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BIAA Issues Action Alert: House Budget Bill Proposes to Eliminate BI Programs at CDC Injury Center
Last evening, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) released the following Action Alert regarding a bill that proposes to eliminate brain injury (BI) programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Injury Center. View the Action Alert below:
House Budget Bill Proposes to Eliminate Brain Injury Programs at the CDC Injury Center
Dear Brain Injury Champions and Advocates,
On Wednesday, the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies proposed a budget bill for Fiscal Year 2025 that would eliminate all brain injury programs under the Centers for Disease Control’s Injury Center.
This would be an enormous step backwards. Without these brain injury programs, we’ll have even less accurate data and create a void in public education and outreach.
We need you to help us oppose this proposal and preserve brain injury programming!
ACTION ALERT:
We are asking ALL our advocates to email and call House Appropriations Labor and Health and Human Services Subcommittee members and ask them to save the Injury Center by 9:00 am on Wednesday, July 10.
You can learn more about what’s at stake and find a sample email and phone script by selecting the Take Action Now button below.
Take Action Now
We need all the help we can get. You can help by spreading the word on social media and within your social circles! Action is needed NOW!
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ANCOR Action Alert — Tell Congress: When it Comes to Funding HCBS, We Can’t Afford NOT To!
ANCOR Urges All Members to Take the Following Action:
The Ask: Use our action tool to insist that your members of Congress fully fund the $400 billion investment in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) in the budget reconciliation package.
The Details: Congress is currently negotiating its budget reconciliation bill, which could include an investment of billions of dollars in the HCBS program. The House version of the bill included $190 billion in the HCBS program, falling far short of the promise President Biden made in his American Jobs Plan to invest $400 billion in HCBS and failing to meet the funding level outlined in the Better Care Better Jobs Act.
While we celebrate this historic investment in the HCBS program, the level of financing is insufficient to sustain access and stabilize the direct care workforce. The dire conditions facing our nation’s direct care workforce demand a greater investment.
Why It Matters: A $400 billion investment in dedicated support for HCBS is essential for building a sustainable HCBS infrastructure that can begin addressing the magnitude of unmet need in our communities, and frankly, increased funding for HCBS can’t wait any longer. Not only does investing in this program enjoy wide bipartisan support—81% of voters want to see this funding in the reconciliation bill—but ANCOR’s recent research shows how badly community services need resources to stabilize a workforce in crisis.
Our new report, The State of America’s Direct Support Workforce Crisis 2021, reveals deep concerns from our providers, including:
- 92% of providers report that the pandemic continues to inhibit their ability to recruit and retain workers; the majority of these respondents point to the fact that industries that previously paid comparable wages now pay employees more than they can afford to do.
- 77% of providers have had to stop accepting new referrals due to high turnover or lack of staff.
- 58% of providers have had to discontinue programs or services due to high turnover or lack of staff.
- 84% of providers have had to delay the launch of new programs or the opening of new homes due to high turnover or lack of staff.
- 81% of providers report difficulties achieving required quality standards due to high turnover or lack of staff.
The findings of this survey reveal the significant need for an immediate federal response. As the House and Senate continue to move this historic legislation and enter negotiations on the final package, it’s essential that every member of Congress hears from you now.