Transitions Between Health Care Settings and Persons with Disabilities March 28 CMS MMCO-Lewin Group webinar slides Learn more here. Building Partnerships: Health Plans & Community-Based Organizations – Disability Competent Care April 4 CMS MMCO-Lewin Group webinar slides and materials Learn more here. 10 Questions To Better Understand and Serve the Complex Care Populations April 2 […]
Available here is a chart prepared by the Simon & Company organized Medicaid non-emergency transportation coalition: 38% of trips are for mental health and substance use disorder. […]
Community Collaborative Sustainability in Action & Practice March 21 CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity and ICF webinar materials Learn more here. Supporting Community-Based Organizations in Their Move to Managed Care in Tennessee – March 28 Webinar Announcement March 28 NASUAD CBO Business Acumen upcoming webinar Learn more here. Four Strategies for Rural […]
Jamison D. Fargo, Ph.D., M.S.Epi., Emily Brignone, B.S., Stephen Metraux, Ph.D., Rachel Peterson, M.S., Marjorie E. Carter, M.S.P.H., Tyson Barrett, B.S., Miland Palmer, M.P.H., Andrew Redd, Ph.D., Matthew H. Samore, M.D., Adi V. Gundlapalli, M.D., Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 4, p592–599 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.03.003 Background Many dynamics in the relationship among military service-related disabilities, health care benefits, mental health disorders, and post-deployment homelessness […]
Jump Starting Community Inclusion: A Toolkit for Promoting Participation in Community Life February 7 Temple University RRTC on Community Inclusion Learn more here. Strengthening Long Term Services & Supports: Reform Strategies for States March 6 Center for Health Care Strategies webinar materials Learn more here. A Proposed Framework for Integration of Quality Performance Measures for […]
Barbara M. Altman, Ph.D., Jennifer Madans, Ph.D., Julie D. Weeks, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 4, p485–491 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.03.002 Background Collection of data in the Census for implementing disability legislation has been continuous since 1970 although the questions used have changed several times. Concerns have been raised about the ability of the newest question set developed […]
Tracey A. LaPierre, PhD, Mary K. Zimmerman, PhD, Jean P. Hall, PhD Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 3, p419–425 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.02.011 Background Women with disabilities report fewer pregnancies than those without disabilities. Objective To explore the range of factors involved in pregnancy decision-making among women with disabilities, and give insight into the decision making process. Methods Data were […]
Sally Lindsay, Ph.D., Laura McAdam, M.D., Tania Mahendiran, B.Sc. (Candidate) Disability and Health Journal, January 2017, Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 73–79 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2016.10.002 Background Young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) live into adulthood and need specialized care. However, services for adults are fragmented. We know little about young men’s experiences, their parents, and clinicians who support them […]
AAHD Announces the Appointment of Dr. Charles E. Drum, MPA, JD, Ph.D as AAHD Inaugural Visiting Scholar Learn more here. How States Can Help Medicaid Managed Care Plans Invest in Social Supports – Rate Setting Tools January 31 Commonwealth Fund announced report Learn more here. State and Territorial Health Profiles January 26 Association of State […]
Compounded Disparities: Health Equity at the Intersection of Disability, Race, and Ethnicity January National Academy of Medicine commissioned paper Learn more here. 7 CDC Disability Research Grant Opportunities January 25 CDC NCBDDD and AAHD Disability Research and Dissemination Center announcement Learn more here. Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: MACPAC Annual Data Book January […]