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Posted on August 17, 2017 by The Arc Washington DC – The Arc released the following statement in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia: “Our collective hearts break after witnessing the hatred, violence, and innocent death that…

Posted on July 28, 2017 by The Arc   Washington, DC – The Arc released the following statement following the defeat of the Health Care Freedom Act in the United States Senate: “Never underestimate the power of the…

Last updated: July 25th The American Health Care Act (AHCA) and Better Care Reconciliation Act (or BCRA) both contain large cuts to Medicaid through per capita caps. If either bill is signed into law, Medicaid…

The Arc of Larimer County is proud to host Get Work Now!, CTAT’s program for employment professionals.  This course contains 40 hours of flexible coursework between September 5th and December 15th and 2 1/2 days of face to…

Last updated: May 4th, 2017 Earlier today on May 4th, Members of the House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act – which would repeal major provisions of the Affordable Care Act, cuts $880 billion…

On March 28th, 2017, The Arc of Larimer County was thrilled to host its 5th Annual Film Festival.  Films featured this year covered topics ranging from inclusion in school, relationships, employment, Medicaid, and recreation.  The…

by The Arc Washington, DC – The Arc released the following statement following the House of Representatives pulling the vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA): “We are pleased that this dangerous piece of legislation is not being considered on the House floor. We commend the Members of Congress who stood up for the rights of their constituents with intellectual and developmental…

Peter V. Berns Chief Executive Officer of The Arc Originally posted on The Huffington Post Headlines across the country mention looming changes to the Medicaid Program. Make no mistake when reading these articles, what they mean…

This Article was, originally published on chalkbeat.org, was re-posted with permission from the authors.  Please click here to read the article in the original form.  By Ann Schimke (ASCHIMKE@CHALKBEAT.ORG) and Eric Gorski (EGORSKI@CHALKBEAT.ORG) The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday…

UPDATE (3/8/17): The Arc released the following statement on the draft legislation that repeals the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and pays for it by decimating Medicaid, a program critical to the lives of people with…