Category Archives: Quality Adjusted Life Years

New 504 Rule Prohibits Discrimination in Suicide Prevention Services, Bars QALYs

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Last November, NDY filed a Public Comment on HHS/OCR Proposed Section 504 Healthcare Regulations. This week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the finalization of the new regulationprohibiting disability discrimination in healthcare under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. While the primary focus of our public comment was the denial of life-sustaining healthcare … Continue reading New 504 Rule Prohibits Discrimination in Suicide Prevention Services, Bars QALYs →

NDY Public Comment on HHS/OCR Proposed Section 504 Healthcare Regulations

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Not Dead Yet has joined many disability organizations in applauding the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights for proposing critically needed rules to update and amend its Section 504 regulations in the area of healthcare. NDY’s public comment focuses primarily on the Department’s questions concerning medical treatment (Section 84.56), … Continue reading NDY Public Comment on HHS/OCR Proposed Section 504 Healthcare Regulations →

Matt Valliere On the Many Harms of Medical Quality of Life Judgments

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On November 2, Newsweek published an excellent op-ed by Matt Valliere, Executive Director of the Patients Rights Action Fund (PRAF), entitled The Brutal, Tragic, Consequences of Quality of Life Judgements. Though PRAF’s mission is focused on opposing assisted suicide laws, the op-ed does an uncommonly good job discussing other discriminatory and harmful medical practices that … Continue reading Matt Valliere On the Many Harms of Medical Quality of Life Judgments →

NCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues

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As July 26, the 31st Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, approaches, the National Council on Independent Living is holding its annual conference. NCIL has announced that its annual Advocacy Priorities Guide is now available, containing “specific information on the national legislative and policy priorities identified biannually by the NCIL membership.” NCIL’s Healthcare priorities include … Continue reading NCIL’s Advocacy Priorities Guide Includes Key NDY Policy Issues →

NDY Joins Over 80 Groups Opposing “Quality Adjusted Life Years” Measures

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The American Association of People with Disabilities issued the following press release announcing the more than 80 organizations that signed a letter calling on policymakers to reject health policies that discriminate. NDY’s President/CEO was quoted in the release below. The letter is in pdf and text formats, here and here, respectively. Advocates for People with Disabilities, … Continue reading NDY Joins Over 80 Groups Opposing “Quality Adjusted Life Years” Measures →