Health Disparities at the Intersection of Disability and Gender Identity
DREDF continues to work on examining health disparities and access barriers that affect people with disabilities who are also members of other historically marginalized groups. Our new paper on the intersection of disability and gender identity looks at data on disability among transgender people made available through the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, analyzes the limited data on health outcomes and social determinants of health in this intersectional population, and makes recommendations for further research. This paper was developed through a grant from the Gill Foundation, one of the nation’s leading supporters of advocacy to secure LGBT equality.
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Advocates’ Guide to Accessibility in Medicaid Managed Care Grievances and Appeals.
The 2016 federal Medicaid Managed Care Rule established a bifurcated framework for how Medicaid managed care grievances, appeals and fair hearings should work. This new Advocates’ Guide provides guidance on how that framework can be made fully accessible to Medicaid beneficiaries with disabilities. The Guide, sponsored by DREDF, Justice In Aging and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and written by Carly Myers, DREDF’s George Barrett Social Justice Fellow / Attorney, provides suggestions for state regulatory language, best practices, and practice tips for every aspect of the grievance, appeal and state fair hearing process.
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Managed Care Resources
- Managed Care Models from New York State
- Analysis of ADA Compliance by Managed Long—Term Care Plans in New York—Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY (PDF)
- New York State’s Managed Long—Term Care Accessibility Chart (xls)
- New York State’s Guidelines for Managed Care (MCQualification Guidelines) (PDF)
- Guidelines for Medicaid Managed Care Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Appendix 4.11) (PDF)
- Consumer Engagement in Managed Healthcare
A toolkit for plans, provider groups and communities offered by Community Catalyst. (April 2015)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Healthcare Resources
- Access to Medical Care for People with Mobility Disabilities
US Department of Justice (May 2010)
Resources for Healthcare Practitioners
Access to Subspecialty Care for Patients with Mobility Impairment (PDF)
Tara Lagu, Nicholas S. Hannon, & Michael B. Rothberg, Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 158, 6, 2013.
This article finds that barriers block disabled patients from specialty care.