States Chart Path Forward on Paying Parents as Caregivers
By Jessie Hellmann
CQ-Roll Call/TNS
ForPaigeHall,asinglemotherlivinginEugene,Ore., gettingpaidbyMedicaidtocareforhersonJamesduring thepandemicwaslife-changing.Shenolongerhadto worryaboutfindingareliable,qualifiedcaregiverwhocould careforJames,anonspeaking11-year-oldwithautismand severedrug-resistantepilepsy
ButHall’s$24-an-hourpaymentsendedMay11withthe expirationofthedeclaredpublichealthemergencydue toCOVID-19.
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PROPOSED NEW RULE Discrimination on the Basis Of Disability in Health Service Programs or Activities
TheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicespublished onSeptember14,2023aproposednewrule,Document Number:2023-19149,DiscriminationontheBasisofDisability inHealthandHumanServiceProgramsorActivities.Thisrule istheresultofthreeyearscollectinginformationondisability discriminationinthehealthcareandchildwelfaresystems.Itis openforcommentfor60days.
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Why am I being asked?
Self-identificationdata—alongwithdataaboutrace,ethnicity, genderidentityandveteranstatus—iscollectedbyfederal contractorswhoarerequired,bylaw,tomeasurediversitydata ofallapplicantsastheystrivetoensurediversity,equity,and inclusion.ThisispartoftheupdatedSection503ofthe RehabilitationActof1973.
Roughly13%oftheU.S.populationidentifiesashavingadisability accordingtothePewResearchCenter.Butthisnumberislikelyan undercountduetothestigmaaroundidentifyingwiththedisability
