NCSA Hill Brief: Leveraging the Executive Order on Crime and Disorder to Advance Severe Autism Housing and Civil Commitment Reform — July 2025
NCSA's July 2025 Hill briefing outlines how the administration's Executive Order on crime and disorder opens policy channels in civil commitment, housing-first mandates, and HCBS Settings Rule reform for adults with severe autism.
NCSA Letter to CMS: Rescind the HCBS Settings Rule — March 2025
NCSA urges CMS Deputy Administrator Drew Snyder to rescind or amend the Obama-era HCBS Settings Rule, which has created crippling regulatory barriers preventing individuals with severe and profound autism from accessing appropriate residential services.
NCSA One-Pager: The Crisis of 'Empty Waivers' for the Profoundly Autistic — February 2024
NCSA's February 2024 one-pager documents the systemic failure of HCBS Medicaid waivers for individuals with severe autism — waivers that exist on paper but deliver no services because providers refuse to accept clients with complex behavioral needs.