Chronically Ill and Disabled Children Need Better Support Systems
January 1, 2002 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1996, staff at Group Health Foundation examined existing services for care of children with chronic illnesses.
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Special Olympics Athletes Receive Dental Screening
September 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Special Smiles oral health program of Special Olympics International was a pilot program in 1999 and 2000 designed to increase access to oral care among those with mental retardation, particularly those who compete as Special Olympics athletes.
Expanding Permanent Supportive Housing for People with Disabilities
January 23, 2013 | Program Result
The Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) advanced a federal framework to expand permanent supportive housing for low-income people with disabilities.
Cash & Counseling
National Program
Cash & Counseling is a voluntary and market-based and solution that helps our elderly population plan and budget the services they want and require.
Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program
National Program
A state demonstration program to test the operation and design of delivery systems that integrate long-term and acute care services under combined Medicare and Medicaid capitation payments for elderly patients.
Independent Choices: Enhancing Consumer Direction for People with Disabilities
National Program
Program to foster the development of consumer-directed home and community-based services for people of all ages with chronic disabilities.
Premium Support in Medicare
March 22, 2012 | Issue Brief
The nation's fiscal crisis has renewed the focus on structural reform. Can a market-oriented solution cut costs and improve care?
When Walking Fails: Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions Suggests Policy Solutions
August 16, 2005 | Program Result
Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MSc, wrote, When Walking Fails: Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions, a book about how mobility problems affect people's lives and how health care and other policies help or hinder their independence.
Consumer Choice in Long-Term Care
January 1, 2002 | Book
An examination of the Foundation's consumer choice programs and preliminary lessons learned from each.
Mississippi Community Leaders Get Training to Advocate for Disabled, Chronically Ill
April 1, 2002 | Program Result
The Institute for Disability Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi operated a pilot project to train Mississippi community leaders to become more effective advocates for the disabled and chronically ill.