ABCD’s Executive Director was given a Guest Column in the Press of Atlantic City on April 27th to explain our support for the closure of Vineland Developmental Center. The Guest Column details the rationale for closing Vineland Developmental Center. To read the Guest Column, Press of Atlantic City Guest Column In addition, [Read more... ]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Advocacy Materials for FY’12 Budget
ABCD is focusing its advocacy efforts on three main areas in the Governor’s FY’12 Budget: 1) Proposals for the Division of Developmental Disabilities, including support for the closure of Vineland Developmental Center; 2) Elimination of the two proposals for Medicaid co-pays in the budget; and 3) Medicaid restructuring. ABCD developed the following Fact Sheets which can be [Read more... ]
Maximizing Federal Medicaid Funds
The Assembly Budget Committee invited experts to a Medicaid roundtable on April 4, 2011 to discuss the proposals in the FY’12 proposed budget related to Medicaid. ABCD’s Executive Director, Lowell Arye, was invited to be part of the roundtable discussion. Lowell’s introductory remarks focused on: 1) Need to maximize all federal Medicaid revenues: including the current waivers and [Read more... ]
