Insurance Industry Fighting to Remove Kennedy's LTC Plan From Health Reform
A proposal to establish a new national long-term care insurance program for those with disabilities is under attack by the insurance industry.
Read moreA proposal to establish a new national long-term care insurance program for those with disabilities is under attack by the insurance industry.
Read moreA federal court in New York recently ruled that the state discriminated against people with mental illnesses by housing approximately 4,300 New York City residents in "adult homes."...
Read moreSenators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) recently introduced legislation that would greatly expand affordable housing options under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 811 program for people with disabilities.
Read moreIn a recent article, several professors advocate for greater funding for programs that have shown great success in quickly placing people with mental illness in jobs they like and are able to keep.
Read moreOne of the programs on the cutting edge of community mental health is called "supportive housing," and it incorporates not only housing but social services and medical care as well.
Read moreIn an apparent violation of federal law, states are increasingly using nursing homes to house young and middle-age people with mental illnesses.
Read moreThe IRS reports that more than 5 million retirees, people with disabilities and disabled veterans who are eligible to receive a tax rebate under the $152 billion economic stimulus package have failed to take the steps necessary to get their...
Read moreAutism and families with special needs children were a surprisingly prominent focus of the final debate between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain.
Read moreMore than ten years after the measure was first proposed, Congress finally passed a law requiring that insurance companies provide enrollees suffering from mental illness with coverage equal to the coverage they would receive for any other type of condition.
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