Intersection of Health Disability and Employment
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Understanding Medicaid Buy-in: A Tool to Advance Employment for People with Disabilities
July 2019 | Tool/Manual
This document was initially distributed through the Administration for Community Living (ACL) listserve. LEAD Center worked with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and ACL on this document.
Five Ways You Can Help Expand Opportunities for Competitive Integrated Employment in Your Community
| September 2018 | Report/Brief
Employment is central to all of our lives and is critical to financial stability and independence. The same is true for people with disabilities who seek competitive integrated employment (CIE). This paper provides stakeholders some suggestions for...
The Impact of Employment on the Health Status and Health Care Costs of Working-age People with Disabilities
| November 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief examines the correlation between employment, health status and health care costs of people with disabilities. Employment can improve health by increasing social capital, enhancing psychological well-being, providing income, and...
Transition Quickguide: Take Charge of Planning and Managing Your Own Health and Career Goals
July 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Department of Labor
This information is for youth and young adults, including those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, from ages 12-30.
The Affordable Care Act and the I/DD Community: An Overview of the Law and Advocacy Priorities Going Forward
September 2013 | Report/Brief
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), September 2013. This brief examines the impact of the ACA on people with I/DD.
Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities
March 2013 | Report/Brief
National Council on Disability
NCD commissioned a wide-ranging study in order to gain a better understanding of the intricacies of Medicaid managed care practices and the ways in which these practices can and should affect services for program beneficiaries with disabilities.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA): What Are the Implications for the Employment of People with Disabilities?
July 2011 | Presentation
Mathematica Policy Research - Center for Studying Disability Policy
Mathematica Policy Research Center for Studying Disability Policy, July 2011 - This presentation, given at the 6th National Medicaid Conference, discusses the three major holes in healthcare financing for people with disabilities.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Policy Updates
Harvard School of Public Health Study Finds Lack of Workplace Accommodations and Supports May Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes for Workers with Disabilities
August 30, 2016
A July 2016 survey by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that people with disabilities, who are not provided with necessary workplace accommodations and health-related supports in the workplace, are disproportionately likely to...
HCBS Transition Plans: Update on Select Plans
August 30, 2016
During the months of July and August, the states of Missouri, Massachusetts, and Arkansas released revised versions of their home and community-based services (HCBS) Transition Plans and posted them for public comment.
New Hampshire Self-Advocates and Long-Term Support Agencies Sue to Prevent Managed Care of Medicaid-Funded Supports
August 30, 2016
Fifteen New Hampshire individuals with disabilities who rely on long-term community-based services and supports (LTSS), including supported employment, and 10 agencies that provide LTSS, have sued to stop New Hampshire’s plan to move Medicaid-fund
October Marked Opening of ACA Exchanges
August 30, 2016
Enrollment in statewide health care exchanges began on Oct. 1, 2013.
Department of Health and Human Services Issues Final Regulations Implementing the Nondiscrimination Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, Including Impact on Employee Health Benefit Programs
June 29, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
EEOC Issues Guidance on Employee Wellness Programs, Clarifying How the Programs Can Remain in Compliance with the ADA
June 29, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).
OPM Proposes Regulations to Implement the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, Giving Disabled Veterans Who Are Federal Employees Access to New Type of Leave for Medical Appointments
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed final regulations implementing a statute that increases the availability of medical leave for United States veterans with disabilities. The Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015...
Study by Dartmouth Health Researchers Finds That People with Mental Illness Who Receive Supported Employment Services Have Improved Quality of Life
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice released a study showing that most people with serious mental illness can improve the quality of their lives if they are given sufficient employment supports in the...
Tennessee’s Bureau of TennCare and Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Release Memo Detailing Major Changes to Authorization of Facility-Based Day Services Under Its Section 1915(c) Intellectual Disability Waivers
June 29, 2016
On June 20, 2016, Tennessee’s Bureau of TennCare and the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, released a memo detailing major changes to the way in which the state will authorize facility-based day services, including employm
CMS & ACL Partner with Tennessee To Host Webinar for Advocates and External Stakeholders on Tennessee’s State HCBS Transition Plan
May 31, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration on Community Living (ACL) partnered with the state of Tennessee on May 26th to host a webinar on Tennessee’s State HCBS Transition Plan titled, HCBS Implementation and the...
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Understanding Medicaid Buy-in: A Tool to Advance Employment for People with Disabilities
July 2019 | Tool/Manual
This document was initially distributed through the Administration for Community Living (ACL) listserve. LEAD Center worked with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and ACL on this document.
Five Ways You Can Help Expand Opportunities for Competitive Integrated Employment in Your Community
| September 2018 | Report/Brief
Employment is central to all of our lives and is critical to financial stability and independence. The same is true for people with disabilities who seek competitive integrated employment (CIE). This paper provides stakeholders some suggestions for...
The Impact of Employment on the Health Status and Health Care Costs of Working-age People with Disabilities
| November 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief examines the correlation between employment, health status and health care costs of people with disabilities. Employment can improve health by increasing social capital, enhancing psychological well-being, providing income, and...
Transition Quickguide: Take Charge of Planning and Managing Your Own Health and Career Goals
July 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Department of Labor
This information is for youth and young adults, including those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, from ages 12-30.
The Affordable Care Act and the I/DD Community: An Overview of the Law and Advocacy Priorities Going Forward
September 2013 | Report/Brief
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), September 2013. This brief examines the impact of the ACA on people with I/DD.
Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities
March 2013 | Report/Brief
National Council on Disability
NCD commissioned a wide-ranging study in order to gain a better understanding of the intricacies of Medicaid managed care practices and the ways in which these practices can and should affect services for program beneficiaries with disabilities.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA): What Are the Implications for the Employment of People with Disabilities?
July 2011 | Presentation
Mathematica Policy Research - Center for Studying Disability Policy
Mathematica Policy Research Center for Studying Disability Policy, July 2011 - This presentation, given at the 6th National Medicaid Conference, discusses the three major holes in healthcare financing for people with disabilities.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Policy Updates
Harvard School of Public Health Study Finds Lack of Workplace Accommodations and Supports May Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes for Workers with Disabilities
August 30, 2016
A July 2016 survey by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that people with disabilities, who are not provided with necessary workplace accommodations and health-related supports in the workplace, are disproportionately likely to...
HCBS Transition Plans: Update on Select Plans
August 30, 2016
During the months of July and August, the states of Missouri, Massachusetts, and Arkansas released revised versions of their home and community-based services (HCBS) Transition Plans and posted them for public comment.
New Hampshire Self-Advocates and Long-Term Support Agencies Sue to Prevent Managed Care of Medicaid-Funded Supports
August 30, 2016
Fifteen New Hampshire individuals with disabilities who rely on long-term community-based services and supports (LTSS), including supported employment, and 10 agencies that provide LTSS, have sued to stop New Hampshire’s plan to move Medicaid-fund
October Marked Opening of ACA Exchanges
August 30, 2016
Enrollment in statewide health care exchanges began on Oct. 1, 2013.
Department of Health and Human Services Issues Final Regulations Implementing the Nondiscrimination Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, Including Impact on Employee Health Benefit Programs
June 29, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
EEOC Issues Guidance on Employee Wellness Programs, Clarifying How the Programs Can Remain in Compliance with the ADA
June 29, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).
OPM Proposes Regulations to Implement the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, Giving Disabled Veterans Who Are Federal Employees Access to New Type of Leave for Medical Appointments
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed final regulations implementing a statute that increases the availability of medical leave for United States veterans with disabilities. The Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015...
Study by Dartmouth Health Researchers Finds That People with Mental Illness Who Receive Supported Employment Services Have Improved Quality of Life
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice released a study showing that most people with serious mental illness can improve the quality of their lives if they are given sufficient employment supports in the...
Tennessee’s Bureau of TennCare and Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Release Memo Detailing Major Changes to Authorization of Facility-Based Day Services Under Its Section 1915(c) Intellectual Disability Waivers
June 29, 2016
On June 20, 2016, Tennessee’s Bureau of TennCare and the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, released a memo detailing major changes to the way in which the state will authorize facility-based day services, including employm
CMS & ACL Partner with Tennessee To Host Webinar for Advocates and External Stakeholders on Tennessee’s State HCBS Transition Plan
May 31, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration on Community Living (ACL) partnered with the state of Tennessee on May 26th to host a webinar on Tennessee’s State HCBS Transition Plan titled, HCBS Implementation and the...
