Declaration for Independence

A Call to Transform Health and Long Term Services for Seniors and People with Disabilities



What We’re Reading: May 18, 2015

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This week we’re reading about an ‘epic’ regulation in the works for Medicaid managed care, home health worker pay, disability-informed police training, graduation rates, and more. New Medicaid regulations – expected any day now – could be ‘epic’ for managed long-term care, writes the National Journal. More: “When the rules were last updated 13 years [...]

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What We’re Reading: May 11, 2015

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This week we’re reading about the need for new and different strategies to support aging in place, mental health parity, employment of people with disabilities, and access to home and community-based services. The Atlantic explores older Americans’ desire to age in place, suggesting if “staying independent is what people want,” attitudinal changes about natural supports [...]

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What We’re Reading: May 4, 2015

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This week we are reading a lot. Its reports galore following releases this week from the National Council on Disability (NCD), the Employment Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and Child Mind Institute. Plus, spotlights from others on the wearable device market, supported employment, WIOA’s unified plans for workers with disabilities, and more Americans with Disabilities Act [...]

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What We’re Reading: April 27, 2015

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This week we’re reading up on the Fair Housing Act in celebration of Fair Housing Month with the Disability.gov Blog, as well as staying current on the White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA), tech accessibility, and entrepreneurship for workers with disabilities. As April comes to a close, the Disability.gov Blog is marking Fair Housing Month [...]

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What We’re Reading: April 20, 2015

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This week the spotlight continues on Netflix, as the streaming video provider responds to calls for accessibility. We’re also working through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s Proposed Rule on employer wellness programs, personal accounts from the intersection of the criminal justice and mental health systems, accessible design, and more. Netflix announced it is rolling [...]

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What We’re Reading: April 13, 2015

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This week we’re catching up on Cullen v. Netflix and what it might mean for web accessibility; a bipartisan proposal to update the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA); the United Nation’s call to action for inclusive hiring; the White House Conference on Aging's (WHCOA's) healthy aging recommendations; and more. Ars Technica is reporting on [...]

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What We’re Reading: April 6, 2015

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This week we’re catching up on all-things tech with fresh stories from across the country on the intersection of technology, disability and aging. Plus, a draft regulation extends mental health parity to Medicaid, CHIP; new report, study on access to mental health services; and more on Social Security Disability Insurance and employment of people with [...]

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What We’re Reading: March 30, 2015

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This week we’re following the latest on the home care regulation, plus a new proposal to align the Affordable Care Act’s wellness provisions with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008; more on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix and empowering workers with disabilities. The Obama administration is [...]

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What We’re Reading: March 23, 2015

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This week we’re reading about: The current “doc fix” or Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula debate, which has implications for children’s access to health insurance and Medicare payments to doctors. More: Children from lower- and moderate-income families would be big losers if the Supreme Court rejects premium subsidies for many states in the King v. [...]

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What We’re Reading: March 16, 2015

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This week we’re reading about new federal initiatives to advance hiring for Americans with disabilities, recommendations for integrated health care, health and wellness trends for older adults, and advancements in telemedicine. The White House is launching TechHire, a new initiative to work with communities to get more Americans trained for well-paying technology jobs, including Americans [...]

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