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- August 24, 2020
Health Disparities Facing Older Adults of Color amid COVID-19: Guest Blog by Justice in Aging
Gelila Selassie california, Coronavirus, Disability, Health EquityRead moreThe COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges for nearly all communities across the country. Yet older people of color face even greater burdens with mounting disparities that must be identified and resolved.As COVID-19 continues to ravage communities of color, data show shocking disparities in outcome based on race and ethnicity. Recent…
- August 19, 2020
NHeLP “Friend of the Court” Brief Seeks to Open the Courthouse Doors to Nursing Facility Resident
Read moreIn the late 1980s, an Institute of Medicine study revealed dangerous and demeaning living conditions in nursing facilities across the country. Congress responded by enacting the Nursing Home Reform Act. This law includes specific “residents’ rights” provisions, such as the right of each resident to be free from chemical…
- August 7, 2020
Black, Disabled, and Uncounted
Read moreBlack people with disabilities are in a health equity crisis in the United States that is compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic — we just don’t know exactly how bad it is. Race and disability status expose Black people with disabilities to two separate sets of COVID-19 risks. Black people…
- August 6, 2020
Trump Administration Rolls Back Important Health Care Protections for People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions
Read moreOn June 24, 2020, the Trump Administration announced it would roll back regulatory provisions protecting against discrimination in health care. Delivered in the midst of a global pandemic, this news was particularly devastating to people with disabilities and chronic health conditions who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID 19.Prior…
- July 26, 2020
The Americans with Disabilities Act at 30
National Health Law Program Disability Affinity Group Disability, UncategorizedRead moreThe National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has a long history of fighting to advance and defend the health rights of people with disabilities. This legacy includes our advocacy for robust enforcement of federal laws designed to prohibit discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Since the ADA’s passage…
- May 6, 2020
Telehealth and Disability: Challenges and Opportunities for Care
Read moreIn response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published guidance for states on how to expand the use of telehealth services in Medicaid. For people with disabilities, who may receive health care through Medicaid, this expansion of telehealth has both…
