Medicaid Access Rule: A Historic Regulation to Strengthen Home and Community-Based Services Alison Barkoff, Performing the duties of ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary of Aging The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services Rule (Access Rule). It includes new requirements related to the direct care workforce,…
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Medicaid Waiver Public Comments
The Arc of Indiana submitted public comments regarding proposed changes to existing Medicaid Waivers as well as the new proposed PathWays Waiver and proposed Health and Wellness Waiver. You can review our comments at these links: Family Supports Waiver Community Integration & Habilitation Waiver Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Health & Wellness Waiver Pathways Waiver
Lt. Governor Crouch – Recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Each October, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), the many contributions and achievements of employees with disabilities are recognized and celebrated. The 2023 NDEAM theme is “Advancing Access and Equity” to honor the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. It is an honor for me to join in this…
34th Annual Golf Tournament – Sycamore Course
34th Annual Golf Tournament – Pines Course
Indiana … A Place that Works … but not for all
Suzanne Crouch, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana As we celebrate Disability Awareness Month throughout March, I want to use this time to bring attention to the fact there are hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers living with disabilities who simply want the opportunity to live, learn, work and be active in their communities. As chair of the Indiana…
Naming of Erskine Green Training Institute Lacy Family Healthcare Programs
The Arc of Indiana Foundation is pleased to share that J.A. and Elizabeth Lacy have committed $350,000 in support of the foundation’s Erskine Green Training Institute (EGTI) and its mission to provide opportunities for postsecondary vocational training for people with disabilities that empower and lead to meaningful employment. EGTI’s healthcare support training programs have been…
Celebrating Achievement – Shawn Fulton and Melody Cooper
Throughout Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month we celebrate the achievements of people impacted by a developmental disability. As we close out the month, we celebrate Shawn Fulton, Self-Advocates of Indiana President and Education and Training Coordinator for The Arc Advocacy Network; and Melody Cooper, former SAI President and Self-Advocate Specialist for The Arc Advocacy Network. Shawn…
Celebrating Achievement – EGTI Graduate, Abigail
Throughout Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month we celebrate the achievements of people impacted by a developmental disability. Abigail, a graduate of The Arc of Indiana Foundation’s Erskine Green Training Institute, will celebrate her four year anniversary as a patient transporter at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in May. Abigail, along with EGTI’s other healthcare support program…
Celebrating Achievement – Mark Hublar
Throughout Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month we celebrate the achievements of people impacted by a developmental disability. Meet Mark Hublar, who shares his story and achievements as a public speaker, “My name is Mark Hublar and I have Down syndrome. During my life I have worked, earned a living, graduated from college, lived on my own,…