By Clarke Ross, D.P.A. The National Quality Forum, a nonprofit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality measurement and reporting, builds consensus on national priorities and goals for performance improvement. The NQF released its interim report to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on quality measures for… Read More »»
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Health Disparities Research: Accessible Health Care
September 1, 2011
Commentary: Defining Disability in Health Care Education. Long-Bellil LM, OʼConnor DM, Robey KL, Hahn JE, Minihan PM, Graham CL, Smeltzer SC; on behalf of the Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education. The Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education is a collaborative network of health care educators promoting the inclusion of disability-related content in… Read More »»
Uninsured people with disabilities confront substantial barriers to health care services
September 1, 2011
Despite social “safety net” programs, many U.S. residents with disabilities lack insurance coverage and thus risk financial barriers to accessing care, according to a study in the October 2011 issue of Disability and Health Journal. The study objectives were to characterize working-age adults with disabilities who lack health insurance and to examine their self-reported barriers… Read More »»
Online Course Helps Healthcare Providers Improve Access for People with Disabilities
June 1, 2011
Ten percent of adults with disabilities in Kansas ran into barriers to health care access, according to the 2009 Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Among that group, 14% said the restriction involved physical access, 6% cited disability-specific communication barriers, and 27% reported having been treated unfairly due to their disability. To help reduce… Read More »»
United Spinal Association Answers FAQs on Health Care Reform
March 30, 2011
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act celebrated its first anniversary on March 23, 2011. A lot has happened since the law passed — legal challenges and vitriolic congressional debate — and there is considerable confusion about when or even whether the reforms will move forward. To introduce some much-needed clarity, the United Spinal Association… Read More »»
Health Disparities Research: Services for People with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
November 1, 2010
Uncovering health care inequalities among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Ward RL, Nichols AD, Freedman RI. Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice, SUNY Fredonia, NY 14063, USA. rolanda.ward@gmail.com Health Soc Work. 2010 Nov;35(4):280-90. Even as attention is drawn to the increasing number of individuals who experience health inequalities in the United… Read More »»
www.healthcare.gov
June 27, 2010
At www.healthcare.gov, the government provides helpful information about health care reform. The site offers help finding insurance options, guidelines on prevention, a web tool for comparing hospitals, and an explanation of health care reform. It also presents information tailored to various populations: individuals, families with children, people with disabilities, seniors, young adults and employers. The section… Read More »»
Health Care Reform and People With Disabilities: What’s Ahead?
June 18, 2010
Nearly three months after the arrival of long-awaited health care reform, many people are not sure how things will change. In May 2010, 44 percent of Americans reported being confused about it, and more than a third of the public do not understand how the new law will affect them and their families.1 The Patient… Read More »»
Estimates of state-level health-care expenditures associated with disability.
February 1, 2010
OBJECTIVES: We estimated state-level disability-associated health-care expenditures (DAHE) for the U.S. adult population. METHODS: We used a two-part model to estimate DAHE for the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian adult population using data from the 2002-2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and state-level data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Administrative data for people in institutions were… Read More »»
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