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Achieving Economic Security for Disabled People During COVID-19 and Beyond

Bill of Health

Activists, legal professionals, scholars, and policymakers must critically examine the limitations of our current disability laws and policies, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to elucidate why disabled people continue to endure these inequities, including those related to economic insecurity. In July 2021, the U.S.

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Mobilizing Long COVID Awareness to Better Support People with Acquired Disabilities

Bill of Health

Success is benchmarked by statistics that quantify mortality and clinical complications that occur during patients’ hospital stays. Physicians and nurses lack tools to help patients return to work, and comprehensive programs dedicated to supporting patients from hospital discharge to employment reentry are rare.

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Meeting New York Training Requirements for Healthcare

MedTrainer

Hospitals must also have training and a written plan for domestic violence, and sexual harassment training is required for all employers. New York is well-known for New York City and its influence on arts, fashion, finance, and entertainment.

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Navigating Insurance Reimbursement Issues in Diabetes Care

Medisys Compliance

The cost of diabetes care is substantial, with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) estimating that the average medical expenditure for people with diabetes is 2.3 Insurance coverage is critical for people with diabetes, as it enables them to access necessary medical care and supplies to manage their condition.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

NATIONAL 382 rural hospitals cut chemotherapy, breakdown by state 1 year after Amazon-One Medical deal finalized: What’s happened since ACOs want increased participation of long-term and post-acute care providers ‘Behind the times’: DC tries to catch up with AI’s use in health care CMS finalizes DSH payment cuts for some safety-net hospitals: (..)

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Managing Cognitive Decline Concerns in the Workplace

Bill of Health

Recent research provides further support: when Yale New Haven Hospital tested clinicians on staff who were seventy and older, it found that almost 13% had significant cognitive deficits. It also violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Second, it magnifies the ADA and Title VII concerns.

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COVID-19 as Disability Interest Convergence?

Bill of Health

Consider, for example, flexible work-from-home policies ; expanded federal proclamations that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is broad enough to cover individuals with, recovering from, or regarded as disabled because of COVID-19 or long-COVID; and efforts to prioritize and normalize mental health care.

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