The Human Toll of Medicaid Cuts: Threats to persons with disabilities’ right to independent living in the community

Join the Harvard Law School Project on Disability (HPOD), the Boston Center for Independent Living (BCIL), and Harvard Law School’s Disabled Law Students Association for an online panel event to take stock of the anticipated effects of recently enacted, unprecedented cuts to Medicaid and other critical federal assistance programs on persons with disabilities and their families. Panelists will outline the enormous human toll these changes are likely to take and ways to draw greater attention to them.

CART live captioning provided. Registration required.

Moderator:
Professor Michael Ashley Stein, HPOD

Panelists:
Anne Fracht, Self-Advocacy Associate, HPOD
Dianna Hu, President, Board of Trustees, BCIL
Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Vesper Moore, Chief Operating Officer, Kiva Centers