Let's Talk New Mexico 7/18 8a: Thousands of New Mexicans with intellectual and developmental disabilities have waited years to get access to group homes, therapies and other services. We’ll discuss the plan Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced this month to get everyone off the waitlist for the developmental disability (DD) waiver program over the next six years. Have you or someone you know been on the waitlist? What would it take to get everyone the services they are eligible for in a timely fashion? Email us your thoughts at LetsTalk@kunm.org, or call in live during the show.
Guests:
- Secretary Kathy Kunkel, NM Department of Health
- Nicole Comeaux, Medicaid Director, NM Human Services Department
- Tim Gardner, attorney with Disability Rights New Mexico
- Ed Kaul, President and CEO of ARCA
- Sheryl Trail, mother and advocate
Resources:
- DOH and HSD propose a three-tiered plan for developmental disabilities waiver waitlist(July 9, 2019 announcement)
- NM DOH information on the developmental disabilities waiver
- 2018 Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) program evaluation of DD waiver
- 2013 LFC program evaluation of DD waiver
- "Jackson's Legacy" lawsuit overview and timeline (Santa Fe Reporter, 2010)