Auerbach: For people with disabilities, having access to a personal care attendant and having access to high-cost prescription drugs are two concerns that, if they are in the Medicaid program, are really vital links for them to be able to function well. Until the Balanced Budget Act of 1997...
State Medicaid programs are rapidly converting fee-for-service health delivery systems to managed care for people with disabilities. In theory, managed care models of health delivery will substantially improve the quality of care for people with disabilities, but in reality, few successful models exist...
Texas is clawing back more than $607 million per year in federal funding for special education services, a move local school district officials say will likely worsen already strained budgets for students with disabilities. The School Health and Related Services (SHARS) program provides hundreds of...
Any health care reform must allow continuation of robust Medicaid Buy-In programs for working people with disabilities The final healthcare reform act must ensure that working people with disabilities retain the options they currently have to participate; any legislation should embed Medicaid Buy-in ...
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Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on Illinois' Medicaid wait list who are minorities, in poor health or unable to speak are more likely to have unmet service needs, a new study found.
Offers care to the elderly and those with disabilities Limits nursing home care to short-term recovery after a hospital stay More than 8 million people are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. These people are referred to as dual eligible. Medicaid helps them to pay for services that Medica...
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Medicare helps provide health care coverage to U.S. citizens who are 65 years of age or older, as well as people with certain disabilities. The four-part program includes:4 Part A: Hospitalization Coverage Medicare Part Aprovides hospitalization coverage to individuals 65 years or older, regardle...
People with disabilities Adults over the age of 656 Eligibilitywas expanded to include adults under the age of 65, provided their incomes fell under 133% of thefederal poverty level(FPL), as per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.7 Children account for 38% of enrollees with...