Government Executive: Disabled employees in federal government reach all-time high More individuals with disabilities work for the federal government than in any time in the 34 years agencies have been tracking the statistic. Between fiscal years 2011 and 2014, federal agencies hired nearly 72,000 full-time permanent employees with disabilities. Between fiscal 2013 and 2014, the [...]
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What We’re Reading: Sep. 14, 2015
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Addressing Disparities in Medicare - A Six-point Plan CMS released a six-point plan (“The CMS Equity Plan for Improving Quality in Medicare”) for addressing health equity in Medicare at a conference that noted both the 50th anniversary of Medicare and the 30th anniversary of the Heckler Report on minority health. [...]
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What We’re Reading: May 11, 2015
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: Dec. 8, 2014
House approves tax-free disability accounts, bill moves to Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a bill that would establish a new way for people with disabilities to save money without risking their government benefits. The Achieving a Better Life Experience, or ABLE, Act passed by a vote of 404 to 17 [...]
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What We’re Reading: Aug. 11, 2014
President Signs Autism CARES Act into Law (AUCD blog, Aug. 9) President Obama signed into law the Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Supports or Autism (CARES) Act into law. This law reauthorizes the Combating Autism Act for another five years and makes some small improvements. Schumer: People with disabilities should have savings (The Hill, Aug. [...]
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What We’re Reading: “Frameworks of Integrated Care for the Elderly: A Systematic Review”
This literature review found promising indications that some models of integrated health and social care for the elderly can result in improved outcomes, client satisfaction and/or cost savings or cost-effectiveness. A substantial and growing body of knowledge is developing about the features of projects that are successful in achieving at least one or more outcome [...]
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