People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to approve or deny claims based on where in the body their condition exists. It's ...
(Editor’s note: The federal government has removed several web pages linked to in this brief. Where possible, links to archived versions have been inserted.) Data are the cornerstone of public health ...
Scott D. Landes ([email protected]), Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. After years of advocacy by the disability community and allied organizations, on September 26, 2023, the National ...
Cone Health patients applying for Social Security Disability Insurance can authorize the Social Security Administration to access their medical records directly through Epic, accelerating a process ...
O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...
Thursday marks 34 years since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act guaranteeing equal protection for people with disabilities. Modeled after the 1964 Civil Rights Act, ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania will not share disability data with the federal government under a new executive order signed this week by Gov. Josh Shapiro. Citing Health and Human Services Secretary ...
New York state is putting $25 million on the table to boost dental and other physical health services for people with ...
The funding is aimed at helping those with developmental disabilities and addressing barriers to medical and dental care.
A recent report finds that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across Pennsylvania continue to encounter significant barriers to basic health care — from inaccessible ...
Iowa officials launched the state's new behavioral health system this week. It is a significant overhaul of the previous system and is aimed at better connecting Iowans with mental health and ...