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Employment, Health Care and Disability Policy Updates The LEAD Center’s Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability is a monthly update focusing on the intersection of disability, employment and health care policy. The LEAD Center’s Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability is intended to provide policymakers, disability service professionals, individuals with disabilities and their families with information about relevant policy developments regarding Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and related topics, with a focus on improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

The LEAD Center Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability is a project of the LEAD Center in collaboration with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

 

Employment, Health Care and Disability Policy Update: November 2016

November 29, 2016

The November Employment, Health Care and Disability Policy Update features stories on various state HCBS transition plan updates, a CMS Request for Information on how to accelerate HCBS services, a recent DOJ statement on the application of ADA...

Employment, Health Care and Disability Policy Update: September 2016

September 30, 2016

The September 2016 update features stories on select state HCBS plan updates, new DOJ regulations clarifying the definition of disability under the ADA, a new nTIDE report from Research on Disability showing rising disability employment trends, and...

Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability - July/August 2016

August 30, 2016

The July/August 2016 update features stories on select state HCBS plan updates, a new CMS report on long-term supports and services (LTSS) expenditures, a Harvard School of Public Health study on the connections between poor workplace accomdations...

Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability: June 29, 2016

June 29, 2016

The June 2016 update features stories on the new Ohio and Tennessee ABLE Account programs, CMS-approved HCBS transition plans for Kentucky and Ohio, final regulations for implementing the nondiscrimination provisions of the Affordable Care Act, EEOC...

Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability: May 31, 2016

May 31, 2016

The May 2016 update features stories on a new EEOC resource on securing disability-related employment leave, a CMS final rule addressing long-term supports and services, the DOL final rule on overtime in the Fair Labor Standards Act, and more.

Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability: April 29, 2016

April 29, 2016

The April 2016 update features stories on the work of the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (ACICIEID) in preparation for their September 2016 final report, CMS approval of Tennessee...

Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability: March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016

The March 2016 update features stories on recommendations from the Bipartisan Policy Center on improving financing for LTSS, a request for public comments from EEOC on its new affirmative action employment regulations, an update on Wisconsin's...

Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability: February 29, 2016

February 29, 2016

The February 2016 update features stories on President Obama's 2017 Budget, a new HCBS toolkit from the HCBS Advocacy Coalition, the newly released StatsRRTC Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, an update on Washington State's HCBS Transition...

Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability: January 29, 2016

January 29, 2016

The January 2016 update features stories on a newly released a review of the reimbursement rates and methodologies used in home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, tip sheets from NASUAD for increasing MIPPA outreach, EEOC guidance on how...

Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability - November/December 2015

December 2, 2015

The November/December 2015 update features stories on Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, a FY2016 budget deal that would prevent double-digit premium increases for many Medicaid and SSDI beneficiaries, an...