Health Care for People with Disabilities

Health Services in Schools: Medicaid and Special Education Services

Executive Summary This NHeLP fact sheet provides information about health services for children, under age of 21, in schools. Many of the services are provided in schools, and some these services are provided Medicaid and/or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA. DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION (IDEA – Health Services in Schools – 1 Pager) Source: Health …

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What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid? — Access

By Abbi Coursolle, David Machledt, Wayne Turner Executive Summary In the fourth paper in our “What Makes Medicaid, Medicaid?” series, NHeLP experts explain the provisions and protections that ensure Medicaid beneficiaries gain access to quality health care services. Senior Attorney Abigail Coursolle, Senior Policy Analyst David Machledt, and Senior Attorney Wayne Turner write, “Medicaid is …

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Disability Rights – National Health Law Program

Medicaid provides health coverage and protections for persons with physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities. NHeLP works with state health advocates and litigates when necessary to protect the rights of vulnerable persons, making sure persons with disabilities receive the care they need and are legally entitled to, as well as protecting their rights when care is …

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Promoting sexuality across the life span for individuals with IDD

Ailey, SA, Marks, B, Crisp, C, Hahn, JE. (2003). Promoting sexuality across the life span for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Nurs Clin N Am 38, 229–252. “No group in this country faces the sort of sexual and reproductive restrictions disabled people do: we are frequently prevented from marrying, bearing and/or rearing children, learning about sexuality, having …

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Study finds $200 billion in avoidable health care costs | American Pharmacists Association

Source: Study finds $200 billion in avoidable health care costs | American Pharmacists Association June 21, 2013 Medication misuse, non-adherence, errors contribute to wasteful spending Health care costs caused by improper and unnecessary use of medications exceeded $200 billion in 2012, amounting to an estimated 10 million hospital admissions, 78 million outpatient treatments, 246 million …

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Medicaid Restructuring Under the American Health Care Act and Nonelderly Adults with Disabilities | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Medicaid covers more than three in 10 non-elderly adults with disabilities, providing a broad range of medical and long-term care services that enable people with disabilities to live and work in the community. Source: Medicaid Restructuring Under the American Health Care Act and Nonelderly Adults with Disabilities | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Key …

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Draft Principles for a Person-Centered Approach to Serious or Advanced Illness

Deadline: May 12, 2017 http://ltcombudsman.org/uploads/files/support/acl-person-centered-principles.pdf ACL, in consultation with stakeholders from the aging and disability communities, has drafted a set of principles to guide their work, and to enhance existing programs and services related to serious or advanced illness for older adults and people with disabilities. ACL is now seeking input from the people they …

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AdvocacyDenver Partners with Comcast to Air Two Public Service Announcements

AdvocacyDenver’s Public Service Announcements are airing on COMCAST to celebrate our HealthMatters Program and Yoga 4All Abilities classes. Many thanks to the COMCAST production team, the Dahlia Campus for Health and Well-Being, Mudra Yoga Studio, and our “star” students! Watch the videos below: HealthMatters Program YouTube Channel  AdvocacyDenver Webinars and Videos

Women’s Refugee Commission – Disabilities

Source: Women’s Refugee Commission – Disabilities As many as 7.7 million of the world’s 51 million people displaced by conflict have disabilities. People with disabilities are among the most hidden and neglected of all displaced people, excluded from or unable to access most aid programs because of physical and social barriers or because of negative …

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Women’s Refugee Commission – Disability Inclusion: Policy to Practice

Source: Women’s Refugee Commission – Disability Inclusion: Policy to Practice Executive Summary English | French | Arabic | Word Format Full Report English | French | Arabic | Word Format Fact Sheet: Refugees with Disabilities English | French | Arabic | Word Format | Easy Read Discussion Tool for Field Workers: Increasing Inclusion, Building Community English | …

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