Category: The Law
09/24/11
COMMUNITY LIVING-THE MISSING PIECE OF LONG TERM CARE
Seven percent of Medicaid long term care users( the elderly and the disabled) use 52% of all Medicaid Spending . This is according to the KAISER COMMISSION ON Medicaid and the Uninsured. This is not something that everyone is aware of. As I mentioned… more »
08/27/11
WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT COMMUNITY LIVING?
Living in the community is a long cherished dream for many with disabilities. But it was the awareness of the care of those with developmental disability 's that started the ball rolling to question why were we institutionalizing the… more »
07/06/11
THE 12th ANNIVERSARY OF OLMSTEAD
President Obama recognizing that since the Olmstead ruling in 1999 much progress has been made but much more needs to be done stated. "The landmark Olmstead Case affirmed the rights of Americans with disabilities to live independently,"… more »
06/28/11
COMPLEX CHRONIC DISEASES AND BASIC RESEARCH
Parkinson's Disease is one of the complex chronic debilitating neurological diseases that will greatly benefit from basic research. It affects 500,000 people in the U.S. and is second only to Alzheimer's. World wide it is estimated 6.3 million peo… more »
06/08/11
CARE OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
A Failure to Protect In the 1970s New York State finally emptied its scandalous warehouses for the developmentally disabled. They replaced them with a network of small group homes. I myself had experience with these homes in the 1990's.… more »
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