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July 26, 2000 | Contact: | HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 |
Over the past decade, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has conducted research to help policymakers plan for meeting the health needs of people with disabilities by examining their access to and use of health services, including Medicaid and managed care. AHRQ has used this information to host workshops to educate state health officials and to conduct outreach to people with disabilities to provide them with the information they need to make their own health care coverage decisions.
The Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy supports and conducts research and analysis of HHS policies and programs that support the independence, health and long-term care of people with disabilities. Over the past 10 years, the office has been responsible for policy coordination and research related to nursing home and community-based services, informal caregiving, the integration of acute and long-term care, Medicare post-acute services and home care, managed care for people with disabilities, long-term rehabilitation services, childhood disability and the link between employment and health policies.
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