Mission

The Long Term Services and Supports Task Force addresses the services and supports that enable individuals with disabilities of all ages to live in their homes and communities. In particular, the Task Force focuses on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), recognizing that they are the key to community integration, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for many people with disabilities and older adults. These critical services make it possible for people with disabilities and older adults to fully exercise their civil and human rights. 

Co-chairs

• Julia Bascom
  Autistic Self Advocacy Network
  202-558-1270 phone 
  jbascom@autisticadvocacy.org

• Dan Berland
  National Association of State Directors of DD Services(NASDDDS)
  703-683-4202 phone 
  703-684-1395 fax 
  dberland@nasddds.org

• Lydia Dawson
  ANCOR
  LDawson@ancor.org

• Nicole Jorwic
  Caring Across Generations
  630-915-8339 phone
  nicole@caringacross.org

• Jennifer Lav
  National Health Law Program
  202-552-5139 phone 
  lav@healthlaw.org

• Gelila Selassie
  Justice in Aging
  gselassie@justiceinaging.org

2023 Administrative Priorities for CCD Long Term Services and Supports Task Force
(February 23,  2023) - Download [ PDF ]

2023 Legislative Priorities for the CCD Long Term Supports and Services Task Force
(February 23,  2023) - Download [ PDF ]

ACTIVITIES

Long Term Services and Supports Task Force CCD Letter on OCR and HHS Unwinding Guidances The undersigned co-chairs of the Health and Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Task Forces of the Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) write with regard to the equity issues implicated in the unwinding of Medicaid continuous coverage. (July 7,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Long Term Services and Supports Task Force CCD Health and LTSS Task Force Comments on the Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality Proposed Rule The undersigned members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) proposed regulation on Medicaid managed care. (July 3,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Long Term Services and Supports Task Force LTSS and Health Task Force Comments on Medicaid Access Rule The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration, and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society free from racism, ableism, sexism, and xenophobia, as well as LGBTQ+ based discrimination and religious intolerance. (June 30,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Long Term Services and Supports Task Force CCD Letter Urging Immediate Publication of Proposed Section 504 HHS Regulations. The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration, and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society free from racism, ableism, sexism, and xenophobia, as well as LGBTQ+ based discrimination and religious intolerance. (April 26,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Long Term Services and Supports Task Force CCD and DAC letter opposing cuts to Medicaid The undersigned member organizations of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD), and the Disability and Aging Collaborative (DAC), and other state and national organizations write to urge you to exclude Medicaid cuts or changes that limit funding or eligibility from any debt ceiling and budget negotiations and legislation. (April 20,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Long Term Services and Supports Task Force CCD LTSS HELP Workforce RFI On behalf of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Task Force, the undersigned co-chairs thank you for the opportunity to respond to your recent request to stakeholders on healthcare workforce shortages. (March 20,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Long Term Services and Supports Task Force CCD Senate Aging Committee Testimony The undersigned co-chairs of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Task Force thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in support of this Committee’s efforts to highlight the importance of the Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) program. (March 9,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Long Term Services and Supports Task Force Health and LTSS Task Force letter to CMS on Medicaid Unwinding. We, the undersigned members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Health and Long-Term Services and Supports Task Forces write regarding the unwinding of the Medicaid continuous coverage requirement. The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. (March 2,  2023) - Download [ PDF ] Long Term Services and Supports Task Force CCD 2022 LTSS Task Force Annual Report (January 16,  2023) - Download [ PDF ]