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Health Equity for People with Disabilities CDC

(2 days ago) As of 2016, an estimated one in four, or 61 million adults in the United States reported a disability. People with disabilities (such mobility limitations, deafness and blindness, or intellectual disabilities) face many challenges to achieving optimal health and accessing high-quality health care. Data from … See more

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/humandevelopment/health-equity.html

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS

(5 days ago) WEBAccess to healthcare means having “the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.”1 Access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578537/

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Improving Access to Care for People with Disabilities CMS

(6 days ago) WEBA Primer for Providers (PDF): This resource helps staff in health care settings improve quality, satisfaction, and physical accessibility for people with …

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/health-equity/minority-health/resource-center/health-care-professionals-researchers/improving-access-care-people-disabilities

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NIH designates people with disabilities as a population …

(Just Now) WEB“Access to quality health care is a basic human right. It is unacceptable that in 2023, every person in the United States of America does not have that access,” …

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-designates-people-disabilities-population-health-disparities

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Disability - World Health Organization (WHO)

(Just Now) WEBThere are two important international frameworks which relate to health equity for persons with disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with …

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/disability-and-health

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Health Care and the Americans With Disabilities Act

(7 days ago) WEBHealth care providers are required to make reasonable modifications (or changes) to policies, practices, and procedures to provide equal access to facilities and services to people with disabilities. The term “reasonable …

https://adata.org/factsheet/health-care-and-ada

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Disability and Health health.gov

(4 days ago) WEBUsing Law and Policy to Promote Health for People with Disabilities in the United States. Laws and policies can help communities increase access to care and improve health for people with disabilities. Laws and policies …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-people/healthy-people-2020/healthy-people-2020-law-and-health-policy/disability-and-health

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People With Disabilities - Healthy People 2030 health.gov

(Just Now) WEBAbout 1 in 4 people in the United States have a disability.1 Healthy People 2030 focuses on helping people with disabilities get the support and services they need — at home, …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/people-disabilities

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Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility …

(2 days ago) WEBfull and equal access to their health care services and facilities; and; reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures when necessary to make health care services fully …

https://www.ada.gov/resources/medical-care-mobility/

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Barriers to the access of people with disabilities to health services

(3 days ago) WEBAlthough fundamental for the performance of health systems worldwide, access to health care by people with and without disabilities remains a complex …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9239543/

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The Role of Law and Policy in Achieving Healthy People’s Disability …

(7 days ago) WEB(2020). The Role of Law and Policy in Achieving Healthy People’s Disability and Health Goals around Access to Health Care, Activities Promoting Health and …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/tools-action/browse-evidence-based-resources/role-law-and-policy-achieving-healthy-peoples-disability-and-health-goals-around-access-health-care-activities-promoting-health-and-wellness-independent-living

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Department of Human Services Disability Programs

(2 days ago) WEBReferral and information also can be obtained by calling the Division of Disability Services at 1-888-285-3036. The Division of Mental Health Services (DMHS) coordinates and …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/clients/disability/

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Health coverage options for people with disabilities in the Health

(9 days ago) WEBIf you have a special health care need — like if you’re terminally ill, need help with daily activities, get regular care at home or in another community setting, live in a long-term …

https://www.healthcare.gov/people-with-disabilities/coverage-options/

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Access to Health Care for People with - Disability Rights Ca

(8 days ago) WEBThe ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557 ensure full and equal access to health care services and facilities. This includes the reasonable modifications …

https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/publications/access-to-health-care-for-people-with-disabilities-under-the-ada-and-other-civil

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People With Functional Disability and Access to Health Care

(1 days ago) WEBThere is limited evidence about access to care issues (delayed and forgone care) due to the pandemic among people with disability (PWD). Methods: This study …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36040096/

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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination Protections …

(Just Now) WEB“Section 1557 is critical to making sure that people in all communities have a right to access health care free from discrimination. color, national origin, age, sex …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-issues-new-rule-strengthen-nondiscrimination-protections-advance-civil-rights-health-care.html

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5/2 Working towards Equitable Access to Health Care for People …

(Just Now) WEBDisability Rights Maine conducted a mixed-methods research project with the goal of identifying and quantifying the barriers Mainers with disabilities face when …

https://sites.bu.edu/nephtc/2024/04/06/5-2-working-towards-equitable-access-to-health-care-for-people-with-disabilities/

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Division of Disability Services - Bergen County New Jersey

(Just Now) WEBInformation & Assistance Service / Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) 201-336-6504. TTY 201-336-6505. The division's ADRC information and assistance unit is …

https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/divisions-of-disability-services

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Disability and access to health care - a community based …

(1 days ago) WEBPurpose: The World Disability Report highlighted the need for adequate access to health and medical rehabilitation services for those with disability. Participants in a large …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23829353/

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The Division of Disability Services Division of Disability Services

(8 days ago) WEBInformation & Referral Services. Live representatives certified in disability services to answer your calls. Call 1-888-285-3036

https://nj.gov/humanservices/dds/home/

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Ethopolitical media: Organizing Assistive Technology, disability …

(3 days ago) WEBIn this paper we prompt a re-reading of Assistive Technology (AT) as a media system that organizes disability in the framework of digital health-care and the platform …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437241249159

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Strengthening disability Inclusion in health services

(8 days ago) WEBDisability is part of being human. Almost everyone will temporarily or permanently experience disability at some point in their life. An estimated 1.3 billion …

https://www.who.int/southeastasia/activities/strengthening-disability-inclusion-in-health-services

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Division of Senior Services - Bergen County New Jersey

(5 days ago) WEBAs the lead agency for the Bergen County’s Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC), and designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA), the Division helps older adults, …

https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/division-of-senior-services

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AHRQ guide provides ways to support equity through digital …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently released a guide to help health systems and other stakeholders assess and advance equity in health care …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-25-ahrq-guide-provides-ways-support-equity-through-digital-health-care-technology

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Equitable and accessible informed healthcare consent process for …

(6 days ago) WEBObjective To identify factors acting as barriers or enablers to the process of healthcare consent for people with intellectual disability and to understand how to make this …

https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/33/5/328

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Support Groups Versus Primary Mental Healthcare on Disability …

(8 days ago) WEBBased on the need to implement strategies to reduce recovery gaps in mental health with the community as axes of recovery, the objective of the present …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00332941241248595

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Medicaid Eligibility Medicaid

(6 days ago) WEBMedicaid is a joint federal and state program that, together with the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), provides health coverage to over 77.9 million Americans, …

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/eligibility/index.html

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Samantha R lawsuit may improve behavioral care for thousands

(Just Now) WEBThe Rhoneys filed a lawsuit in 2017 that became known as the Samantha R. case. Disability Rights NC argued that the failure to provide access to community- and …

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article287806635.html

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Senate Passes 2024-25 Budget Addressing Critical Priorities for …

(7 days ago) WEBHealth. $7.5 billion invested in New York’s health care system through modifications to the state's 1115 Medicaid Waiver to be used for promoting health …

https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/senate-passes-2024-25-budget-addressing-critical-priorities-new

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CareSource and Synergies SEED Fund expands opportunities for

(9 days ago) WEBA partnership that benefits Georgians with disabilities . Entrepreneurship is an important employment option. At the heart of the collaboration between CareSource and …

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2024/04/26/caresource-and-synergies-seed-fund-expands.html

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