Protestors with disabilities from the group ADAPT interrupted Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week during a speech she was giving to the Campaign For America’s Future. The group was unhappy that Congress has not passed the Community Choice Act even though Congress included a version of it in recent health reform legislation.
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One of the big problems with getting elected officials to pass user friendly laws that involve Medicare wheelchairs is getting the honorables to understand some wheelchair basics. 
More states are examining the idea of legalizing marijuana for people living with chronic conditions including spinal cord injuries and disorders (i.e., MS, ALS, etc). Oregon and California allow marijuana dispensaries for people with legitimate marijuana medical cards. Should the federal government follow suit?
Find out how recently enacted healthcare and insurance reforms affects people with disabilities.
MoreDownload the PDF version of this post United Spinal Association and NSCIA’s public policy collaboration has prepared an analysis of how the new law interfaces with disability. We highlight improvements and discuss problems that still exist. Read on to become an instant expert. Now is the time to take action. The final days of the healthcare reform movement in Congress are upon us. Only you – the true voice of America – can help healthcare reform cross the finish line. People with disabilities depend on wheelchairs and other DMEPOS. That’s why we have worked tirelessly to make sure that coverage of DMEPOS will be required of all health insurance policies offered through the insurance exchange contemplated by health care reform bills.
In many of the discussions that we hear on radio, TV and in print, we are warned that the US Government is going to take over health care and that we’re moving toward socialized medicine. It makes for entertainment, but is it true? There is a rumor going around that health care will be rationed under any of the proposed health care reform bills currently before Congress. For those of us in the spinal cord injury and disability community, my question is… so, what’s new? To be clear, rationing occurs whenever any third party (i.e. your insurance company, Medicare, Medicaid) decides whether or not to pay for something that your health care provider has prescribed for you. Depending on your point of view, rationing can look very differently. To address some of the misinformation about health reform: Myth: |
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