Sharing information about coronavirus? Here are some resources.

by Kerri Michael | Mar 16, 2020 | Archives, Community, Featured, Healthcare, Resources, Self Advocacy

Thanks to our community partners, we’ve gathered a few resources about the Coronavirus that might be helpful. It’s so important to ensure that all of us have an understand the most accurate information and recommendations to limit the spread of...

How to file a PASSE appeal

by Mitchell Harlan | Mar 16, 2020 | Archives, Featured, Healthcare, Resources

You have a constitutional right to challenge any decisions that your PASSE makes about your care. Why would I want to file an appeal? Denied/insufficient benefits Whenever the PASSE authorizes a plan of care, you have a right to appeal the contents of that plan if you...

Statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals Decision to Strike Down Arkansas’s Medicaid Work Requirements

by Kerri Michael | Feb 14, 2020 | Archives, Featured, Healthcare, News

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kerri Michael Phone: (501) 492-5768 Email: kmichael@disabilityrightsAR.org Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down Arkansas’s Medicaid work requirements. Disability Rights Arkansas...

Lack of PASSE accountability causes real harm to beneficiaries

by Mitchell Harlan | Jan 27, 2020 | Access, Archives, Healthcare

In 2017, the Arkansas legislature approved a new Medicaid program: Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entities (PASSEs). The purpose was to implement a managed care program, which is basically a private insurance company funded by Medicaid, which is the state-funded...

Preventive care for children: the right care, at the right time, in the right setting

by Jacqueline Gorton | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, Healthcare

All children need regular health care. If your child has a disability, chances are that he/she is enrolled in Medicaid. All state Medicaid programs provide comprehensive and preventive health care through a program called EPSDT – Early and Periodic Screening,...

EPSDT: an ounce of prevention (and treatment) for children

by Thomas Nichols | Jul 24, 2019 | Archives, Featured, Healthcare

The Medicaid Act provides a variety of both services and protections for people with disabilities. One of the populations that benefits the most from Medicaid services is children. Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) is a Medicaid benefit...