HHS ISSUES FINAL §1557 RULES Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. Earlier this month, HHS issued its final rules for §1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 is the civil rights portion of the ACA and prohibits discrimination in health care settings for a variety of […] Read More »

NEW REPORTS ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY SURVEY Throughout the summer, we will be publishing the NDNRC Update on a biweekly basis. If you missed it last month, we began releasing reports and summaries from our COVID-19 & Disability Survey which we conducted from April 17th – May 1st. The purpose of the survey was to […] Read More »

ADDITIONAL REPORTS ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY SURVEY If you missed it two weeks ago, we released our COVID-19 & Disability Survey Summary Report. The purpose of the survey was to conduct a rapid, real-time online assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on access to healthcare on adults with a range of disabilities. The survey was […] Read More »

REPORT ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY SURVEY The American Association on Health & Disability is pleased to release the COVID-19 & Disability Survey Summary Report. The purpose of the survey was to conduct a rapid, real-time online assessment of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on access to healthcare on adults with a range of disabilities & was […] Read More »

MORE VIDEOS ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY Over the last few weeks, we have been releasing a series of videos on COVID-19 and disability. Thus far, we have addressed topics such as who is at risk for complications due to COVID-19 and precautions people with disabilities need to take during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week we […] Read More »

LAST CALL TO TAKE SURVEY ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY If you have not yet taken our survey on coronavirus (COVID-19) and disability, today is your last chance! AAHD is conducting a confidential, real-time online assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare and healthcare access among persons with a range of disabilities. We […] Read More »

NEW VIDEO SERIES ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is proud to announce the launch of our video series on coronavirus (COVID-19) and disability. This week, we released the first two of these videos which addressed who in the disability community is most at risk for severe complications due […] Read More »

NEW SURVEY ON COVID-19 & DISABILITY The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is conducting a confidential, real-time online assessment of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on healthcare and healthcare access among persons with a range of disabilities. We are inviting adults with disabilities to complete the COVID-19 & Disability Survey between […] Read More »

RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ON COVID-19 At AAHD, we have gathered resources that address the COVID-19 outbreak and disability. You can now find all these resources on our website at: https://www.aahd.us/covid-19/. On this page, you’ll find general resources on Disability and COVID-19, COVID-19 & Medicaid, Advocacy Resources and Governmental Resources. Read More »

NO SEP FOR COVID-19 ON FEDERAL MARKETPLACE A report came out this week that the Trump Administration would not be opening up the marketplace for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, many of the state-based marketplaces (SBMs) have decided to offer a SEP for COVID-19 […] Read More »