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 Hill Brief: Requesting a GAO Investigation into Housing for Adults with Severe Autism — 2025
NCSA urges Congress to direct the Government Accountability Office to investigate housing options and regulatory barriers for adults with severe and profound autism, where HUD and CMS policies conflict in damaging ways.
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.