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Summary: Being American: the Way Out of Poverty, Poverty and Disability in the U.S.

This Summary seeks a deeper inquiry into what Americans with disabilities expect of social insurance roles in the 21st Century, with focus on health care coverage and employment. The paper calls for an expanded national discussion to transform Social Security, Medicare and disability tax policies, as needed to increase employment rates of people with disabilities.

Neighborhood Legal Services

This site provides information on public assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid/Medicare, National Assistive Technology Project, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and a number of other legal issues pertinent to people with disabilities.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPAA

This is the official US government web site from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services describing various provisions of HIPAA.

Health Consumer Alliance

Many useful handouts on the 250% California Working Disabled Program and other Medi-Cal and Medicare programs. Handouts available for download.

CalMedicare

Information about Medicare in California including extra rights and protections available to Californians with Medicare coverage.

California Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program

HICAP assists individuals and families with Medicare problems and health related concerns. Trained and registered volunteer counselors provide objective information. This site provides in-depth fact sheets on Medicare in three languages. Phone HICAP at 1-800-434-0222.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration)

Federal government site covers information on Medicaid, Medicare, SCHIP, HIPAA and CLIA. It also provides a Medicare Coverage Policy listserv, CMS manuals, transmittals and memoranda.

Medicare

The official U.S. Government site for Medicare. Provides information on Medicare eligibility guidelines, enrollment, plan choices and premiums, claims and appeals. Phone Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE, TTY 1-877-486-2048.

Families USA

Consumer focused website on health care, Medicaid, Medicare, prescription drugs and health policy analysis.

Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.

Legal research, advocacy studies and focus.

Kaiser Family Foundation

Research and in depth background on public and private health coverage and issues.

Dual Eligibles in California: National Senior Citizens Law Center

California is home to the largest number of dually eligible beneficiaries (individuals on both Medicare and Medi-Cal). Approximately one million seniors and individuals with disabilities in California are dual eligibles. This group is extremely diverse (22% Hispanic/Latino; 20 percent Asian/Pacific Islander; 10 percent African American); one in five is limited English proficient (LEP). Over 60,000 dual eligibles are in long term care settings. Approximately ten thousand individuals become newly eligible each month in California.

Being American: the Way Out of Poverty, Poverty and Disability in the U.S.

This policy analysis is a collection of discussions, topical areas and recommendations that seek a deeper inquiry into what Americans with disabilities expect of social insurance roles in the 21st Century, with focus on health care coverage and employment. The paper calls for an expanded national dialogue to transform Social Security, Medicare and disability tax policies, as needed to increase employment rates of people with disabilities.