We have a new survey for the parents and caregivers of people with disabilities receiving Medicaid who are experiencing Medicaid service cuts. This survey will provide insight into the types of services being cut, and the who (state, non-profit or for-profit) tis making the cuts.
Please take our survey for the parents of children already on Medicaid. This will give us a chance to track how well the different states are following mandatory federal regulations about the care our children are supposed to receive.
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Surveys will document compliance with Medicaid regulations protecting children and adults with disabilities

By disability mom, on April 3rd, 2011%

By Summer Harrison, on January 6th, 2011

We have released two surveys that will help us see how well the states are following federal Medicaid statutes with regard to children and adults with disabilities.

The first survey collects information based on the experiences of children and adults with disabilities currently enrolled in Medicaid. The . . . → Read More: Surveys will document compliance with Medicaid regulations protecting children and adults with disabilities

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Are our kids getting all the help they are entitled to under the law?

By disability mom, on April 3rd, 2011%

By Summer Harrison, on January 5th, 2011

A discussion recently came up on a mailing list I belong to about how many mic-key buttons the kids were getting through Medicaid. It ranged from twelve a year down to two per year.

For those who don’t know, a mic-key button is a two inch long . . . → Read More: Are our kids getting all the help they are entitled to under the law?

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Parent Alert: Diapers as a civil right

By disability mom, on April 3rd, 2011%

February 27th, 2011

Last October, the US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division intervened in Missouri supporting the fact that diapers (incontinence supplies) are a civil right, even for adults with disabilities.

Missouri is one of thirteen states where the Civil Rights Division has intervened publicly in support of individuals with disabilities since 2009. . . . → Read More: Parent Alert: Diapers as a civil right

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