#208 - Advocacy Alert! (Part 2) - Medicaid Changes

It's tough to keep up with all the changes going on at the Federal level or understand how that might impact people with Down syndrome in our local areas. We were joined on the podcast by two experts in policy and advocacy from the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC). Heather Sachs is the Policy & Advocacy Co-Director for the NDSC and Jawanda Mast is the Grassroots Advocacy Manager for the NDSC. On the podcast, we discuss how the Medicaid changes at the federal level will impact those with disabilities at the state and local level. This is Part 2 of a two part series looking at Policy and Advocacy at the Federal level.

For more information:

National Down Syndrome Congress (https://www.ndsccenter.org)

Information and application for NDSC's National Down Syndrome Advocacy Coalition https://ndsccenter.org/policy/national-down-syndrome-advocacy-coalition-ndac/about-ndac.html 

Advocacy Training and Resources. Templates, one-pagers, toolkit and presentations. https://ndsccenter.org/policy/training-resources.html

-Changes to Medicaid, Medicare, and Affordable Care Act: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/the-changes-coming-to-the-aca-medicaid-and-medicare   -Closer look at work requirements in HR1: