Health & Behavior
Medicaid Cuts Could Upend Lives Of Children With Disabilities
Medicaid could face billions of dollars in federal cuts. That's alarmed families who rely on the program to pay for medical care and other support for their kids with chronic conditions and disabilities.
With Help Of Therapy Dogs, Schools See Behavioral Problems Ease
In search of a different approach for kids with disabilities, an educator turned to therapy dogs. A decade later, his program is a national model and he mentors about 100 schools with similar offerings.
CDC To Revisit Debunked Link Between Vaccines And Autism
The CDC is planning a large study on the long-discredited connection between autism and vaccines, a move that advocates say will squander precious government resources.
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Medicaid Sends $4M Bills To Two Families Grieving Deaths Of Loved Ones With Disabilities
States are required to claw back health care costs from the estates of many Medicaid recipients. Some are particularly aggressive in their pursuit.
Families Brace For Potential Medicaid Cuts
Uncertainty is growing among many families of kids with disabilities who rely on Medicaid for health insurance as federal lawmakers consider how to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the budget.
Newly Available Test Uses Hair To Evaluate Autism Risk
A first-of-its-kind test claims to be able to help rule out autism in kids as young as 1 month using a single strand of hair, but not everyone is convinced that the technology is ready for prime time.
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House Vote Tees Up Billions In Cuts To Medicaid, Disability Services
The U.S. House voted to approve a budget framework that could lead to more than $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid, an amount that would ravage the nation's disability services, advocates say.
Federal Commission Prompts Worries About Access To Mental Health Medications
Health care professionals who treat children are bracing as a new commission launched by President Donald Trump's administration takes aim at psychiatric drugs.
Lawsuit Filed By 17 States Threatens Disability Protections, Advocates Say
Over a dozen states are seeking to invalidate one of the nation's key disability rights laws, advocates are warning, jeopardizing access to health care, education and more.
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Proposed Cuts May Put Medicaid Services On The Chopping Block
The future of Medicaid, which many people with disabilities rely on, hangs in the balance as House Republicans push for deep budget cuts that could drastically reshape it.
Trump Establishes Commission Targeting Autism, Other Conditions
President Donald Trump is tapping newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead a commission charged with addressing autism and other "health burdens."
People With Disabilities Say Budget Cuts Would ‘Bring Us Backward’
Proposed cuts at the state level and fears over federal changes to Medicaid have people with disabilities and their caregivers on edge.