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Victory on Medicaid Co-pays:

By editor | Published: July 29, 2009
Coalition for Moral Budget Applauds Legislators for Eliminating all Medicaid Co-pays The budget negotiated between the Legislature and and Governor that will be voted on by the end of June eliminates all Medicaid Co-pays. This is a great victory and we should thank the legislators and the Governor for hearing us on this important issue. For more [Read more... ]

New Jersey State Budget FY2010

By editor | Published: July 29, 2009
State Legislature Passes FY’ 2010 Budget;Governor Expected to Sign. Please Send Thank You Letters to the Legislators The Legislature passed the FY 2010 budget with minimal changes to the initial budget proposed by Governor Corzine. Services to people with developmental disabilities were spared significant cuts. It is important for Legislators to hear from you now to [Read more... ]

History of Successes in FY 2008 Budget, It Does Make a Difference.

By editor | Published: July 24, 2009
We had a number of sucesses in this year’s budget for people with developmental disabilities (See below on Medicaid co-pays and the Cost of Providing Care. These successes only occured due to the efforts of individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, staff, Board members, and advocates. ABCD is a member of several coalition that have [Read more... ]