Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers

In Executive Order 13217, President Bush affirmed his commitment to eliminate barriersto equality for people with disabilities and ordered federal assistance to states to swiftly implement the Olmstead holding. This Policy Brief reflects on Olmstead and describes the New Freedom Initiative.

This is a NASDDS Policy Buletin on how to get federal financing for management information systems (MIS) to manage services for persons with developmental disabilities.

The tool is designed to help consumers and policy makers determine the extent to which state home and community based service programs offer consumers opportunities to make choices and direct their services.

In this letter CMS introduces Medicaid Directors to Careplanner.org. If you are a senior or caregiver, you can use this site to enter information about your current living situation/preferences and then receive custom-tailored reports that help you decide between different living options. This free service is funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.