Sen. Warren, Colleagues Urge House, Senate Leadership to Prioritize Needs of People With Disabilities in Next COVID-19 Package
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"This unprecedented public health emergency has exposed the pre-existing scarcity of medical treatment, equipment, and other resources available to the disability community," wrote the senators. "As it develops its next COVID-19 package,
Pointing to a series of pre-existing bills that leaders could use to develop these priorities, the senators' letter urges
* Boost Medicaid funding to support people with disabilities, including an increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to ensure that state governments can continue to provide people with disabilities with the care they need;
* Provide at least
* Provide emergency income relief for people with disabilities, including through confirming that COVID-19 stimulus checks do not impact their benefit eligibility in programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Program,
* Protect the civil rights of people with disabilities, including through strong oversight to ensure anti-discrimination laws and guidance are adhered to and through collecting disability-specific COVID-19 outcome and testing data;
* Expand paid leave protections for the disability community, including ensuring that caregivers who must take time off of work to care for family members with disabilities can access paid leave;
* Ensure people with disabilities can access food and medication by requiring access to 90-day supplies of medication and medical support services, food and medicine delivery, and other critical services; and
* Expand access to Personal Protective Equipment for people with disabilities and their caregivers to ensure that medical services can be safely provided.
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