Report: Recent Declines in Medicaid Coverage Linked to Paperwork Obstacles
A report finds that 1.6 million fewer people received Medicaid and CHIP in 2018, primarily due to paperwork hurdles confronted during the re-eligibility process.
Read moreA report finds that 1.6 million fewer people received Medicaid and CHIP in 2018, primarily due to paperwork hurdles confronted during the re-eligibility process.
Read moreOnly a small fraction of those eligible for new savings accounts for people with disabilities are using them, according to disability advocates. ...
Read moreA new law expands the federal government's responsibilities to accommodate people with disabilities in natural disaster and emergency preparedness planning. ...
Read moreA new study suggests that many physicians are woefully uneducated about their legal obligations to accommodate people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Read moreDental care rarely gets attention as a disability rights issue, but numerous people with disabilities suffer from inadequate and inaccessible dental care. There are signs this may be changing.
Read moreSome workers with disabilities have been performing the same routine tasks for years while earning less than $1 an hour -- and the practice is entirely legal. New legislation would change that.
Read moreA special needs trust has been likened to a "parent's pocket" -- that is, it pays for the kinds of things that a parent would just reach into his or her pocket to cover.
Read moreThe New York Times Magazine’s weekly The Ethicist column recently explored a difficult question that may challenge many parents of adult children with special needs.
Read moreEliminating a cruel quirk in federal bankruptcy law, newly enacted legislation protects veterans disability benefits from creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.
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