The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the HHS OCR have issued technical assistance guidance for medical providers on requirements for providing accessible medical services to people with mobility disabilities. Specifically, “Access to Medical Care for Persons with Mobility Disabilities” describes how the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the
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Reed Smith Health Care Reform Review: The Affordable Care Act – Analysis and Implications for DMEPOS Suppliers
By Debra A. McCurdy on
Suppliers and manufacturers of durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) will be impacted, directly and indirectly, by numerous provisions of the recently-enacted health reform legislation, H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), as amended by H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Reconciliation Act), collectively known as the “Affordable Care Act” or ACA.
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HHS Seeks Comments on Draft Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions
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HHS has published a notice announcing the availability of an interagency working group draft “Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCCs).” The draft plan addresses approaches to improving the health of individuals with concurrent multiple chronic conditions (e.g., arthritis, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and mental health conditions) by providing options…