VOR's Weekly Newsletter
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WEEK OF: THIS ISSUE INCLUDES ARTICES ON:
August 3, 2018 Reminder- The Importance of Medicaid, Federal Disability Policy Office, EVV Delayed, NJ, OH, Abuse in LA
July 28, 2018 ACL Controversy, Delaware DD Council Misconduct, Behavioral Health, Direct Support Professionals
July 20, 2018 Illinois Auditor General report on DHS Oversight, ACL's Mary Lazare's comments cause stir, OH, SC, MI, CA
July 13, 2018 Congregate Care Facilities reports: MT, TX, CA, PA, NY. DOE sued over delay of Special Ed Rule. ME, MA, NJ
July 6, 2018 AR 4th of July, Sesame Place Autism Certified, DOE delays IDEA Equity Compliance, Ohio DSP Turnover Rate
June 29, 2018 Feds to Make Group Homes Safer, Preventing Sexual Abuse, CA Tragedy, NJ Budget, MA Shock Therapy
June 22, 2018 Autism Blood Test, PA Hamburg Ctr., MT Budget Cuts, Sheltered Workshops (MA, IN), DSP Crisis (NJ, OH)
June 15, 2018 News from VOR's 2018 Conference, CMSLTSS Expenditures, Low Medicaid Rates, NE, OH, MN
June 8, 2018 Texas (Preventable Tragedy), Autism Seizures, HI (ARC $7M Theft), NY, OH, MA, GA (Marijuana)
June 1, 2018 MO man died in 'Fight Club' buried in concrete, VA, OH, CA, OK, NJ, In Memorium Virginia Carraway
May 25, 2018 WY new buildings at WLRC, RI restores IDD funding. MD DSP rate increase, MN, DE McNesby Act, MA.
May 18, 2018 Device Predicts Autism Aggression, Electronic Visit Verification, HR 5658, Ohio-Abuser Registry, DE, MA
May 11, 2018 Crisis in Louisiana, Govt urged to improve I/DD system, Med Care for Autisitic Adults, NJ, OK, CT, DEL
May 4, 2018 CBD Research, Autism Testing, Alaska ARC overbilled $2.4 Million, DSP Crisis in Ohio, WI employment rights
April 27, 2018 Iowa's Managed Care Problems, Special Ed Funding Problems, Autism on the Rise, GA, CT, MA, TX, MO
April 20, 2018 Amy Lutz' Letter to HHS, Curbing DR Iowa, FL Abuse & Neglect, VA-Save CVTC, NJ, CA
April 13, 2018 NJ - $1.4M Settlement, Budget Problems in AZ, CA, LA, AZ, CA, CT, MA Sealed Investigation
Apr 6, 2018 HR620, OH, GA, MA, NM, Sheltered Workshops, Intentional Communities
Mar 30, 2018 HR4547, PA (Hamburg Closing), CT, CA, RI, Dental Care
Mar 23, 2018 Money Follows the Person, Guardianship & SDM, AK, MN, VA, TX, Dental, Barber
Mar 16, 2018 CA (Sonoma PHA), Medical Research, Dental, NJ, ME, NJ
Mar 9, 2018 VOR-House Judiciary Hearings, HHS Strategic Plan, VA, CT (Op-Ed), MA, TX, SC, AHCA
Mar 2, 2018 Autism Coordinator, IDEA Delayed, IL, NC, ME, MN Sheltered Workshops
Feb 23, 2018 IL, Money Follows the Person, MIlitary Behav. Therapy, ME, AR, CA, GA, KY, PA, OR
Feb 16, 2018 ADA, Fed Report on DSP's, HI, OH (Safety), CT (Safe Relationships, NY (DSP's)
Feb 9, 2018 Opinion: Lee Wachtel, VA, NJ, OH, FL, MI, NM, WA, Gerber's Down Syndrome Baby
Feb 2, 2018 Medicaid Transportation at risk, HCBS Expenditures Down, TX, ME, IN, DE, D. Vitkus
Jan 26, 2018 RAISE Act, HCBS Report, I/DD Preschool Suspensions, VA, NC, ID, NY, UT, Dental Svcs
Jan 19, 2018 Joint Statement by ACL, HHS warns of Group Home Dangers, Abuse & Neglect, Utah Class Action Lawsuit, TX, CO, OR, OK, MA, Opinion: 2014 Final Rule a Barrier To Appropriate Care
Jan 12, 2018 I/DD & Sexual Assault, Tax Law & ABLE Accounts, TX, SC, TX, ME, NJ, MA, KA, NE
Jan 5, 2018 CT - Autistic Man Abandoned to ER; PA, NJ, Canada's Shelltered Workshops
Dec 26, 2017 CT - Autistic Man Abandoned to Emergency Room for 5 Months; CO, NJ, WI
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