Posted on August 11, 2021
Providing care for the intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD) community is at the center of everything we do. But it also requires crucial funding and support from the state and federal level. What would happen if one of the key resources for financial support were to be cut off prematurely?
In a recent article, Baltimore Sun health reporter Hallie Miller spoke with Penn-Mar COO Jackie Stevens as she shared the serious consequences of a key emergency funding provision, known as Appendix K, possibly ending early- and what it will mean for people with IDD- and their families.