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They don’t need Medicaid. But their kids do.
Kayla Jimenez, Madeline Mitchell July 19, 2025 Stacy Staggs’s 11-year-old daughter will never eat or breathe on her own. Five times a day, Staggs or a nurse feeds her daughter, Emma Staggs, doctor-prescribed formula through a feeding tube at home. The formula comes at $25 per bottle, amounting to $125 per day. The formula is…
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Los Angeles weighs a disaster registry. Disability advocates warn against false assurances.
By Miranda Green July 14, 2025 / 5:00 AM EDT In the wake of January’s deadly wildfires, Los Angeles County leaders are weighing a disaster registry intended to help disabled and senior residents get connected to emergency responders to bring them to safety during disasters. County supervisors approved a feasibility study this spring for such a voluntary database.…
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Mother shares struggles obtaining help for her children through early intervention disability program
By Lauren Victory July 11, 2025 / 6:45 PM CDT About 60,000 children with developmental disabilities qualify for a free Illinois program that provides speech, physical therapy, and other services. It’s called “early intervention” and can be a game-changer. The problem is that the service is delayed for more than 2,000 kids. Meet the Heath…
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For a decade, Richfield’s Joe Carr has been raising funds for disability awareness with lemonade stand
By Derek James July 8, 2025 / 5:11 PM CDT A young man with a heart as big as his smile dedicated a hot summer day to helping others like him. Joe Carr has been organizing an annual fundraiser by setting up a lemonade stand in Richfield for a decade now. “Welcome to the 2025…
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To keep Medicaid, a mom caring for her disabled adult son may soon need to prove she works
Republicans have touted Medicaid work requirements both as a way to reduce federal spending on the program and as a moral imperative for Americans. June 30, 2025, 1:53 PM CDT By Bram Sable-Smith | KFF Health News Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to make…
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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ raises concerns for Ohioans with disabilities
BY Javari Burnett Cincinnati PUBLISHED 5:30 AM ET Jun. 30, 2025 CINCINNATI — A sweeping federal budget proposal under debate in Congress is raising alarms among disability advocates, who say it could threaten critical services for millions of Americans, including more than 1.7 million people with disabilities in Ohio. What You Need To Know The Senate is deep…
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Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities
June 30, 20256:00 AM ET Jon Hamilton People who have lost the ability to move or speak may soon have a new option: surgically implanted devices that link the brain to a computer. More than two decades after researchers first demonstrated that a person could move a computer cursor with their thoughts, several firms are poised to…
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Congress takes first step toward equal coverage of mental, physical disability coverage
Natalie Eilbert June 26, 2025 A bill introduced in Congress this month would end the disparity in how long-term disability insurance carriers treat physical conditions and mental conditions or substance abuse disorders. Today, jobs with long-term disability benefits typically provide insurance coverage for physical ailments until retirement age. However, no matter how severe and persistent…
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1st homeless shelter for transgender people opening in NYC
By Mark Prussin Updated on: August 7, 2025 / 12:53 PM EDT / CBS New York New York City is opening the nation’s first city-funded homeless shelter specifically for transgender and gender-nonconforming people. Ace’s Place, a shelter with 150 beds in Long Island City, Queens, will offer transitional housing and specialized support services to members…
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