Able Americans

We seek to better the lives of people with #disabilities by removing the barriers created by government programs and by advancing free-market solutions.

[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

Our Faces of Disability Crisis campaign is live!

In the coming weeks, you'll meet real individuals affected by U.S. disability policy -- and learn how Able Americans aims to change things for the better.
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[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

In “Addressing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Medicaid’s HCBS,” here are six key reforms that would combat fraud while protecting and empowering America’s most vulnerable citizens: ⬇️⬇️
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[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

One in five Americans experiences mental illness. Yet too many people with serious mental illness are left without the care they need until they're in crisis. We can—and must—do better.❗❗
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[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

Disability can touch any family, any community, and any American. 👏🏼👏🏼

Yet too often, disability is treated as a niche issue rather than a national one.

The truth is that disability rights are about something bigger: dignity, opportunity, independence, and the freedom to fully participate in society.

When barriers come down, everyone benefits.

When accessibility improves, communities become stronger.

And when people with disabilities have the opportunity to thrive, America thrives.

👉👉 Learn more: https://t.co/Spuw83FJDq

[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

Fraud in Medicaid's Home- and Community-Based Services is surging in states like MN, NC, NY, and OH. We hosted a webinar with top experts on how to crack down—without harming the people the program exists to serve.

Watch now: 
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[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

Every person deserves the chance to live, work, contribute, and belong. 👏🏼👏🏼

➡️➡️ Learn more: https://t.co/K3RXSwyaNC

[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

The pro-death lobby was just getting started. Knowing that the Supreme Court had left open the possibility of individual states legalizing assisted suicide, the wheels began to slowly turn. ⬇️⬇️
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[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

Healthcare attorney @TK_Small, @sarahartweir and our own Senior Fellows joined us to lay out real HCBS fraud solutions.

Watch the full webinar: 
https://t.co/qkUewhGsZ9

[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

Congress and the Administration should structure spending to fund crisis-based inpatient beds, reform commitment standards, create a real continuum of community-based outpatient care, and track outcomes for Americans with serious mental health and substance use disorders.❗❗
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[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

“Republicans generally are seeing education as mostly a state and local project, and that the increase in the federalization of education programs and dollars is not a step in the right direction.”

-@RachKBarkley
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[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

Medicaid HCBS fraud doesn't just hurt taxpayers—it steals services from people with disabilities who need them most.

Watch our webinar to learn how to fix it without cutting off vulnerable Americans 🎥
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[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

🚨🚨 What begins as a rare exception doesn't always stay that way.

In the Netherlands, assisted suicide and euthanasia now account for nearly 6% of all deaths. 

Supporters call it compassion. Critics point to a steady expansion of eligibility criteria and ask an important question:

Where does the line get drawn—and who decides?

For people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and other vulnerable populations, these aren't abstract policy debates. 

They're questions about dignity, protection, and the value of every human life.

📖 Read now: Part 10 of the 11-part series, Is Any Life Unworthy of Living?

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[National Center for Public Policy Research @NationalCenter]

Assisted suicide and euthanasia now account for nearly 6% of deaths in the Netherlands, raising concerns about coercion, subjective definitions of “suffering” and growing risks for people with disabilities and serious medical conditions.

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@AbleAmericans @RachKBarkley #assistedsuicide #euthanasia #Netherlands #ProDeath #ProLife #disabilityrights #bioethics

[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

Nearly 6% of all Dutch deaths are now euthanasia. That number keeps rising.

This is Part 10 of our series "Is Any Life Unworthy of Living?"

The slippery slope isn't a theory. It's a documented, accelerating reality — and it always falls hardest on the disabled, the elderly, and the vulnerable.

Read the full piece → https://t.co/dEk1MtLEeA

[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

🧵 The Netherlands was supposed to be a model. Strict guardrails. Careful oversight. "Due care."

Instead, it became a warning.

Here's how a country went from narrow, limited euthanasia to nearly 6% of ALL deaths being medicalized killing...

[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

We talk about "autonomy" — but is a disabled or elderly person's choice truly free when:

❌ They feel like a burden
❌ They're told death is the only viable option
❌ The medical system around them enthusiastically agrees

Real autonomy means robust support, real alternatives, and a culture that says your life has value.

The Netherlands abandoned that.

[Able Americans @AbleAmericans]

This should be the core principle as anti-fraud efforts ramp up nationally: People with disabilities cannot become collateral damage in the fight against fraud.👇🏼👇🏼
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