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Quality, Affordable Health Care for All

Access to health care is a human right. For people with disabilities, access to affordable, high-quality health care is a critical component of community integration. For many, it means the choice to live in one’s own home in the community rather than an institution. NDRN supports that choice by advocating at the federal level to strengthen Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and other health care programs.

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  • Funding

    National Disability Rights Network Condemns Passage of Federal Budget Bill and Deep Cuts to Medicaid

    July 4, 2025

    Despite its name, there is nothing beautiful about a bill that slashes funding for home- and community-based services, weakens protections for people with disabilities, and threatens to roll back decades of hard-fought progress toward equality and inclusion.

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    Disability Rights West Virginia Receives 2025 Advocacy Award

    June 4, 2025

    Disability Rights West Virginia has been selected for their work investigating abuse and neglect at Hopemont Hospital, a long-term care facility. The investigation shed light on conditions that demanded urgent attention and change, and ultimately led to criminal indictments.

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  • Community Integration

    Disability Rights North Dakota Receives 2025 Advocacy Award

    June 3, 2025

    Disability Rights North Dakota has been selected for their outstanding work challenging the state’s ongoing efforts to enact an IMD (Institutions for Mental Disease) Exclusion Waiver. DRND’s efforts, often in the face of strong political and corporate opposition, have made clear that the rights and dignity of individuals with…

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