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Advancing Data Equity To Improve Health Equity For People With Disabilities (Pwd), Michelle Fong
Advancing Data Equity To Improve Health Equity For People With Disabilities (Pwd), Michelle Fong
Policy Analysis
Up to 26% of adults and 4.3% of children (nearly 70.6 million people) in the US have at least one disability. This is the largest population with consistent health disparities and intersects with all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, and sexual orientations. Equity is at the core of public health practice. Health data linked with disability data provide accountability and a basis for trust in leaders who seek meaningful health progress for people with disabilities (PWD). Disability data gaps hide health disparities and perspectives of PWD, perpetuating harmful biases.The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is a US law that upholds civil …
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (Idea) Workforce Shortage, 2022-2023 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (Idea) Workforce Shortage, 2022-2023 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees
Policy Analysis
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), our nation’s special education law, ensures special education and related services to children with disabilities. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142) was created in 1975 to ensure that children with disabilities are able to access free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE). This act was reauthorized as IDEA in 1990. One in every seven students in the United States receives special education services through the IDEA, requiring a large, highly qualified special education workforce to support students’ rights to FAPE. Highly qualified personnel provide specialized …
The Role Of Medicaid For Children With Special Health Care Needs And Disabilities, 2021-2022 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees.
The Role Of Medicaid For Children With Special Health Care Needs And Disabilities, 2021-2022 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees.
Policy Analysis
Medicaid is a federal-state partnership that provides health care coverage to low-income children, senior citizens, and people with disabilities. More than 39 million children 0-18 years old were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP by December 2021. Among Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) infants under one year, more than 6 in 10 rely on Medicaid coverage. Children of color are disproportionately poor and, as a result, more likely to have Medicaid coverage. More than half of all Black, Hispanic, and AI/AN children under 18 are covered by Medicaid.
The Role Of Medicaid For Children With Special Health Care Needs And Disabilities, 2020-2021 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities Program Trainees
The Role Of Medicaid For Children With Special Health Care Needs And Disabilities, 2020-2021 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities Program Trainees
Policy Analysis
Medicaid plays a critical role in protecting the health and well-being of US children, covering half of infants and toddlers as well as two-thirds of children with special health care needs and disabilities. Since its inception in 1965, Medicaid has provided health coverage for low-income children. For some time, while many children with special health care needs and disabilities were covered under the income eligibility criteria, a large share were not. A major shift occurred in 1982 during the Reagan administration with the creation of the Katie Beckett program, which allowed Medicaid eligibility for medical services in the home (rather …
Protect Medicaid Coverage For Children With Disabilities And Special Health Care Needs, 2019-2020 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees
Protect Medicaid Coverage For Children With Disabilities And Special Health Care Needs, 2019-2020 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees
Policy Analysis
Protecting health coverage and access to care for children with disabilities and special needs must be a priority for our nation, states, and communities. Medicaid provides coverage for almost half of all children with disabilities and other special health care needs and is the sole coverage for almost one third of these children. Before the COVID-19 crisis, national policy discussions explored alternate models for health coverage, including Medicaid block grants or waivers, and public options such as “Medicare for All” proposals. Many groups are concerned that shifts in Medicaid will result in many children and families losing coverage, which would …
Restraint And Seclusion In Schools: Understanding The Keeping All Students Safe Act (Kassa), 2018-2019 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees
Restraint And Seclusion In Schools: Understanding The Keeping All Students Safe Act (Kassa), 2018-2019 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees
Policy Analysis
The use of restraint and seclusion for managing children’s behaviors in schools has led to physical and psychological harm, and, in the most extreme cases, even death. For more than a decade, the level of research and concern regarding restraint and seclusion in schools has grown. The experience of being restrained and secluded in school can be traumatizing and life-altering, particularly for children with developmental, mental health, or intellectual disabilities. While adults and children in mental health and correctional facilities are protected by law from the unnecessary use of restraints and seclusion, no federal law protects our children in schools. …
The Importance Of Medicaid For Children With Disabilities And Special Health Care Needs, 2017-2018 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees.
