Action Toolkit

What you can do with this data

Every document below is free to use, adapt, and redistribute. They're designed to be dropped into legislative testimony, coalition meetings, grant applications, and newsroom briefings.

Template legislation

State Overtime Protection Act

Model bill eliminating state-level domestic service overtime exemptions. Includes fiscal note framework, fiscal impact talking points, and a summary of the 14 states that already provide protections beyond federal law.

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Template legislation

Medicaid Wage Pass-Through Act

Model bill requiring a specified percentage of Medicaid HCBS rate increases flow to direct care worker compensation. Modeled on Minnesota (72%), Massachusetts (90%), and New York (statutory parity).

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Talking points

Fiscal Conservative Framing Guide

One-pager framing home care investment as institutional cost avoidance — not worker benefit expansion. Designed for Republican legislators and fiscally conservative stakeholders. Includes the $48K vs. $128K comparison and substitution evidence.

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Talking points

Disability Rights / Aging Advocacy Brief

Two-pager centering the mandatory vs. optional Medicaid asymmetry: nursing home care is an entitlement; HCBS is not. Designed for Survival Coalition-type organizations and AARP chapters.

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FOIA templates

State DHS Data Request Package

Pre-drafted FOIA/open records request letters for the 10 critical data gaps identified in the research template: IRIS workforce demographics, county-level HCBS vs. NF data, MCO contract provisions, and more.

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Data

State Research Spreadsheet

Full 90+ metric template pre-populated with WI and MN data. Includes data sources registry and FOIA tracker tabs. Add your state's data to the blank column.

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Data

State Research Guide

Comprehensive 355-line research methodology guide covering all 6 categories, WI–MN validation data, template instructions per metric, data availability summary, and constitutional viability analysis.

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Data

Embeddable State Comparison Widget

Drop-in HTML/JS snippet for coalition partner websites. Displays key metrics for any two states side-by-side with source citations. Responsive, lightweight, no dependencies.

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Comment template

DOL NPRM Public Comment

Template comment for the DOL companionship exemption rescission rulemaking (90 FR 28976). Pre-populated with the familial caregiver paradox argument and fiscal data. Customize with your state data.

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Story collection

Submit Your Story

If you're a caregiver, a care recipient, or a family member affected by the workforce crisis — your experience is data. We publish anonymized stories alongside the metrics they illustrate.

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