State Supported Living Centers, previously known as State Schools, have become an increasingly ineffective and inefficient means of delivery of care to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This paper examines the problems occurring at these living centers and makes recommendations for improving care while reducing costs.
The Sky Isn’t Falling: Dispelling Medicaid Disenrollment Hysteria
Once again, Texas’ Medicaid disenrollment is in the headlines and the mainstream media is turning to its usual scare tactics to paint Texas as the bad guy. As far back as September, The Texas Tribune ran a headline that 900,000 Texans have lost Medicaid, and painted a grim picture of children, new mothers, and disabled adults...