The Importance Of Medicaid For Children With Disabilities And Special Health Care Needs, 2017-2018 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees.
Policy Analysis
Changes to Medicaid financing structure should be carefully considered because any change could have a potentially negative impact on children with disabilities and special health care needs (hereafter referred to as children with disabilities) and limit their access to critically needed health care services and community supports. Currently, Medicaid funding operates through a state and federal partnership, with the federal government providing 60% of funding on average. A cornerstone of Medicaid is the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) child health benefit. This program offers vital support services to children with disabilities, including early and periodic screenings, comprehensive …
Medicaid And Children With Special Health Care Needs, 2016-2017 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees
Medicaid And Children With Special Health Care Needs, 2016-2017 Cohort Of New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh-Me Lend) Program Trainees
Policy Analysis
Medicaid funds vital services for children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities (CYSHCN). Proposed changes to the structure of Medicaid would significantly reduce federal funding for this important program. The most concerning are the proposed structural changes including per capita caps and block grants, as well as threats to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) and Medicaid Waiver services. Restructuring would have devastating effects on benefits for low-income children and individuals with disabilities, and their families, putting this very vulnerable population at additional risk.
Policy Brief: Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act, The 2015-2016 Cohort Of New Hampshire Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh Lend) Program Trainees.
Policy Brief: Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act, The 2015-2016 Cohort Of New Hampshire Leadership Education In Neurodevelopmental And Related Disabilities (Nh Lend) Program Trainees.
Policy Analysis
The Lifespan Respite Care Act (PL 109-442) provides critical support for families caring for loved ones at home. Family caregivers in the United States provide an estimated $470 billion worth of uncompensated care—a figure that exceeds the total Medicaid budget for 2013 (NAC Task Force, 2016). According to the National Respite Coalition, access to respite care helps protect caregiver health, strengthens families, keeps marriages intact, and prevents the need for expensive institutional long-term care. Reauthorization of the Lifespan Respite Care Act is essential to the well-being of individuals in need of long-term care and their families affected by long-term health …
Policy Brief: Keeping All Students Safe Act Of 2014, Nancy Bergerson
Policy Brief: Keeping All Students Safe Act Of 2014, Nancy Bergerson
Policy Analysis
Senator Harkin (D-IA), Senator Murphy (D-CT), Senator Baldwin (D-WI), and Senator Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Keeping All Students Safe Act (S.2036) in the Senate on Feb. 24, 2014. Rep. Miller (D-CA) introduced H.R. 1893 on May 9, 2013. The Act would produce limitations for the use of restraints in public and private schools. Currently, 19 states have no policies in place to address this issue. The law would require better training, monitoring and enforcement of these standards, as well as the collection of related data which would be available to the public. We are asking you to co-sponsor the Keeping …
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act Of 2014, Kassandra Mores
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act Of 2014, Kassandra Mores
Policy Analysis
On May 9, 2014, Representative Smith (R-NJ) and Representative Doyle (D-PA) introduced a bill to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act (H.R. 4631) for five years. Senator Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Enzi (R-WY) are planning to introduce a Senate bill of the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act. The Combating Autism Act of 2011, due to sunset September 30, 2014, provides federal funding for autism research, public education, and early detection and intervention in Maine. We are hoping that you will consider voting in support of the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act.
Workforce Investment Act Of 2013, Kimberly Davis, Laura Valencia
Workforce Investment Act Of 2013, Kimberly Davis, Laura Valencia
Policy Analysis
Senator Murray (D-WA), Senator Isakson (R-GA), Senator Harkin (D-IA), and Senator Alexander (D-TN) introduced the Workforce Investment Act of 2013. The Workforce Investment Act amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for funding core employment programs including Section 511 of Title V of the Rehabilitation Act in the State of Maine. We would like you to vote in support of the Workforce Investment Act.