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As the Threat of Triage Grows, Disability Rights Advocacy Is Needed More Than Ever

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On Friday, April 3rd, six leading disability rights attorneys and their respective organizations issued a statement entitled Applying HHS’s Guidance for States and Health Care Providers on Avoiding Disability-Based Discrimination in Treatment Rationing. The statement, which helps to interpret the federal bulletin issued a week earlier, was joined by over 90 organizations, including NDY. One … Continue reading As the Threat of Triage Grows, Disability Rights Advocacy Is Needed More Than Ever →

NDY Files Public Comment on CMS Proposal on Advance Care Planning

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NDY’s comment letter can be summarized as follows:  We do not oppose payment to physicians for advance care planning discussions with their patients, but we want the payment regulation delayed until the disability community and others can, with CMS support, develop new advance care planning informational materials that do not rely on “better dead than … Continue reading NDY Files Public Comment on CMS Proposal on Advance Care Planning →

Letter: Gutting Medicare Will Create Need For “Death Panels”

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It seems like only last week that I was writing that cuts to health care services that millions of Americans depend on would result in people with disabilities of all ages asking for help in killing themselves as they faced increased impoverishment accompanied with a withdrawal of supports that they rely on. Oh – it … Continue reading Letter: Gutting Medicare Will Create Need For “Death Panels” →