Healthcare
Targeted Case
Management
If you or your child
receive Medicaid, you may be eligible to receive a service called
targeted case management. A case manager can coordinate services
across several different providers and also assist with referrals for
other services such as housing, education, and social
supports. Targeted case management is especially useful for anyone
under Medicaid that has co-occurring disorders or works with several
different systems of care.
Currently the Department of Health and
Human Services has issued draft regulations that would severely restrict
the provision of targeted case management in Medicaid and is
anticipating saving $1.28 billion over the next five years. A
period of public feedback is required before these regulations become
final.
If you have ever had to coordinate services across several
different doctors or clinics, you know how essential this service can be
for those with complex medical conditions. When there are special
needs for education, housing and other support services as well as
medical services, coordination is absolutely crucial. Because so many
children and adults with AD/HD have co-occurring disorders, CHADD is
concerned about these regulations. We have joined with many other
disability groups in the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities to
express our concerns; you can read our comments here. CHADD will keep you
updated about the final outcome.
Posted February 5, 2008
Insurance Coverage for College Students with Medical Needs
Senator John Sununu
(R-NH) has introduced legislation—known as “Michelle's
Law”—to amend both the federal Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. If
passed, the law would ensure that dependent students who take
a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance
coverage. Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
are the bill’s co-sponsors. CHADD supports legislation that
assists persons with disabilities and medical needs to participate in
school programs. Read more about Michelle's Law.
Posted January 23, 2008
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by E. Clarke Ross, DPA, from Attention magazine (December
2002)
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