…oice of refusing antibiotics, promising to make him “comfortable.” Bill refused. Many of those terrible things did happen, but eventually Bill recovered and resumed his life as a college professor. Assisted suicide was not an option in that state at that time, but the story demonstrates that the doctor believed Bill would be better off dead. 1 Any physician will tell you that medical science is inexact, at best. Sometimes predictions are slightly…
…,” Sandy Ho, disabled CPAP user, disability policy researcher and community-organizer. The letter today demands that Philips immediately develop and implement a device repair and/or replacement process and timeline that prioritizes users who depend on their equipment for survival or that Philips provide so-affected users with comparable devices from other manufacturers free-of-cost. A copy of the letter is attached. “As a long-term user of both th…
…s policy had the potential to encourage managed care plans to pressure high-cost people served in community-based settings to enter nursing homes.”[1] Unfortunately, just over a month ago, Governor Cuomo and the New York State legislature turned their backs on our community by including a 90 day nursing home carve out, thus causing the exact harm the State recognized this would do – forcing people with the highest needs into nursing homes. Why doe…
…ic, Sept. 28, 2017, https://newrepublic.com/article/145072/arresting-disabled-bodies; “Dozens arrested after disability advocates protest at McConnell’s office,” CNN, June 22, 2017, https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/22/politics/protests-mitch-mcconnell-office-health-care-bill/index.html; “If You Celebrated the Health Care Vote Last Week, You Should Probably Thank a Disability Activist,” Elle, Aug. 1, 2017, https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/ne…
…s policy had the potential to encourage managed care plans to pressure high-cost people served in community-based settings to enter nursing homes.”[1] Unfortunately, just over a month ago, Governor Cuomo and the New York State legislature turned their backs on our community by including a 90 day nursing home carve out, thus causing the exact harm the State recognized this would do – forcing people with the highest needs into nursing homes. Why doe…
