eParent.com announces the appointment of Michael Turcich, Managing Partner, Western Principal Partners in the consultant role of senior global advisor for Inclusive Health Innovations. In his role, Mr. Turcich supports the Inclusive Health strategy consulting with the development and utilization of inclusive health resources for health care professionals and caregivers, which complements the work already done in the prevention area. In addition, he provides support to the staff to optimize the current health strategy to […]
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New USDA Regulation Confirms ABLE Funds Protection
On January 6th the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), a federal agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a final rule regarding various aspects related to, among other things, eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. As many know, SNAP offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families (including those with disabilities) and provides economic benefits to communities. Additionally, SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger […]
NDRN Sends Comments to Feds on timely Home and Community Based Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS–2404–NC P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244–8013 Delivered Electronically Ref: 42 CFR Part 440: [CMS–2404–NC] RIN 0938–ZB33. RFI: Federal Government Interventions to Ensure the Provision of Timely and Quality Home and Community Based Services. The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information (RFI) on federal government […]
ABLE National Resource Center Publishes Report Chronicling Accomplishments
As we embark on the 2nd anniversary of the signing on the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, the ABLE National Resource Center (ANRC) would like to take a moment to reflect on the tremendous amount of work that has been dedicated to the implementation of this transformative law and of the contributions made by the Center and its supporters. With the aim of providing individuals with disabilities, their families and […]
Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Workforce Participation for People With Disabilities
BY Jean P. Hall, PhD, Adele Shartzer, PhD, Noelle K. Kurth, MS, and Kathleen C. Thomas, PhD Objectives.To use data from the Health Reform Monitoring Survey(HRMS)to examine differences in employment among community-living, working-age adults (aged 18–64 years) with disabilities who live in Medicaid expansion states and nonexpansion states. Methods. Analyses used difference-in-differences to compare trends in pooled, cross-sectional estimates of employment by state expansion status for 2740 HRMS respondents reporting a disability, adjusting for individual […]