's campus-based day...
Together for Choice
Dec 2, 20211 min read
HCBS Settings Rule Webinar with Laura Brackin PhD Part 2 - Questions & Answers
Please click below to download the presentation slides and recommended resources on the CMS HCBS Settings Rule.
Together for Choice
Oct 28, 20211 min read
HCBS Settings Rule Webinar with Laura Brackin PhD
Please click below to download the presentation slides and a copy of the PCP Self-Assessment made available through the National Center...
Together for Choice
Sep 23, 20211 min read
HCBS Settings Rule - Isolation Criteria & Heightened Scrutiny
Melissa Harris from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) shares the latest updates on CMS's HCBS regulation and...
Together for Choice
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Important Letter from CMS regarding the HCBS Settings Rule
On April 28, 2021, Congressman Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA1) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with...
Together for Choice
Jul 6, 20211 min read
David Axelrod's Opinion Piece in the New York Times
Credit: Des Anano Many of you have read David Axelrod's New York Times article "When It Comes to People Like My Daughter, One Size Does...
Together for Choice
Jun 10, 20211 min read
TFC Member Call 6/10/2021
TFC member call to discuss the latest news and updates on federal and state regulations and grassroots advocacy. The documents mentioned...
Together for Choice
Apr 7, 20212 min read
TFC's Comment on HCBS Access Act Draft
Dear TFC Members: Senators Hassan, Casey, and Brown, and Representative Dingell, have circulated a draft bill called the Home and...
Together for Choice
Mar 26, 20211 min read
TFC's Analysis of Proposed Draft of HCBS Access Act
Here is TFC's analysis of proposed draft of HCBS Access Act. We encourage you to read the released draft proposal and submit your...
Together for Choice
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Important Medicaid Provisions Supporting Choice
Here are some key provisions of the Social Security Act that support choice, particularly the choice of an ICF. Please click the...
Together for Choice
Nov 12, 20201 min read
Webinar: HCBS Outcome Measurement
Dr. Brian Abery and Dr. Renáta Tichá from the Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement (University of Minnesota) shared...
Together for Choice
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Video: HCBS Settings Rule Updates (Part 2)
Thank you for joining us for the second session of the HCBS Settings Rule Updates with Melissa Harris from Centers for Medicare &...
Together for Choice
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Video: HCBS Settings Rule Updates and Q&A
Here is a video of Melissa Harris from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sharing the latest updates on the HCBS Settings Rule....
Together for Choice
Sep 29, 20201 min read
The Unintended Consequences of the HCBS Settings Rule
The unintended consequences of the HCBS Settings Rule can often leave the beneficiaries of the rule in a much worse situation than they...
Together for Choice
Aug 7, 20208 min read
STOP BLOWING CIVIL RIGHTS SMOKE IN MY EYES – A Parent’s Perspective
https://www.timesleader.com/news/766174/committee-approves-bill-for-moratorium-on-closing-of-white-haven-center The words “Willowbrook”...
Together for Choice
Jul 14, 20201 min read
CMS HCBS Regulation: Implementation Timeline Extension
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has extended the compliance deadline for the Home and Community-Based Settings Regulation to...
Together for Choice
Jun 9, 20203 min read
Relief Fund Distribution Announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is...
Together for Choice
Jun 5, 20201 min read
NCSA's response to VP Biden's Disability Policy Statement
NCSA is a voice for the disabled who have no voice — specifically, the growing population of Americans disabled by severe forms of...
Together for Choice
Jun 5, 20202 min read
A Mom's Letter to Vice President Biden
Dear Vice President Biden, I am writing in support of Scott Mendel of Together for Choice's excellent letter released yesterday...
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