ANCOR Issues Response to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Concerning Remarks About Home- and Community-Based Services

Read the press release here.

Excerpt below:

“Recent public comments denigrating critical home- and community-based services (HCBS) made by the federal leaders that oversee Medicaid programs are deeply concerning. The undervaluing of HCBS demeans the very real, complex, and difficult work that caregivers—whether paid or unpaid—provide.

“Medicaid HCBS programs are much more than supporting an individual with the daily and essential needs that many of us take for granted, like getting dressed in the morning or traveling to a medical appointment. Indeed, for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), these services support skill development towards greater independence, community integration, and employment that enable people with I/DD to forego expensive public institutions and live full lives in their homes and communities."