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Millions Offered Up To Create New Disability Employment Models

WEBMore than $200 million is being made available in a broad push to establish innovative approaches to transition young people with disabilities into competitive …

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Medicaid Officials Remove Barriers For Those With Disabilities

WEBWith a new rule, federal officials say they are streamlining the Medicaid enrollment process in an effort to make it easier for people with disabilities to get …

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Biden Administration Proposes Rule To Curb Disability …

WEBThe proposal also establishes enforceable standards for accessible medical diagnostic equipment and would require certain medical providers to have at least one …

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New 988 Hotline May Help Those With IDD In Crisis

WEBThe 988 phone line, which Congress established in 2020, launches Saturday. The three-digit number will take over for the existing National Suicide Prevention …

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National Coalition Sets Roadmap To Improve Health Care For …

WEBNational Coalition Sets Roadmap To Improve Health Care For Those With IDD. First-year medical students learn to use an automated external defibrillator. (Erika …

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In About-Face, NIH Designates Disability As A Health Disparity

WEBThe agency said this week that it will officially designate people with disabilities as a health disparity population. The label applies to groups that “experience …

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Halfway Through 'Unwinding,' Medicaid Enrollment Is Down …

WEBOne of a handful of states that have refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, Alabama had about 920,000 enrollees in Medicaid and CHIP in …

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More Medical Schools Expected To Train Doctors On IDD

WEBA new effort is underway to dramatically expand training on intellectual and developmental disabilities at the nation’s medical schools. The health insurance …

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Feds Urged To Classify Disability As A Health Disparity

WEBThe National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities rejected a plan earlier …

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Feds Warn Medicaid Programs Against Wrongly Dropping …

WEBFederal Medicaid officials say that multiple states may be improperly removing individuals from Medicaid, a program many people with disabilities rely on for …

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Medicaid 'Unwinding' Breeds Chaos In States

WEBSeven months into what was predicted to be the biggest upheaval in the 58-year history of the government health insurance program for people with low incomes …

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Congress Weighs Strengthening Health Care Protections For …

WEB“QALYs aggregate quality and quantity of life simply by lowering the value of a year of treatment by the degree to which an illness, disability, or other health condition …

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Federal Autism Panel Approves New Strategic Plan

WEBThe Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee voted Wednesday to approve a new strategic plan. The nearly 200-page document provides …

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New Program Aims To Train Doctors On Developmental Disabilities

WEBby Michelle Diament | December 11, 2020. A new effort is underway to better prepare future doctors and other health care professionals to treat people with …

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How Families Are Advocating For Children With Disabilities In …

WEBThe state’s current fiscal year budget includes $139 million to help counties address the needs of youth with complex needs such as physical and developmental …

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Supreme Court Hands Down 'Major Victory' For Disability Rights

WEBDisability advocates are hailing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case that they feared could lead to severe restrictions on the rights of people who rely on Medicaid …

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Ranking Names Most Disability-Friendly Cities

WEBScottsdale, Ariz. bested more than 180 other American cities in the ranking released recently by the personal-finance website WalletHub. Other cities at the top of …

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When People With Disabilities Are In Crisis, Feds Say Police May …

WEB“Sending mobile crisis response teams to mental health emergencies when appropriate is akin to sending EMTs to a reported heart attack,” said Assistant Attorney …

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In Twist, Feds Sue Alleging Too Many Medicaid Recipients Living In

WEBIn an unusual move, federal prosecutors filed suit against New York City this week arguing the city provided in-home care to residents who should have been placed …

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Private Equity's Growing Footprint In Home Health Care Draws …

WEBIn Massachusetts, in-home care is nearly $6,000 monthly while a private nursing home room is more than $13,500 a month. For those who need 24/7 care, home …

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Psychiatric Patients Stuck In Emergency Rooms With Nowhere Else …

WEBPsychiatric patients are lingering for days at a time in New Jersey emergency rooms because overflowing psychiatric hospitals have no room for them.

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Attorney Accused Of Taking Funds From Those With Disabilities

WEBAn attorney tasked by New York courts with managing money for dozens of individuals with illnesses and disabilities was charged Wednesday with taking more …

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Anger Should Be Mental Health Disorder, Psychologist Says

WEBIs anger worthy of being a mental health diagnosis similar to anxiety or depression? One New York psychologist thinks so. In a presentation at an American …

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