Showing posts with label Michigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michigan. Show all posts
Monday, October 29, 2012
Study Details Economic Benefits of Medicaid Expansion
WASHINGTON -- Michigan is one of several
states that has yet to decide which path it will take on expanding
Medicaid eligibility to an effective rate of 138% of the federal poverty
level starting in 2014. A new report concludes that if the state decides to proceed with expansion, it could save hundreds of millions over a decade even while increasing enrollment in the program by more
than 600,000 people under this Affordable Care Act provision.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Aging Out: 'Like Falling Off a Cliff'
Sad but powerful story focusing on the lack of adult services. It's not just Michigan. All states need to address this and the numbers demonstrate the need.
TROY, Mich. -- Nick Gammicchia knows exactly what he's going to do in the future.
"I'm going to Hollywood to help out movie producers, storyboard artists," Gammicchia said.
He already has drawn several storyboards and even sent a storyboard and screenplay to director Steven Spielberg.
"He's got big dreams," his mother, Carolyn Gammicchia, said with a smile.
TROY, Mich. -- Nick Gammicchia knows exactly what he's going to do in the future.
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| Nick Gammicchia uses a driver simulator at a driving school. |
He already has drawn several storyboards and even sent a storyboard and screenplay to director Steven Spielberg.
"He's got big dreams," his mother, Carolyn Gammicchia, said with a smile.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Opinion: Maryland Again Fails Autism Community
Commentary from The Baltimore Sun by Ian Paregol, the executive director of Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children (www.csaac.org), a Montgomery County-based
nonprofit that operates an Intensive Early Intervention program for
ages 18 months to 7 years, two non-public schools, 52 community
residences for children and adults and a supported employment program
for adults.
BALTIMORE -- This week, Michigan became the 30th state to require insurance coverage for autism therapies. Meanwhile, here in Maryland, the General Assembly has for the fourth consecutive year failed families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders — one of our most significant national health emergencies.
Autism is a complex neurological disorder that typically impacts an individual throughout his or her lifetime. It is found in all ethnic, racial and social groups, affecting a person's ability to communicate and relate to others. Perhaps most disconcerting, the prevalence of autism is growing, up 78 percent over the last decade
BALTIMORE -- This week, Michigan became the 30th state to require insurance coverage for autism therapies. Meanwhile, here in Maryland, the General Assembly has for the fourth consecutive year failed families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders — one of our most significant national health emergencies.
Autism is a complex neurological disorder that typically impacts an individual throughout his or her lifetime. It is found in all ethnic, racial and social groups, affecting a person's ability to communicate and relate to others. Perhaps most disconcerting, the prevalence of autism is growing, up 78 percent over the last decade
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Autism Coverage Signed into Law in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. -- With Gov. Rick Snyder out of the country, Michigan's Lt. Gov. signed a bill he had a strong hand in pushing through the Legislature.
The Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta reports on the signing of the autism coverage bill:
The Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta reports on the signing of the autism coverage bill:
Intelligence Insults Should Insult Our Intelligence
Came across a Raise the Hammer, a website run by a group of Hamilton, Ontario, citizens who believe in their city's potential and are willing to get involved in making the city a
more vibrant, livable, and attractive place to live and work.
Moron. Idiot. Imbecile. Feebleminded.
No, I'm not quoting a Python skit. I'm listing some clinical classifications,
no longer in use, except as socially acceptable descriptors of
individuals with whom we may disagree, or whose expertise we doubt.
Retarded. As in, "That's retarded."
Socially acceptable? That depends. If you're a comedy host for the CBC (Clash of Comedy website in Canada), apparently it is.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Group Home Raises Concerns
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| This home on Salisbury Street will be razed. |
WORCESTER, Mass. -- A Brockton-based human services agency intends to operate a residential program for people with developmental disabilities at a Salisbury Street property where the existing home will be razed and replaced with a new building.
Autism, Parents and Teachers: Bridging the Communication Gap
SFGate.com autism advocate blogger Laura Shumaker touches another critical issue.
I was talking to a group of teachers last week, something I do frequently, about my experience raising a child with autism. My favorite part of these talks is the Q and A. “You can ask me anything,” I say, “and I will answer to the best of my ability.”
I get a lot of juicy questions, but there is one that I am asked most frequently:
I was talking to a group of teachers last week, something I do frequently, about my experience raising a child with autism. My favorite part of these talks is the Q and A. “You can ask me anything,” I say, “and I will answer to the best of my ability.”
I get a lot of juicy questions, but there is one that I am asked most frequently:
I could do a better job if I could communicate more with parents. How can I get them to talk to me?I flash back to the year that I was that parent, and how his teacher bridged the communication gap.
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