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EPSDT as Civil Right under the Americans with Disabilities Act

By Disability Mom, on January 8th, 2010%

CDREA has been posing the question to federal regulators for the past couple of weeks of the extent to which EPSDT could be considered as providing civil, constitutional rights to children with disabilities.

The response has just come back in writing: yes, there are civil rights issues related to EPSDT.

The implications of this . . . → Read More: EPSDT as Civil Right under the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Feds Investigating Kentucky medicaid home services cuts as civil rights violation

By Disability Mom, on June 29th, 2009%

A Kentucky newspaper reported yesterday (June 27) that the US Department for Human Services Office for Civil Rights is investigating Kentucky for federal civil rights violations incurred by cutting home based medicaid services for people with disabilities.

Since I started this blog five months ago, I’ve been able to identify five states being sued . . . → Read More: Feds Investigating Kentucky medicaid home services cuts as civil rights violation

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