…s Reject Health Policies That Discriminate For Immediate Release: April 14, 2021 Contact: Rachita Singh, rsingh@aapd.com Washington, D.C. – We are pleased to join the more than 80 organizations that signed a letter calling on policymakers to reject health policies that discriminate. Every life is valuable. We strongly urge policymakers to reject policies that discriminate against people with disabilities and chronic conditions, older adults, and r…
…Secretary 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 February 11, 2021 Re: Support for “Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Critical Health and Human Service Programs or Activities” (RIN: 0945-AA15) Dear Acting Secretary Cochran: As the new administration undertakes its important role of regulatory review, we, the undersigned, write in full support of HHS’s continuation of regulatory action in the form of proposed rulemaking on…
…Secretary 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 February 11, 2021 Re: Support for “Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Critical Health and Human Service Programs or Activities” (RIN: 0945-AA15) Dear Acting Secretary Cochran: As the new administration undertakes its important role of regulatory review, we, the undersigned, write in full support of HHS’s continuation of regulatory action in the form of proposed rulemaking on…
…ities. Her research […was] published in the journal Health Affairs in early 2021. Unfortunately, discriminatory denial of COVID treatment is not unique to Oregon. COVID Crisis Standards of Care Discriminate Unlawfully In response to concerns about shortages of ventilators and other resources to treat COVID patients, many states, local authorities and medical facilities developed policies for allocating resources if there were shortages. These “cri…
Separating myth and reality in aid in dying January 20, 2021 Lisa Blumberg The virus is surging and the death rate is increasing as the already overburdened health system is in crisis. Yet, there is talk of the legislature again considering a bill to permit doctors to provide lethal prescriptions to terminally ill adults requesting them. This is despite the fact that such bills have stalled in committee five times in the past and due to the pande…