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Understanding Medicaid Buy-in: A Tool to Advance Employment for People with Disabilities
July 2019 | Tool/Manual
This document was initially distributed through the Administration for Community Living (ACL) listserve. LEAD Center worked with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and ACL on this document.
Five Ways You Can Help Expand Opportunities for Competitive Integrated Employment in Your Community
| September 2018 | Report/Brief
Employment is central to all of our lives and is critical to financial stability and independence. The same is true for people with disabilities who seek competitive integrated employment (CIE). This paper provides stakeholders some suggestions for...
The Impact of Employment on the Health Status and Health Care Costs of Working-age People with Disabilities
| November 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief examines the correlation between employment, health status and health care costs of people with disabilities. Employment can improve health by increasing social capital, enhancing psychological well-being, providing income, and...
Transition Quickguide: Take Charge of Planning and Managing Your Own Health and Career Goals
July 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Department of Labor
This information is for youth and young adults, including those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, from ages 12-30.
The Affordable Care Act and the I/DD Community: An Overview of the Law and Advocacy Priorities Going Forward
September 2013 | Report/Brief
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), September 2013. This brief examines the impact of the ACA on people with I/DD.
Medicaid Managed Care for People with Disabilities
March 2013 | Report/Brief
National Council on Disability
NCD commissioned a wide-ranging study in order to gain a better understanding of the intricacies of Medicaid managed care practices and the ways in which these practices can and should affect services for program beneficiaries with disabilities.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA): What Are the Implications for the Employment of People with Disabilities?
July 2011 | Presentation
Mathematica Policy Research - Center for Studying Disability Policy
Mathematica Policy Research Center for Studying Disability Policy, July 2011 - This presentation, given at the 6th National Medicaid Conference, discusses the three major holes in healthcare financing for people with disabilities.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Policy Updates
Harvard School of Public Health Study Finds Lack of Workplace Accommodations and Supports May Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes for Workers with Disabilities
August 30, 2016
A July 2016 survey by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that people with disabilities, who are not provided with necessary workplace accommodations and health-related supports in the workplace, are disproportionately likely to...
HCBS Transition Plans: Update on Select Plans
August 30, 2016
During the months of July and August, the states of Missouri, Massachusetts, and Arkansas released revised versions of their home and community-based services (HCBS) Transition Plans and posted them for public comment.
New Hampshire Self-Advocates and Long-Term Support Agencies Sue to Prevent Managed Care of Medicaid-Funded Supports
August 30, 2016
Fifteen New Hampshire individuals with disabilities who rely on long-term community-based services and supports (LTSS), including supported employment, and 10 agencies that provide LTSS, have sued to stop New Hampshire’s plan to move Medicaid-fund
October Marked Opening of ACA Exchanges
August 30, 2016
Enrollment in statewide health care exchanges began on Oct. 1, 2013.
Department of Health and Human Services Issues Final Regulations Implementing the Nondiscrimination Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, Including Impact on Employee Health Benefit Programs
June 29, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
EEOC Issues Guidance on Employee Wellness Programs, Clarifying How the Programs Can Remain in Compliance with the ADA
June 29, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).
OPM Proposes Regulations to Implement the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, Giving Disabled Veterans Who Are Federal Employees Access to New Type of Leave for Medical Appointments
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed final regulations implementing a statute that increases the availability of medical leave for United States veterans with disabilities. The Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015...
Study by Dartmouth Health Researchers Finds That People with Mental Illness Who Receive Supported Employment Services Have Improved Quality of Life
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice released a study showing that most people with serious mental illness can improve the quality of their lives if they are given sufficient employment supports in the...
Tennessee’s Bureau of TennCare and Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Release Memo Detailing Major Changes to Authorization of Facility-Based Day Services Under Its Section 1915(c) Intellectual Disability Waivers
June 29, 2016
On June 20, 2016, Tennessee’s Bureau of TennCare and the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, released a memo detailing major changes to the way in which the state will authorize facility-based day services, including employm
CMS & ACL Partner with Tennessee To Host Webinar for Advocates and External Stakeholders on Tennessee’s State HCBS Transition Plan
May 31, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration on Community Living (ACL) partnered with the state of Tennessee on May 26th to host a webinar on Tennessee’s State HCBS Transition Plan titled, HCBS Implementation and the...