ADA Requirements for Swimming Pools-Recreation Delayed
On March 15, Disability Scoop reported that the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to an American Hotel and Lodging Association request to delay new ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility requirements related to recreational facilities, including swimming pools at hotels.
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Deaf People Have More Mental Health Needs But Less Access to Services
On March 15, Medical X Express and on March 16 Health Day News and U.S. News and World Report reported on a Lancet report documenting the mental health needs of persons who are deaf.
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Elsevier’s New General Medicine Portal Includes Disability and Health
State Respite Care Grants Deadlines Are April 2 and May 14
The Administration on Aging (AOA) has announced its Lifespan Respite Care Program grants. Letters of Intent are due April 2 and applications are due May 14.
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Expanding Access to Adolescent Mental Health Services
The report of the Teen Screen/National Center on Mental Health Checkups November 2011 forum.
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Local Area Health Systems Scorecard Issued
On March 14, the Commonwealth Fund issued the first-ever scorecard.
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Premium Incentives Drive Wellness in the Workplace
The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute study.
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Social Security Disability Insurance Video Hearings Increase in 2011
See the March 14 Virtual Strategy Magazine article.
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CDC on Public Health Strategies Dealing with Excessive Alcohol Use
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) March 20 – Public Health Grand Rounds learning.
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Collaboration Practice Examples – Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) video is available here.
11 States, DC Selected for Medicaid Private Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Demonstration
CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) has announced that AL, CA, CT, IL, ME, MD, MO, NC, RI, WA, WV, and DC to share $75 million in a private hospital demonstration authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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The Prevention and Public Health Fund Overview and Status
On March 17, the Foundation Center made available the February Health Affairs and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation overview of the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF) authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Final Health Insurance Exchange Rules Published
On March 12, HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) published final rules governing the establishment of health insurance exchanges authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Final Exchange Rules on Risk Adjustments Published
On March 16, HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) published rules on how health insurance exchanges authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) apply risk corridors, risk adjustments, and reinsurance.
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