Are “all men (and women) created equal?”

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON) AND MATTHEW COOKE, DDS, MD, MPH Advances have been made in the United States and other countries, but we have a long way to go to reach any semblance of equality between individuals with disabilities and the general public. “…Abraham Lincoln asked his listeners why the Declaration of Independence asserted that ‘all men are […]

President Obama’s 2017 Budget Expands Opportunities for People with Disabilities

Meeting Our Greatest Challenges: The President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Expanding Opportunities for People with Disabilities Under the President’s leadership, we have turned our economy around and created 14 million jobs. Our unemployment rate is below five percent for the first time in almost eight years. Nearly 18 million people have gained health coverage as the Affordable Care Act has taken effect. And we have dramatically cut our deficits by almost three-quarters and set our […]

The Department of Labor Requests Public Comments on Proposal to Strengthen Claims Procedures for Disability Benefits

January 12, 2016 Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) The Department of Labor is asking for public comments on a proposed rule that would increase consumer protections when employer-sponsored plans decide claims and appeals for disability benefits. The proposal would better align the rules for disability benefits with the claims requirements already in place for health benefits under the Affordable Care Act, help employees protect against inappropriate denials of disability […]