Category Archives: public comment

Not Dead Yet Comment On Draft COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Framework

September 4, 2020bioethics, COVID-19, health disparities, healthcare rationing, lifeboat ethics, medical discrimination, Our News & Commentary Blog, public commentCoalition of Citizens with Disabilities, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, public commentDiane Coleman

September 4, 2020 Committee on Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 500 5th St NW Washington, DC 20001 Committee Members: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Discussion Draft of the Preliminary Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine. Not Dead Yet is a … Continue reading Not Dead Yet Comment On Draft COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Framework →

NDY Files Comment Against Proposed CMS Rule Changes That Would Put More People In Nursing “Homes”

May 20, 2020COVID-19, HHS, long term care, long term services and supports, Medicaid, national disability rights network, NDRN, nursing homes, Our News & Commentary Blog, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, public commentCOVID-19, National Disability Rights Network, nursing facilities, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, public commentDiane Coleman

Thanks to the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies for alerting disability advocates to proposed federal rule changes that would make it easier to put disabled people of all ages into nursing “homes” and other facilities, as well as make it harder for them to move back out to the community. The deadline for comments is … Continue reading NDY Files Comment Against Proposed CMS Rule Changes That Would Put More People In Nursing “Homes” →

Carrie Ann Lucas & Bill Peace Insurance Denials Inspire NDY Comment On Section 1557

August 13, 2019access to health care, Affordable Care Act, discrimination, healthcare rationing, HHS, medical neglect, Our News & Commentary Blog, public commentAffordable Care Act, public comment, Section 1557Diane Coleman

The Trump administration has proposed changes to rules against disability discrimination by healthcare providers and insurers under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. While the current rules did not effectively protect Carrie Ann Lucas or Bill Peace, gutting those rules would only rob people with disabilities and others of a legal “leg to stand … Continue reading Carrie Ann Lucas & Bill Peace Insurance Denials Inspire NDY Comment On Section 1557 →

NDY Files Public Comment on Proposed “Public Charge” Rule Change

December 7, 2018Our News & Commentary Blog, public commentPublic Charge rule, public commentDiane Coleman

On December 7, NDY joined many other national disability organizations (e.g. NCIL, ASAN, AAPD) by filing our own public comment against a proposed rule change by the Department of Homeland Security. The rule change would significantly ratchet up the obstacles to lawful immigration facing people with disabilities, including children, seniors and the families who love … Continue reading NDY Files Public Comment on Proposed “Public Charge” Rule Change →

NDY Submits Public Comment to NY Dept. of Health on Advance Care Planning

November 16, 2018"end of life", advance directives, DNR, Do-Not-Resuscitate, life-sustaining treatment, MOLST, National POLST Paradigm Task Force, New York, Our News & Commentary Blog, POLST, public commentAdvance Care Planning, MOLST, POLST, public commentDiane Coleman

The New York Department of Health recently requested public input from health care providers and patients on how to make advance care planning forms more understandable and easy to use. The Department provided a response template with questions focused on people’s experiences with three forms: the health care proxy, out-of-hospital do not resuscitate order (DNR) … Continue reading NDY Submits Public Comment to NY Dept. of Health on Advance Care Planning →