Bob Doles address home-schoolers on disability treaty (POLITICO, July 22) The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to approve the treaty Tuesday morning, but it’s not clear if it has enough votes to pass the full Senate. The treaty, the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, was adopted in 2006 and signed by [...]
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What We’re Reading: “America’s Regional Demographics in the ‘00s Decade”
In the first decade of the 21st Century, it is becoming clear that America's demography will become far more multifaceted than we have known in the past. Two of the main demographic engines, propelling these changes, are discussed in this report: first, we examine the rise in America's senior population, which will be propelled by [...]
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What We’re Reading: “Advancing Self-Sufficiency for Medicaid Beneficiaries”
As states move forward with multiple strategies to support community living for all individuals with disabilities and to promote the principles of person-centered planning, these additional tools and strategies provide complimentary opportunities to accelerate the achievement of inclusive outcomes. With states becoming more advanced with the development of person directed budgets, there are additional opportunities [...]
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What We’re Reading: “A Balancing Act: State Long-term Care Reform”
This AARP Public Policy Institute research paper examines the extent to which states have balanced the delivery of Medicaid-funded long-term care (LTC) services and supports to people in their homes (or in more home-like settings in their communities) and in institutions. What is unique about this report is its primary focus on older people and [...]
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What We’re Reading: “The State of 21st Century Financial Incentives for Americans with Disabilities”
This report introduces a new vocabulary as a way to define financial incentives, track their major outcome and impact, and apply this methodology to the study of a number of key incentives. It also provides research findings from a review of the literature in six selected domains: education, employment, transportation, health care and long-term services [...]
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NAB Releases Consumer, State Toolkit on Managed Care (Sep. 11, 2012)
The National Advisory Board has released a new resource for legislators, consumers and advocates, entitled Managed Care: Doing It Right – Applying the Independent Living Philosophy. The toolkit addresses a suggested approach to managed care that embraces the independent living philosophy and covers a wide range of information regarding legislation, methodology and public policy recommendations on [...]
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Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 20; Online Survey Sheds Insight on Legislation’s Impact (July 22, 2010)
Hailed as the Bill of Rights for people with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 has fulfilled much of its promise since it went into effect 20 years ago, according to an online survey of disability leaders, released July 22, 2010. But the findings also uncover new challenges. Lex Frieden, convener of [...]
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NAB Co-Convenes Long-Term Services and Supports in Health Reform Solutions Summit (Sep. 23, 2009)
The National Advisory Board joined the George Mason University Long-term Care Educational Foundation and Amerigroup Public Policy Institute at the Capitol Hill Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. to provide a forum for key Congressional staff, policy analysts and Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) experts to review the role and relevance of LTSS in health reform, [...]
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View Video from the National Day of Dialogue (May 21, 2009)
The National Advisory Board’s National Day of Dialogue was a successful start to the need for more discussion on long-term care and independent living options. Watch the Video > Check out the Additional Q-and-A > Read the Press Release >
NAB Issues Declaration for Independence White Paper and Call to Action (May 5, 2009)
America’s healthcare and long-term services and supports systems need to undergo a radical, modern transformation to meet the needs of today’s older adults and individuals with disabilities, according to a report released by a 15-member private, national advisory board. The National Advisory Board on Improving Health Care Services for Older Adults and People with Disabilities [...]
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