Health Care
…to focus on strengthening, improving, or going beyond the ACA. Read more about health care, key laws, and our work on health care rights here. Resources AutismAndHealth.org: Primary Care Resources…
September 1, 2021
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Health Care and You: Why How We Pay For Health Care Affects Our Lives and How To Improve It
Action Center ➞ Issue Tracker ➞ Health Care Introduction Health care is really important for people with disabilities. Without health care in the community, people with disabilities will live worse…
June 25, 2020
Letter to Secretary Becerra towards achieving equitable COVID-19 recovery that centers the disability community
…with disabilities, the exponential rise of telehealth services during the pandemic has meaningfully reduced barriers to health care access and improved their quality of care. However, for others telehealth presents…
February 25, 2022
ASAN Unveils Toolkit for Advocates on Health Care and the Transition to Adulthood
…care support network, integrate health care transition goals into their educational plans, and manage their health care. It includes useful guides and worksheets for keeping track of health care records,…
July 14, 2014
Discrimination in Health Care: Section 1557 and the Protection of Our Rights
…and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are the same thing. The ACA made it easier for people to get health insurance. Health insurance helps you pay for health care. ASAN…
June 25, 2020
ASAN Opposes Proposed Changes to Section 1557
…access to healthcare and healthcare information for people with limited English proficiency (LEP). Access to healthcare necessarily requires that all information about health be provided in a way that is…
August 16, 2019
Letter From the Disability Community to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
…the start of this pandemic. We saw this as the health care system discriminated against people with disabilities and older adults in crisis care standards. We saw this when people…
January 13, 2022
Racism is a Public Health Issue
…care coordinator: I cannot confidently say that I always feel safe while navigating the public health system and trying to obtain access to my care or services. Of course this…
August 24, 2021
ASAN Comments on Public Charge ANPRM
…health care and housing, as well as higher rates of homelessness and poverty – all of which are social determinants of health. Similar racism-related health inequities may occur in other…
October 26, 2021
Our Lives, Our Health Care: Self Advocates Speaking Out
…System.” This document outlines the perspectives of people with I/DD on their interactions with the health care system and articulates an agenda to reform the way health care services are…
April 16, 2014
Get your tickets for the 2021 Annual Gala!
…systems have barred people of color, especially disabled people of color, from getting accessible health care. In the Racial Disparities in Public Health panel, three public health experts will discuss…
September 23, 2021
ACTION ALERT: Almost There On Health Care!
…and work together on a meaningful, bipartisan basis to improve the Affordable Care Act and make health care better for all of us. Your voices and your advocacy have already…
July 18, 2017