Affordable Care Act Marketplace Stability Rules (5) – Network Adequacy
AAHD has joined a Mental Health America collaboration seeking to strengthen network adequacy in ACA marketplaces. The March 7 letter is here: PDF. […]
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Discrimination of tenants with a visual impairment on the housing market: Empirical evidence from correspondence tests
Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe, Ph.D., Koen Van der Bracht, Ph.D., Bart Van de Putte, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal April 2016, Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 226–233 Published online: October 24, 2015 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.10.002 Background According to the social model of disability, physical ‘impairments’ become disabilities through exclusion in social relations. An obvious form of social exclusion might […]
Weight loss intention, dietary behaviors, and barriers to dietary change in veterans with lower extremity amputations
A.J. Littman, Ph.D., L.V. McFarland, Ph.D., M.L. Thompson, Ph.D., E.D. Bouldin, M.P.H.,D.E. Arterburn, M.D., B.R. Majerczyk, M.P.H., E.J. Boyko, M.D. Disability and Health Journal, Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 325–335 Published Online: November 29, 2014 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.10.003| Background Obesity is thought to be highly prevalent in persons with lower extremity amputations (LEAs) and can impair physical and social functioning. Objective […]
Correlates of wellness among youth with functional disabilities
K.S. Menear, Ph.D, J.K. Preskitt, Ph.D, S.S. Goldfarb, Ph.D, N. Menachemi, Ph.D DOI: www.disabilityandhealthjnl.com/article/S1936-6574(14)00156-3/abstract Background The literature is more informative on the impediments to wellness among youth with functional limitations and less instructive on the state of wellness for this population. Objective To explore overall wellness, and each sub-dimension of wellness, in a national sample […]
NCBDDD Scientific Publication Repository
Below is a partial list of CDC Notable Scientific Publications since 2010. Please visit www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/index.html to view additional research articles and scientific publications on topics such as Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Birth Defects, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Disabilities, Disability and Health, Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), Fragile X Syndrome, Hearing Loss, […]
Psychological and physical functioning difficulties associated with complex activity limitations among U.S. adults
Mitchell Loeb, M.S., Bruce S. Jonas, Sc.M., Ph.D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 1, p70–79 Published online: August 14 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.08.003 Abstract Background There is limited research that assesses psychological functioning categorically as a predictor […]
What are the specific disability and limitation types underlying responses to the BRFSS disability questions?
Joshua Mann, M.P.H., M.D., Pallavi Balte, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., John Clarkson, M.P.H., Daniela Nitcheva, Ph.D., Catherine Leigh Graham, M.E.B.M.E., Suzanne McDermott, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 8, Issue 1, p17–28 Published online: July 2 2014 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2014.06.007 Abstract Background Researchers rely on resources such as BRFSS data to understand the health status of people with […]
Disability Etiquette – Tips for Interacting with People with Disabilities
This fact sheet is intended to offer guidance to navigators on communicating more effectively with people with disabilities as they are doing ACA enrollment. As described in NDNRC “Guide to Disability Healthcare Insurance Marketplace Navigators” basic disability etiquette involves treating people with disabilities with respect. For example, speak to the person directly, not to the […]
Information for People on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Waiting Lists
This fact sheet is intended to provide Navigators, Assisters and Certified Application Counselors with information about people with disabilities who are on the Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver waiting list. HCBS waiver recipients and their families can seek health insurance through the Marketplace or through Medicaid expansion if that is occurring in their […]
Referral and Resource Lists
This fact sheet is intended to help Navigators identify what additional resources are available to assist consumers with disabilities as they make decisions related to their healthcare coverage. Q1. Are there other organizations that have experience dealing with specific disability populations which would be able to assist me with questions I have about that population? […]