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Behind the Poor Pay and High Turnover Rates of Direct Support Professionals

Relias

People with disabilities and their families suffer the most serious effects of staff turnover. Constant training of new workers interrupts the continuity of care that allows individuals with disabilities to reach their full potential. The State of Medicaid Programs and the Need for Grassroots Advocacy. The Future of DSPs.

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Medicare Open Enrollment: What’s New for 2022 and How You Can Help Your Clients

Social Work Blog

Medicare is integral to the economic security and health of people with disabilities and older adults. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommends that beneficiaries review coverage options each year because the needs of each beneficiary and the coverage offered by each plan often change.

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UPDATE: Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing – Application to Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). Providing a GFE to patients is not new to CSWs who, as part of best clinical and ethical practice, routinely discuss services and fees before or during the initial interview with new patients and provide informed consent forms.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.” Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether the algorithm discriminates against families in which a parent is disabled. ● Sarah Lorr’s new article about pervasive family police discrimination against disabled families, reviewed here (with a link to the full article) by Prof.